88 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 3

can say that there is no God. The word jridna-ghandya is especially used
here to refer to those whose knowledge has become solidified by dint of
their searching for the Lord through speculative philosophical under-
standing. Superficial knowledge is useless for understanding the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, but when one’s knowledge becomes
extremely intense and deep, one understands Vasudeva (vasudevah
sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah). A jfdni attains this stage after
many, many births. Therefore the word jridna-ghandya is used here.
The word santdya indicates that Lord Vasudeva is situated in everyone’s
heart but does not act with the living entity. Impersonalist jndnis realize
Vasudeva when they are fully mature in knowledge (vasudevah sarvam

iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah).
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QIgNT aaraed aaleqara arfad |
TOUMATS FAHY AA 123i

ksetra-jndya namas tubhyam
sarvadhyaksaya saksine

purusayatma-miilaya
mila-prakrtaye namah

ksetra-jidya—unto the one who knows everything of the external
body; namah—I offer my respectful obeisances; tubhyam—unto You;
sarva—everything; adhyaksaya—who are superintending, managing;
sdksine—who are the witness, Paramatma, or antarydmi; purusd@ya—
the Supreme Person; dtma-milaya—who are the original source of
everything; mila-prakrtaye—unto the purusa-avatdra, the origin of
prakrti and pradhana; namah—I offer my respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

I beg to offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are the
Supersoul, the superintendent of everything, and the witness of
all that occurs. You are the Supreme Person, the origin of material
nature and of the total material energy. You are also the owner of
the material body. Therefore, You are the supreme complete. I
offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
