Shloka 22
Transmission of Bhāgavata Wisdom and Brahmā’s Vision of the Supreme Lord on Ananta
कालेन सोऽज: पुरुषायुषाभि- प्रवृत्तयोगेन विरूढबोध: । स्वयं तदन्तर्हृदयेऽवभात- मपश्यतापश्यत यन्न पूर्वम् ॥ २२ ॥
kālena so ’jaḥ puruṣāyuṣābhi- pravṛtta-yogena virūḍha-bodhaḥ svayaṁ tad antar-hṛdaye ’vabhātam apaśyatāpaśyata yan na pūrvam
ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଶତବର୍ଷର ଶେଷରେ, ଯୋଗସାଧନା ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେବା ସହ ତାଙ୍କ ବୋଧ ପକ୍କା ହେଲା। ତେବେ ସେ ନିଜ ହୃଦୟରେ ଅନ୍ତର୍ନିହିତ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ପରମ ପୁରୁଷଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖିଲେ, ଯାହାକୁ ପୂର୍ବେ ମହାପ୍ରୟାସରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦେଖିପାରିନଥିଲେ।
The Supreme Lord can be experienced only through the process of devotional service and not by one’s personal endeavor in mental speculation. The age of Brahmā is calculated in terms of divya years, which are distinct from the solar years of human beings. The divya years are calculated in Bhagavad-gītā (8.17) : sahasra-yuga-paryantam ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ. Brahmā’s one day is equal to one thousand times the aggregate of the four yugas (calculated to be 4,300,000 years). On that basis, Brahmā meditated for one hundred years before he could understand the supreme cause of all causes, and then he wrote the Brahma-saṁhitā, which is approved and recognized by Lord Caitanya and in which he sings, govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. One has to wait for the mercy of the Lord before one can either render service unto Him or know Him as He is.
FAQs
By practicing yoga steadily for a long period, Brahmā’s knowledge matured, and the Supreme Person revealed Himself within Brahmā’s heart, enabling Brahmā to perceive Him directly.
Brahmā is called ‘aja’ because he is not born from a womb in the usual way; he manifests on the lotus arising from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and then receives realization by divine revelation.
Steady, sincere meditation and disciplined practice over time purify understanding; when the heart becomes receptive, divine guidance and realization arise from within.