मन्त्रर्त्विग्दक्षिणाविधानयोगोपपत्त्या दुरधिगमोऽपि भगवान्भागवतवात्सल्यतया
सुप्रतीक आत्मानमपराजितं निजजनाभिप्रेतार्थविधित्सया गृहीतहृदयो हृदयङ्गमं
मनोनयनानन्दनावयवाभिराममाविश्चकार ॥२॥
tasya ha vÄva Å›raddhayÄ viÅ›uddha-bhÄvena yajataḥ pravargyeá¹£u pracaratsu dravya-deÅ›a-kÄla-mantrartvig-daká¹£iṇÄ-vidhÄna-yogopapattyÄ duradhigamo 'pi bhagavÄn bhÄgavata-vÄtsalyatayÄ supratÄ«ka ÄtmÄnam aparÄjitaá¹ nija-janÄbhipretÄrtha-vidhitsayÄ gá¹›hÄ«ta-há¹›dayo há¹›dayaá¹…gamaá¹ mano-nayanÄnandanÄvayavÄbhirÄmam ÄviÅ›cakÄra
tasya - when he (NÄbhi); ha vÄva - certainly; Å›raddhayÄ - with great faith and devotion; viÅ›uddha-bhÄvena - with a pure, uncontaminated mind; yajataḥ - was worshiping; pravargyeá¹£u - while the fruitive activities called pravargya; pracaratsu - were being performed; dravya - the ingredients; deÅ›a - place; kÄla - time; mantra - hymns; á¹›tvik - priests conducting the ceremony; daká¹£iá¹‡Ä - gifts to the priests; vidhÄna - regulative principles; yoga - and of the means; upapattyÄ - by the performance; duradhigamaḥ - not obtainable; api - although; bhagavÄn - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhÄgavata-vÄtsalyatayÄ - because of His being very affectionate to His devotee; su-pratÄ«kaḥ - possessing a very beautiful form; ÄtmÄnam - Himself; aparÄjitam - not to be conquered by anyone; nija-jana - of His devotee; abhipreta-artha - the desire; vidhitsayÄ - to fulfill; gá¹›hÄ«ta-há¹›dayaḥ - His heart being attracted; há¹›dayaá¹…gamam - captivating; manaḥ-nayana-Änandana - pleasing to the mind and eyes; avayava - by the limbs; abhirÄmam - beautiful; ÄviÅ›cakÄra - manifested.
In the performance of a sacrifice, there are seven transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: (1) by sacrificing valuable things or eatables, (2) by acting in terms of place, (3) by acting in terms of time, (4) by offering hymns, (5) by going through the priest, (6) by offering gifts to the priests and (7) by observing the regulative principles. However, one cannot always obtain the Supreme Lord through this paraphernalia. Nonetheless, the Lord is affectionate to His devotee; therefore when MahÄrÄja NÄbhi, who was a devotee, worshiped and offered prayers to the Lord with great faith and devotion and with a pure uncontaminated mind, superficially performing some yajña in the line of pravargya, the kind Supreme Personality of Godhead, due to His affection for His devotees, appeared before King NÄbhi in His unconquerable and captivating form with four hands. In this way, to fulfill the desire of His devotee, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifested Himself in His beautiful body before His devotee. This body pleases the mind and eyes of the devotees.
In Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ it is clearly said:
bhaktyÄ mÄm abhijÄnÄti
yÄvÄn yaÅ› cÄsmi tattvataḥ
tato mÄá¹ tattvato jñÄtvÄ
viśate tad-anantaram
“One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.†(Bg. 18.55)
One can understand and see the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the process of devotional service, and not in any other way. Although MahÄrÄja NÄbhi performed prescribed duties and sacrifices, it should still be considered that the Lord appeared before him not due to his sacrifices but because of his devotional service. It was for this reason that the Lord agreed to appear before him in His beautiful bodily features. As stated in Brahma-saá¹hitÄ (5.30), the Supreme Lord in His original nature is very beautiful. Veṇuá¹ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalÄyatÄká¹£aá¹ barhÄvataá¹sam asitÄmbuda-sundarÄá¹…gam: the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although blackish, is very, very beautiful.
