Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 2
Nābhi’s Sacrifice and Lord Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as a Son (Ṛṣabhadeva’s Advent Prelude)
तस्य ह वाव श्रद्धया विशुद्धभावेन यजत: प्रवर्ग्येषु प्रचरत्सु द्रव्यदेशकालमन्त्रर्त्विग्दक्षिणाविधानयोगोपपत्त्या दुरधिगमोऽपि भगवान् भागवतवात्सल्यतया सुप्रतीक आत्मानमपराजितं निजजनाभिप्रेतार्थविधित्सया गृहीतहृदयो हृदयङ्गमं मनोनयनानन्दनावयवाभिराममाविश्चकार ॥ २ ॥
tasya ha vāva śraddhayā viśuddha-bhāvena yajataḥ pravargyeṣu pracaratsu dravya-deśa-kāla-mantrartvig-dakṣiṇā-vidhāna-yogopapattyā duradhigamo ’pi bhagavān bhāgavata-vātsalyatayā supratīka ātmānam aparājitaṁ nija-janābhipretārtha-vidhitsayā gṛhīta-hṛdayo hṛdayaṅgamaṁ mano-nayanānandanāvayavābhirāmam āviścakāra.
当那毗王以信心与清净之心，依循普拉瓦尔吉亚等祭仪，具足供品、处所、时辰、圣咒、祭司、布施（dakṣiṇā）与戒律而行祭时，纵然至上主并非总能凭这些仪轨而得见，然因祂怜爱奉献者，便被那毗王的虔敬所感，欲成就其所愿，遂以不可战胜、摄人心魄、四臂的妙相显现，令信徒之心与眼皆得欢喜。
In Bhagavad-gītā it is clearly said:
FAQs
This verse explains that although Bhagavān is inherently difficult to reach, He becomes accessible by bhāgavata-vātsalya—His affectionate mercy toward devotees—and personally reveals His beautiful form to fulfill their sincere desire.
Because the devotee worships with śraddhā and a purified heart, and the Lord intends to grant the devotee’s cherished aim; thus He appears as supratīka—auspicious, heart-captivating, and delightful to the mind and eyes.
Perform spiritual practice with sincerity, inner purity, and careful attention to proper method—offering what you can with devotion—trusting that genuine bhakti draws the Lord’s grace more than mere external complexity.