TEXT 22
ye deha-bhajas tri-guna-pradhana
gunan vipasyanty uta va tamas ca
yan-mayaya mohita-cetasas tvam
viduh sva-samstham na bahih-prakasah
SYNONYMS
yethose persons who; deha-bhajahhave accepted the material body; tri-guna-pradhanahinfluenced by the three modes of material nature; gunanthe manifestation of the three modes of material nature; vipasyantican see only; utait is so said; vaeither; tamahthe mode of ignorance; caand; yat-mayayaby the illusory energy of whom; mohitahas been bewildered; cetasahthe core of whose heart; tvamYour Lordship; viduhknow; sva-samsthamsituated in ones own body; nanot; bahih-prakasahthose who can see only the products of external energy.
TRANSLATION
My Lord, You are fully situated in everyones heart, but the living entities, covered by the material body, cannot see You, for they are influenced by the external energy, conducted by the three modes of material nature. Their intelligence being covered by sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna, they can see only the actions and reactions of these three modes of material nature. Because of the actions and reactions of the mode of ignorance, whether the living entities are awake or sleeping, they can see only the workings of material nature; they cannot see Your Lordship.
PURPORT
Unless one is situated in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, one is unable to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is situated in everyones heart. However, because the conditioned souls are influenced by material nature, they can see only the actions and reactions of material nature, but not the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One therefore must purify himself internally and externally:
apavitrah pavitro va
sarvavastham gato pi va
yah smaret pundarikaksam
sa bahyabhyantarah sucih
To keep ourselves externally clean we should bathe three times daily, and for internal cleanliness we must cleanse the heart by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra. The members of the Krsna consciousness movement must always follow this principle (bahyabhyantarah sucih). Then it will one day be possible to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face.

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