Prabhupada > Books > Srimad-Bhagavatam > Canto 4 > SB 4.30 > SB 4.30.22
 
TEXT 22
pracetasa ucuh
namo namah klesa-vinasanaya
nirupitodara-gunahvayaya
mano-vaco-vega-puro-javaya
sarvaksa-margair agatadhvane namah
SYNONYMS
pracetasah ucuhthe Pracetas said; namahobeisances; namahobeisances; klesamaterial distress; vinasanayaunto one who destroys; nirupitasettled; udaramagnanimous; gunaqualities; ahvayayawhose name; manahof the mind; vacahof speech; vegathe speed; purahbefore; javayawhose speed; sarva-aksaof all material senses; margaihby the paths; agatanot perceivable; adhvanewhose course; namahwe offer our respects.
TRANSLATION
The Pracetas spoke as follows: Dear Lord, You relieve all kinds of material distress. Your magnanimous transcendental qualities and holy name are all-auspicious. This conclusion is already settled. You can go faster than the speed of mind and words. You cannot be perceived by material senses. We therefore offer You respectful obeisances again and again.
PURPORT
The word nirupita, meaning concluded, is very significant in this verse. No one has to conduct research work to find God or make progress in spiritual knowledge. Everything is conclusively there in the Vedas. Therefore the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (15.15), vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah: understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the process of the Vedas is perfect and conclusive. The Vedas state, atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih: [BRS.
atah sri-krsna-namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adah
No one can understand the transcendental nature of the name, form, quality and pastimes of Sri Krsna through his materially contaminated senses. Only when one becomes spiritually saturated by transcendental service to the Lord are the transcendental name, form, quality and pastimes of the Lord revealed to him. (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234)1.2.234] the transcendental names, forms, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of the Lord cannot be understood by our blunt material senses. Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah: when a devotee engages his senses favorably in devotional service, the Lord, through His causeless mercy, reveals Himself to the devotee. This is the conclusive Vedic process. The Vedas also indicate that simply by chanting the holy names of the Lord one can without a doubt become spiritually advanced. We cannot approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the speed of mind or words, but if we stick to devotional service we can easily and quickly approach Him. In other words, the Supreme Lord is attracted by devotional service, and He can approach us more swiftly than we can approach Him with our mental speculation. The Lord has stated that He is beyond the range of mental speculation and the speed of thought, yet He can be approached easily by His causeless mercy. Thus only by His causeless mercy can He be attained. Other methods will not be effective.

Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/sb/4/30/22

Previous: SB 4.30.21     Next: SB 4.30.23

If you Love Me Distribute My Books -- Srila Prabhupada