Shloka 20
The Pracetās Meet Lord Viṣṇu—Benedictions, Pure Prayer, and the Birth of Dakṣa
नव्यवद्धृदये यज्ज्ञो ब्रह्मैतद्ब्रह्मवादिभि: । न मुह्यन्ति न शोचन्ति न हृष्यन्ति यतो गता: ॥ २० ॥
navyavad dhṛdaye yaj jño brahmaitad brahma-vādibhiḥ na muhyanti na śocanti na hṛṣyanti yato gatāḥ
Devotees, always engaged in devotional service, feel everything ever fresh and new within the heart, for the all-knowing Paramātmā dwelling there renews all experience. The knowers of the Absolute call this the Brahman position; in that liberated state one is neither bewildered, nor lamenting, nor needlessly jubilant.
A devotee is inspired by the Supersoul within the heart to advance in devotional service in a variety of ways. The devotee does not feel hackneyed or stereotyped, nor does he feel that he is in a stagnant position. In the material world, if one engages in chanting a material name, he will feel tired after chanting a few times. However, one can chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all day and night and never feel tired. As chanting is increased, it will come out new and fresh. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī said that if he could somehow get millions of ears and tongues, then he could relish spiritual bliss by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. There is really nothing uninspiring for a highly advanced devotee. In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says that He is situated in everyone’s heart and that He helps the living entity forget and remember. By the grace of the Lord, the devotee gets inspiration:
FAQs
This verse says that one who attains Brahman becomes steady beyond duality—no longer bewildered, no longer lamenting, and not carried away by temporary happiness.
Because liberation is portrayed as transcendence of material dualities; when the Absolute is realized within the heart, the mind is no longer pushed and pulled by changing circumstances.
Practice anchoring the mind in spiritual truth (through sādhana like hearing and remembrance) so success and failure do not disturb inner stability.