Text 34] The Harnsa-guhya Prayers 235
TEXT 34
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qT MBA ATTAT
waa ena Penta |
aga: Uaaaat | aU
a Pa H Gea AAT ZVI
yah prakrtair jidna-pathair jananam
yathasayam deha-gato vibhati
yathdnilah parthivam 4srito gunam
sa isvaro me kurutam manoratham
yah—who; prdkrtaih—lower grade; jfidna-pathaih—by the paths of
worship; jandndm—of all living entities; yathd-asayam—according to
the desire; deha-gatah—situated within the core of the heart; vibhati—
manifests; yathad—just as; anilah—the air; pdarthivam—earthly;
asritah—receiving; gunam—the quality (like flavor and color); sah—
He; isvarah—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; me—my;
kurutam—may He fulfill; manoratham—desire (for devotional service).
TRANSLATION
As the air carries various characteristics of the physical ele-
ments, like the aroma of a flower or colors resulting from a mix-
ture of dust in the air, the Lord appears through lower systems of
worship according to one’s desires, although He appears as the
demigods and not in His original form. What is the use of these
other forms? May the original Supreme Personality of Godhead
please fulfill my desires.
PURPORT

The impersonalists imagine the various demigods to be forms of
the Lord. For example, the Mayavadis worship five demigods
(paricopasana). They do not actually believe in the form of the Lord, but
for the sake of worship they imagine some form to be God. Generally
they imagine a form of Visnu, a form of Siva, and forms of Ganesa, the
