Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.7.9

yatra ha vāva bhagavān harir adyāpi tatratyānāḿ nija-janānāḿ vātsalyena sannidhāpyata icchā-rūpeṇa

SYNONYMS

yatra — where; ha vāva — certainly; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hariḥ — the Lord; adya-api — even today; tatratyānām — residing in that place; nija-janānām — for His own devotees; vātsalyena — by His transcendental affection; sannidhāpyate — becomes visible; icchā-rūpeṇa — according to the desire of the devotee.

TRANSLATION

At Pulaha-āśrama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, out of His transcendental affection for His devotee, becomes visible to His devotee, satisfying His devotee's desires.

PURPORT

The Lord always exists in different transcendental forms. As stated in Brahma-saḿhitā (5.39):

rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan

nānāvatāram akarod bhuvaneṣu kintu

kṛṣṇaḥ svayaḿ samabhavat paramaḥ pumān yo

govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi

The Lord is situated as Himself, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He is accompanied by His expansions like Lord Rāma, Baladeva, Sańkarṣaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Mahā-Viṣṇu and so forth. The devotees worship all these forms according to their liking, and the Lord, out of His affection, presents Himself as arcā-vigraha. He sometimes presents Himself personally before the devotee out of reciprocation or affection. A devotee is always fully surrendered to the loving service of the Lord, and the Lord is visible to the devotee according to the devotee's desires. He may be present in the form of Lord Rāma, Lord Kṛṣṇa, Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva and so on. Such is the exchange of love between the Lord and His devotees.

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