Shloka 45
Vidura’s Questions on Devotion and Sarga; Maitreya Begins the Account of Creation
तान् वै ह्यसद्वृत्तिभिरक्षिभिर्ये पराहृतान्तर्मनस: परेश । अथो न पश्यन्त्युरुगाय नूनं ये ते पदन्यासविलासलक्ष्या: ॥ ४५ ॥
tān vai hy asad-vṛttibhir akṣibhir ye parāhṛtāntar-manasaḥ pareśa atho na paśyanty urugāya nūnaṁ ye te padanyāsa-vilāsa-lakṣyāḥ
ହେ ପରେଶ, ଉରୁଗାୟ! ବାହ୍ୟ ଭୌତିକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ଆବୃତ ହୋଇଥିବା ଅପରାଧୀ ଲୋକମାନେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପଦ୍ମଚରଣକୁ ଦେଖିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ; କିନ୍ତୁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଭକ୍ତମାନେ—ଯାହାଙ୍କର ଏକମାତ୍ର ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଲୀଳାର ପଦନ୍ୟାସ—ସେମାନେ ତାହାକୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କରନ୍ତି।
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (18.61) , the Lord is situated in everyone’s heart. It is natural that one should he able to see the Lord at least within himself. But that is not possible for those whose internal vision has been covered by external activities. The pure soul, which is symptomized by consciousness, can be easily perceived even by a common man because consciousness is spread all over the body. The yoga system as recommended in Bhagavad-gītā is to concentrate the mental activities internally and thus see the lotus feet of the Lord within oneself. But there are many so-called yogīs who have no concern with the Lord but are only concerned with consciousness, which they accept as the final realization. Such realization of consciousness is taught by Bhagavad-gītā within only a few minutes, whereas the so-called yogīs take continuous years to realize it because of their offenses at the lotus feet of the Lord. The greatest offense is to deny the existence of the Lord as separate from the individual souls or to accept the Lord and the individual soul as one and the same. The impersonalists misinterpret the theory of reflection, and thus they wrongly accept the individual consciousness as the supreme consciousness.
FAQs
This verse says that when the eyes chase improper objects, the heart is pulled away, and one fails to perceive the Supreme Lord; purification of perception is essential for bhakti.
Maitreya is guiding Vidura toward genuine God-realization, explaining that spiritual vision is blocked by sense-driven habits and that the Lord is perceived through purified devotion.
Guard what you repeatedly watch and seek; reduce degrading media, cultivate sacred seeing (darśana, kīrtana, śravaṇa), and the mind becomes fit to remember and recognize the Lord.