TEXT 274
sthavara-jangama dekhe, na dekhe tara murti
sarvatra haya nija ista-deva-sphurti
SYNONYMS
sthavara-jangamamovable and inert; dekhehe sees; nanot; dekhesees; taraits; murtiform; sarvatraeverywhere; hayathere is; nijahis own; ista-devaworshipable Lord; sphurtimanifestation.
TRANSLATION
"The maha-bhagavata, the advanced devotee, certainly sees everything mobile and immobile, but he does not exactly see their forms. Rather, everywhere he immediately sees manifest the form of the Supreme Lord."
PURPORT
As soon as a devotee sees something-be it movable or inert-he immediately remembers Krsna. An advanced devotee is advanced in knowledge. This knowledge is very natural to a devotee, for he has already read in the Bhagavad-gita how to awaken Krsna consciousness. According to Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (7.8):
raso 'ham apsu kaunteya
prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh pranavah sarva-vedesu sabdah khe paurusam nrsu Thus when a devotee drinks water or any other liquid, he immediately remembers Krsna. For a devotee there is no difficulty in awakening Krsna consciousness twenty-four hours a day. Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore says here:
sthavara jangama dekhe na dekhe tara murti
sarvatra haya nija ista-deva-sphurti bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh
kham mano buddhir eva ca ahankara itiyam me bhinna prakrtir astadha "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego-all together these eight constitute My separated material energies."
Actually nothing is separate from Krsna. When a devotee sees a tree, he knows that the tree is a combination of two energies-material and spiritual. The inferior energy, which is material, forms the body of the tree; however, within the tree is the living entity, the spiritual spark, which is part and parcel of Krsna. This is the superior energy of Krsna within this world. Whatever living thing we see is simply a combination of these two energies. When an advanced devotee thinks of these energies, he immediately understands that they are manifestations of the Supreme Lord. As soon as we see the sun rise in the morning, we arise and set about doing our morning duties. Similarly, as soon as a devotee sees the energy of the Lord, he immediately remembers Lord Sri Krsna. This is explained in this verse: sarvatra haya nija ista-deva-sphurti
A devotee who has purified his existence through devotional service sees only Krsna in every step of life. This is also explained in the next verse, which is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.45).
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