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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.40.7
vidhinabhihitena te
SYNONYMS
anye -- others; ca -- and; samskrita -- purified; atmanah -- whose intelligence; vidhina -- by the injunctions (of such scriptures as the Pancaratra); abhihitena -- presented; te -- by You; yajanti -- worship; tvat-mayah -- filled with thought of You; tvam -- You; vai -- indeed; bahu-murti -- having many forms; eka-murtikam -- having one form.
TRANSLATION
And yet others -- those whose intelligence is pure -- follow the injunctions of Vaishnava scriptures promulgated by You. Absorbing their minds in thought of You, they worship You as the one Supreme Lord manifesting in multiple forms.
PURPORT
The word samskritatmanah, "they whose intelligence is pure," is significant here. It implies that the worshipers mentioned before have not completely purified their intelligence of material contamination and thus worship the Lord indirectly. Those who are purified, however, directly worship the Lord, either as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, or as one of His various plenary forms, such as Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna or Aniruddha, as indicated here.
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