110 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 3
suggestion, one can offer respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord.
This is the beginning of devotional life.
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yoga-randhita-karmano
hrdi yoga-vibhavite
yogino yam prapasyanti
yogesam tam nato ’smy aham

yoga-randhita-karménah—persons whose reactions to fruitive ac-
tivities have been burnt up by bhakti-yoga; hrdi—within the core of the
heart; yoga-vibhdvite—completely purified and clean; yoginah—
mystics who are competent; yam—unto the Personality of Godhead who;
prapasyanti—directly see; yoga-isam—unto that Supreme Personality
of Godhead, the master of all mystic yoga; tam—unto Him; natah
asmi—offering obeisances; aham—I.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme, the Super-
soul, the master of all mystic yoga, who is seen in the core of the
heart by perfect mystics when they are completely purified and
freed from the reactions of fruitive activity by practicing bhakti-
yoga.

PURPORT

The King of the elephants, Gajendra, simply accepted that there must
be someone who has created this cosmic manifestation and has supplied
its ingredients. This should be admitted by everyone, even the most
determined atheists. Why, then, do the nondevotees and atheists not ad-
mit this? The reason is that they are polluted by the reactions of their
fruitive activities. One must be freed from all the dirt accumulated
within the heart due to fruitive activities performed one after another.
One must wash off this dirt by practicing bhakti-yoga. Yoga-randhita-
