250 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 7
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yogesvara iicuh
preyan na te ’nyo ’sty amutas tvayi prabho
visvatmaniksen na prthag ya atmanah
athapi bhaktyesa tayopadhavatam
ananya-urttydnugrhana vatsala
yogesvarah—the great mystics; ucuh—said; preyan—very dear; na—not;
te—of You; anyah—another; asti—there is; amutah—from that; tvayi—in
You; prabho—dear Lord; visva-dtmani—in the Supersoul of all living entities;
ikset—see; na—not; prthak—different; yah—who; dtmanah—the living enti-
ties; athapi-so much more; bhaktya—with devotion; igsa—O Lord;
taya—with it; upadhavatam—of those who worship; ananya-vrttya—unfail-
ing; anugrhana—favor; vatsala—O favorable Lord.
TRANSLATION
The great mystics said: Dear Lord, persons who see You as nondifferent
from themselves, knowing that You are the Supersoul of all living entities,
are certainly very, very dear to You. You are very favorable towards
those who engage in devotional service, accepting You as the Lord and
themselves as the servants. By Your mercy, You are always inclined in
their favor.
PURPORT
It is indicated in this verse that the monists and the great mystics know
the Supreme Personality of Godhead as one. This oneness is not the
misunderstanding that a living entity is equal in every respect to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. This monism is based on pure knowledge
as described and confirmed in Bhagavad-gita: priyo hi jiadnino ’tyartham
aharn sa ca mama priyah (Bg. 7.17). The Lord says that those who are
advanced in transcendental knowledge and know the science of Krsna
consciousness are very dear to Him, and He also is very dear to them.
Those who are actually in perfect knowledge of the science of God know
that the living entities are superior energy of the Supreme Lord. This is
stated in Bhagavad-gita, Seventh Chapter: The material energy is inferior,
and the living entities are superior energy. Energy and the energetic are
