Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 8.285

ālińgana kari' prabhu kaila āśvāsana

tomā vinā ei-rūpa nā dekhe anya-jana

SYNONYMS

ālińgana kari' — embracing him; prabhu — the Lord; kaila — did; āśvāsana — pacifying; tomā vinā — but for you; ei-rūpa — this form; nā — not; dekhe — sees; anya-jana — anyone else.

TRANSLATION

After embracing Rāmānanda Rāya, the Lord pacified him, informing him, "But for you, no one has ever seen this form."

PURPORT

In the Bhagavad-gītā (7.25) Lord Kṛṣṇa states:

nāhaḿ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ

mūḍho 'yaḿ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam

"I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My internal potency [yogamāyā], and so they do not know Me, who am unborn and infallible."

The Lord always reserves the right of not being exposed to everyone. The devotees, however, are always engaged in the service of the Lord, serving with the tongue by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and tasting mahā-prasādam. Gradually the sincere devotee pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the Supreme Lord reveals Himself. One cannot see the Supreme Lord by making personal efforts. Rather, when the Lord is pleased by the service of a devotee, He reveals Himself.

<<< >>>

Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness