रूपं धिया वस्तुतयोपवर्णितम् ।
मौनेन भक्त्योपशमेन पूजितः
प्रसीदतामेष स सात्वतां पतिः ॥७७॥
na yasya sÄká¹£Äd bhava-padmajÄdibhÄ«
rÅ«paá¹ dhiyÄ vastutayopavarṇitam
maunena bhaktyopaśamena pūjitaḥ
prasÄ«datÄm eá¹£a sa sÄtvatÄá¹ patiḥ
na - not; yasya - of whom (Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa); sÄká¹£Ät - directly; bhava - by Lord Åšiva; padma-ja-Ädibhiḥ - Lord BrahmÄ and others; rÅ«pam - the form; dhiyÄ - by meditation; vastutayÄ - factually; upavarṇitam - could be explained; maunena - by silence; bhaktyÄ - by devotional service; upaÅ›amena - by finishing all material activities; pÅ«jitaḥ - one who is so worshiped; prasÄ«datÄm - may be pleased with us; eá¹£aḥ - this; saḥ - the same Personality of Godhead; sÄtvatÄm - of the devotees; patiḥ - who is the maintainer, master and guide.
Present here now is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead whose true form cannot be understood even by such great personalities as Lord BrahmÄ and Lord Åšiva. He is realized by devotees because of their unflinching surrender. May that same Personality of Godhead, who is the maintainer of His devotees and who is worshiped by silence, by devotional service and by cessation of material activities, be pleased with us.
Lord Kṛṣṇa is not properly understood even by such exalted personalities as Lord Åšiva and Lord BrahmÄ, what to speak of ordinary men, but by His causeless mercy He bestows the benediction of devotion upon His devotees, who can thus understand Kṛṣṇa as He is. BhaktyÄ mÄm abhijÄnÄti yÄvÄn yaÅ› cÄsmi tattvataḥ. No one within this universe can understand Kṛṣṇa in truth, but if one engages in devotional service one can understand Him perfectly well. This is also confirmed by the Lord in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (7.1):
mayy Äsakta-manÄḥ pÄrtha
yogaá¹ yuñjan mad-ÄÅ›rayaḥ
asaá¹Å›ayaá¹ samagraá¹ mÄá¹
yathÄ jñÄsyasi tac chṛṇu
“Now, hear, O son of Pá¹›thÄ [Arjuna], how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt.†Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself teaches how one can understand Him perfectly well, without a doubt. Not only the PÄṇá¸avas but everyone who sincerely accepts the instructions of Kṛṣṇa can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is. After instructing Yudhiá¹£á¹hira MahÄrÄja, NÄrada Muni prays for the Lord’s blessings that He be pleased with everyone and that everyone become perfect in God consciousness and return home, back to Godhead.
