Shloka 32
The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva
Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination
गृह्यमाणैस्त्वमग्राह्यो विकारै: प्राकृतैर्गुणै: । को न्विहार्हति विज्ञातुं प्राक्सिद्धं गुणसंवृत: ॥ ३२ ॥
gṛhyamāṇais tvam agrāhyo vikāraiḥ prākṛtair guṇaiḥ ko nv ihārhati vijñātuṁ prāk siddhaṁ guṇa-saṁvṛtaḥ
主よ、あなたは創造以前より成就しておられる。ゆえに、この世で物質のグナの変化に覆われた身体を持つ者が、どうしてあなたを悟り得ようか。
As it is said:
FAQs
This verse states that although the material modes and their transformations grasp and define worldly things, Krishna cannot be grasped by them; He remains the eternally perfect Reality, beyond and concealed from material perception.
They emphasize that conditioned beings perceive through the filter of sattva, rajas, and tamas; therefore, the Supreme Lord—who is prior to and independent of these modes—cannot be fully known by material means, but is approached through devotion and His mercy.
It encourages humility in spiritual inquiry: rely less on mere speculation and more on sincere bhakti—hearing, chanting, and serving—so understanding comes by purification rather than by trying to control the Divine with intellect alone.