संरम्भभययोगेन विन्दते तत्स्वरूपताम् ॥२८॥
एवं कृष्णे भगवति मायामनुज ईश्वरे ।
वैरेण पूतपाप्मानस्तमापुरनुचिन्तया ॥२९॥
kÄ«á¹aḥ peÅ›aská¹›tÄ ruddhaḥ
kuá¸yÄyÄá¹ tam anusmaran
saá¹rambha-bhaya-yogena
vindate tat-svarÅ«patÄm
evaṠkṛṣṇe bhagavati
mÄyÄ-manuja Ä«Å›vare
vaireṇa pÅ«ta-pÄpmÄnas
tam Äpur anucintayÄ
kÄ«á¹aḥ - the grassworm; peÅ›aská¹›tÄ - by a bee; ruddhaḥ - confined; kuá¸yÄyÄm - in a hole in a wall; tam - that (bee); anusmaran - thinking of; saá¹rambha-bhaya-yogena - through intense fear and enmity; vindate - attains; tat - of that bee; sva-rÅ«patÄm - the same form; evam - thus; kṛṣṇe - in Kṛṣṇa; bhagavati - the Personality of Godhead; mÄyÄ-manuje - who appeared by His own energy in His eternal humanlike form; Ä«Å›vare - the Supreme; vaireṇa - by enmity; pÅ«ta-pÄpmÄnaḥ - those purified of sins; tam - Him; Äpuḥ - attained; anucintayÄ - by thinking of.
A grassworm confined in a hole of a wall by a bee always thinks of the bee in fear and enmity and later becomes a bee simply because of such remembrance. Similarly, if the conditioned souls somehow or other think of Kṛṣṇa, who is sac-cid-Änanda-vigraha, they will become free from their sins. Whether thinking of Him as their worshipable Lord or an enemy, because of constantly thinking of Him they will regain their spiritual bodies.
In Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (4.10) the Lord says:
vÄ«ta-rÄga-bhaya-krodhÄ
man-mayÄ mÄm upÄÅ›ritÄḥ
bahavo jñÄna-tapasÄ
pÅ«tÄ mad-bhÄvam ÄgatÄḥ
“Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of Me — and thus they all attained transcendental love for Me.†There are two ways of constantly thinking of Kṛṣṇa — as a devotee and as an enemy. A devotee, of course, by his knowledge and tapasya, becomes free from fear and anger and becomes a pure devotee. Similarly, an enemy, although thinking of Kṛṣṇa inimically, thinks of Him constantly and also becomes purified. This is confirmed elsewhere in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (9.30), where the Lord says:
api cet sudurÄcÄro
bhajate mÄm ananya-bhÄk
sÄdhur eva sa mantavyaḥ
samyag vyavasito hi saḥ
“Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he engages in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated.†A devotee undoubtedly worships the Lord with rapt attention. Similarly, if an enemy (sudurÄcÄraḥ) always thinks of Kṛṣṇa, he also becomes a purified devotee. The example given here concerns the grassworm that becomes beelike because of constantly thinking of the bee that forces it to enter a hole. By always thinking of the bee in fear, the grassworm starts to become a bee. This is a practical example. Lord Kṛṣṇa appears within this material world for two purposes — paritrÄṇÄya sÄdhÅ«nÄá¹ vinÄÅ›Äya ca duá¹£ká¹›tÄm: to protect the devotees and annihilate the demons. The sÄdhus and devotees certainly think of the Lord always, but duá¹£ká¹›tÄ«s, the demons like Kaá¹sa and ÅšiÅ›upÄla, also think of Kṛṣṇa in terms of killing Him. By thinking of Kṛṣṇa, both the demons and devotees attain liberation from the clutches of material mÄyÄ.
This verse uses the word mÄyÄ-manuje. When Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appears in His original spiritual potency (sambhavÄmy Ätma-mÄyayÄ), He is not forced to accept a form made by material nature. Therefore the Lord is addressed as Ä«Å›vara, the controller of mÄyÄ. He is not controlled by mÄyÄ. When a demon continuously thinks of Kṛṣṇa because of enmity toward Him, he is certainly freed from the sinful reactions of his life. To think of Kṛṣṇa in any way, in terms of His name, form, qualities, paraphernalia or anything pertaining to Him, is beneficial for everyone. SṛṇvatÄá¹ sva-kathÄḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-Å›ravaṇa-kÄ«rtanaḥ. Thinking of Kṛṣṇa, hearing the holy name of Kṛṣṇa or hearing the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa will make one pure, and then he will become a devotee. Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is therefore trying to introduce the system of somehow or other letting everyone hear the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and take Kṛṣṇa’s prasÄda. Thus one will gradually become a devotee, and his life will be successful.
