168 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 5
Him. Seeing the Lord is not as important as appreciating Him from the
authentic literature or the authentic statements of authorized persons.
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TENA
wfatet | ATTA
Ta |= faeaeasaray |
wasmad =| TaenfreT
aame = eaat AMT REI
Sri-brahmovdca
avikriyam satyam anantam adyamn
guha-sayam niskalam apratarkyam
mano-'grayanam vacasaniruktam
namamahe deva-varam varenyam
Sri-brahmaé uvéca—Lord Brahma said; avikriyam—unto the Per-
sonality of Godhead, who never changes (as opposed to material exis-
tence); satyam—the eternal supreme truth; anantam—unlimited;
ddyam—the original cause of all causes; guhd-sayam—present in
everyone's heart; niskalam—without any decrease in _ potency;
apratarkyam—inconceivable, not within the jurisdiction of material
arguments; manah-agrayanam—more quick than the mind, incon-
ceivable to mental speculation; vacasé—by jugglery of words; aniruk-
tam—indescribable; namamahe—all of us demigods offer our respect-
ful obeisances; deva-varam—unto the Supreme Lord, who is not
equalled or surpassed by anyone; varenyam—the supreme worshipable,
who is worshiped by the Gayatri mantra.
TRANSLATION
Lord Brahma said: O Supreme Lord, O changeless, unlimited
supreme truth. You are the origin of everything. Being all-
pervading, You are in everyone’s heart and also in the atom. You
have no material qualities. Indeed, You are inconceivable. The
mind cannot catch You by speculation, and words fail to describe
