Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 77
Nārada’s Instructions: Śrāddha, True Dharma, Contentment, Yoga, and Devotion-Centered Renunciation
न यस्य साक्षाद्भवपद्मजादिभी रूपं धिया वस्तुतयोपवर्णितम् । मौनेन भक्त्योपशमेन पूजित: प्रसीदतामेष स सात्वतां पति: ॥ ७७ ॥
na yasya sākṣād bhava-padmajādibhī rūpaṁ dhiyā vastutayopavarṇitam maunena bhaktyopaśamena pūjitaḥ prasīdatām eṣa sa sātvatāṁ patiḥ
Đấng hiện tiền này—mà ngay cả Brahmā và Śiva cũng không thể dùng trí để mô tả đúng thực tướng—được các bhakta chứng ngộ nhờ sự quy phục kiên định; xin cho Ngài, Đấng bảo hộ người sùng mộ, Chúa tể của Sātvata, được thờ bằng tĩnh lặng, bằng bhakti và bằng sự dừng các hoạt động vật chất, hoan hỷ với chúng con.
Lord Kṛṣṇa is not properly understood even by such exalted personalities as Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, what to speak of ordinary men, but by His causeless mercy He bestows the benediction of devotion upon His devotees, who can thus understand Kṛṣṇa as He is. Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ. No one within this universe can understand Kṛṣṇa in truth, but if one engages in devotional service one can understand Him perfectly well. This is also confirmed by the Lord in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā (7.1) :
FAQs
This verse teaches that the Supreme Lord is worshiped not only by words and rituals, but also by reverent restraint and inner quiet (mauna), where the mind becomes humble and attentive in devotion.
Prahlada emphasizes the Lord’s transcendence: even exalted beings like Brahmā and Śiva cannot fully define Him as an object of material description, so the best approach is devotion with pacified senses.
Reduce agitation through self-control, simplify habits, and cultivate steady devotion—using quiet reflection and disciplined senses as a form of worship that invites divine grace.