Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 49
Prahlāda’s Prayers Pacify Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva
Prahlāda-stuti and the Lord’s Benediction Offer
नैते गुणा न गुणिनो महदादयो ये सर्वे मन: प्रभृतय: सहदेवमर्त्या: । आद्यन्तवन्त उरुगाय विदन्ति हि त्वा- मेवं विमृश्य सुधियो विरमन्ति शब्दात् ॥ ४९ ॥
naite guṇā na guṇino mahad-ādayo ye sarve manaḥ prabhṛtayaḥ sahadeva-martyāḥ ādy-antavanta urugāya vidanti hi tvām evaṁ vimṛśya sudhiyo viramanti śabdāt
Lạy Đấng Uru-gāya, không phải ba guṇa của tự nhiên, cũng không phải các thần chủ quản của chúng, không phải mahattattva và các yếu tố, không phải tâm, chư thiên hay loài người có thể hiểu thấu Ngài, vì tất cả đều có sinh và diệt. Suy xét vậy, bậc trí nương tựa vào phụng sự bhakti và không còn bận lòng với sự học chỉ dựa trên lời chữ.
As stated in several places, bhaktyā mām abhijānāti: only by devotional service can the Supreme Lord be understood. The intelligent person, the devotee, does not bother much about the practices mentioned in text 46 ( mauna-vrata-śruta-tapo-’dhyayana-sva-dharma ). After understanding the Supreme Lord through devotional service, such devotees are no longer interested in studies of the Vedas. Indeed, this is confirmed in the Vedas also. The Vedas say, kim arthā vayam adhyeṣyāmahe kim arthā vayam vakṣyāmahe. What is the use of studying so many Vedic literatures? What is the use of explaining them in different ways? Vayam vakṣyāmahe. No one needs to study any more Vedic literatures, nor does anyone need to describe them by philosophical speculation. Bhagavad-gītā (2.52) also says:
FAQs
This verse states that material qualities and their possessors—cosmic elements, mind, demigods, and humans—are all limited (having beginning and end) and therefore cannot fully know the Lord, who transcends all guṇas.
While praying to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Prahlāda emphasizes that intellectual and verbal descriptions based on material categories cannot capture the Infinite; therefore the wise give up dry speculation and turn toward realized, devotional understanding.
Use study and language as supports, but avoid endless argumentation; cultivate humility, prayer, and devotion, recognizing that the Supreme is not fully grasped by analysis of mind and matter alone.