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
Như các brāhmaṇa tinh thông tế lễ có thể khơi ngọn lửa ẩn trong gỗ bằng mười lăm thần chú Sāmidhenī, cũng vậy, các yogī có ý thức cao nhờ thiền định mà tìm thấy Paramātmā ngự trong tim. Trái tim bị che phủ bởi ba guṇa, chín tattva, năm đại và mười căn—đó là năng lực ngoại tại của Chúa. Nguyện Paramātmā ấy hoan hỷ với con.
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.