Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 27
Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power
मनीषिणोऽन्तर्हृदि सन्निवेशितं स्वशक्तिभिर्नवभिश्च त्रिवृद्भि: । वह्निं यथा दारुणि पाञ्चदश्यं मनीषया निष्कर्षन्ति गूढम् ॥ २७ ॥ स वै ममाशेषविशेषमाया निषेधनिर्वाणसुखानुभूति: । स सर्वनामा स च विश्वरूप: प्रसीदतामनिरुक्तात्मशक्ति: ॥ २८ ॥
manīṣiṇo ’ntar-hṛdi sanniveśitaṁ sva-śaktibhir navabhiś ca trivṛdbhiḥ vahniṁ yathā dāruṇi pāñcadaśyaṁ manīṣayā niṣkarṣanti gūḍham
Gaya ng mga brāhmaṇa na bihasa sa yajña na nailalabas ang apoy na nakatago sa kahoy sa pamamagitan ng labinlimang mantrang Sāmidhenī, gayon din ang mga yogī na may mataas na kamalayan ay natatagpuan sa pagninilay ang Paramātmā na nananahan sa puso. Ang puso’y natatakpan ng tatlong guṇa, siyam na tattva, limang bhūta, at sampung pandama—ito ang panlabas na lakas ng Panginoon. Nawa’y maging kalugud-lugod sa akin ang Paramātmā na iyon.
In his commentary to this verse, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura uses the word durvijñeyam, which means “very difficult to realize.” The pure stage of existence is described in Bhagavad-gītā (7.28) , wherein Kṛṣṇa says:
FAQs
This verse says the wise recognize the Supreme Lord seated within the heart, and by disciplined insight and realization they ‘draw Him out’—like hidden fire extracted from wood.
Because the Lord is present yet concealed; realization requires proper means—steady practice, purified intelligence, and devotion—just as fire is present in wood but must be brought forth.
Cultivate daily inner practice—japa, prayer, study, and self-discipline—so the mind becomes clear enough to perceive the Divine presence within rather than seeking fulfillment only externally.