Shloka 20
Nārada’s Past Life, the Lord’s Brief Vision, and the Power of Kīrtana
एवं यतन्तं विजने मामाहागोचरो गिराम् । गम्भीरश्लक्ष्णया वाचा शुच: प्रशमयन्निव ॥ २० ॥
evaṁ yatantaṁ vijane mām āhāgocaro girām gambhīra-ślakṣṇayā vācā śucaḥ praśamayann iva
ആ ഏകാന്തസ്ഥാനത്ത് എന്റെ ശ്രമം കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, വാക്കുകൾക്കതീതനായ ഭഗവാൻ ഗൗരവവും മൃദുത്വവും നിറഞ്ഞ വചനങ്ങളാൽ എന്നോട് സംസാരിച്ചു, എന്റെ ദുഃഖം ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ।
In the Vedas it is said that God is beyond the approach of mundane words and intelligence. And yet by His causeless mercy one can have suitable senses to hear Him or to speak to Him. This is the Lord’s inconceivable energy. One upon whom His mercy is bestowed can hear Him. The Lord was much pleased with Nārada Muni, and therefore the necessary strength was invested in him so that he could hear the Lord. It is not, however, possible for others to perceive directly the touch of the Lord during the probationary stage of regulative devotional service. It was a special gift for Nārada. When he heard the pleasing words of the Lord, the feelings of separation were to some extent mitigated. A devotee in love with God feels always the pangs of separation and is therefore always enwrapped in transcendental ecstasy.
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord is beyond the reach of ordinary speech, yet He can still reveal Himself and communicate to a devotee by His own mercy.
Nārada was grieving after his brief divine vision; the Lord spoke in a soothing manner to pacify that sorrow and to guide him on the path of bhakti.
Continue sincere devotional practice even when feeling loss or dryness; divine guidance often comes as inner clarity and calm that gradually settles grief and strengthens faith.