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
正如精通祭祀的婆罗门以十五条萨弥提尼（Sāmidhenī）咒语从木柴中引出潜藏之火，同样，觉悟高深的瑜伽行者以禅观在心中发现凭自性神力安住的至上灵（Paramātmā）。此心为三德、九种要素、五大与十根所覆——皆为主的外在能量。愿那位至上灵垂怜于我。
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.