3. The Most Intelligent Woman

tatha paramahamsanam
muninam amalatmanam

bhakti-yoga-vidhanartham
katham pasyema hi striyah

You Yourself descend to propagate the
transcendental science of devotional
service unto the hearts of the advanced
transcendentalists and mental specula-
tors, who are purified by being able to
discriminate between matter and spirit.
How, then, can we women know You
perfectly?

—Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.20

Even the greatest philosophical speculators cannot have access to the
region of the Lord. It is said in the Upanisads that the Supreme Truth, the
Absolute Personality of Godhead, is beyond the range of the thinking
power of the greatest philosopher. He is unknowable by great learning or
by the greatest brain. He is knowable only by one who has His mercy.
Others may go on thinking about Him for years together, yet He is
unknowable: This very fact is corroborated by the Queen, who is playing
