Text 78] —_ Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 291
but by His causeless mercy He bestows the benediction of devotion upon
His devotees, who can thus understand Krsna as He is. Bhaktyé mam
abhijanati yavan yas cdsmi tattvatah. No one within this universe can
understand Krsna in truth, but if one engages in devotional service one
can understand Him perfectly well. This is also confirmed by the Lord in
the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita (7.1):
mayy asakta-mandah partha
yogam yurjan mad-dsrayah
asamsayam samagram mam
yatha jndsyasi tac chrnu
“Now, hear, O son of Prtha [Arjuna], how by practicing yoga in full
consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full,
free from doubt.”” Lord Krsna Himself teaches how one can understand
Him perfectly well, without a doubt. Not only the Pandavas but everyone
who sincerely accepts the instructions of Krsna can understand the
Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is. After instructing Yudhisthira
Maharaja, Narada Muni prays for the Lord’s blessings that He be pleased
with everyone and that everyone become perfect in God consciousness
and return home, back to Godhead.
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$ri-suka uvdaca
iti devarsina proktam
nisamya bharatarsabhah
pijaydm dasa supritah
krsnam ca prema-vihvalah
$ri-sukah uvdca —Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—thus; deva-rsind —
by the great saint (Narada Muni); proktam—described; nisamya—hear-
ing; bharata-rsabhah—the best of the descendants in Bharata
Maharaja’s dynasty, namely Maharaja Yudhisthira; pijayam dsa—
