The Lord reveals Himself to this devotee through his grace pleased by his devotion

Nama Article 22nd April 2008

 

Source: http://www.namadwaar.org/articles/bhagavatam/1.3.38.html

 

स वेद धातु: पदवीं परस्य

   दुरन्तवीर्यस्य रथाङ्गपाणे: ।

योऽमायया संततयानुवृत्त्या

   भजेत तत्पादसरोजगन्धम् ॥

 

sa vEda dhAtu: padavIm parasya

   duranta vIryasya rathANgapANE: |

yOmAyayA santatayAnuvruttyA

  bhajEta tatpAda sarOjaghandham ||

 

He indeed knows the true nature of the Supreme Lord with a discus in His hand and with infinite prowess, who adores and worships (Chanting the Divine Name) the fragrance of the lotus-feet of the Lord again and again incessantly through guileless devotion.

 

Though the Lord is highly incomprehensible to even a highly learned scholar, he is easily known by a devotee. That devotee who constantly beholds the Lord's lotus-feet in his heart and is lost in its divine fragrance through his guileless and incessant devotion very easily knows the Lord's nature and activities. The Lord reveals Himself to this devotee through his grace pleased by his devotion.

 

Only through surrender of our ego to the Lord's supreme-will, can one know the ways of God which are inscrutable.

Sri Swamiji sings in one of His songs "கண்ணன் கழல்களில் நிலையாயிறு"- "Remain steadfast in the feet of Lord Krishna". "There is no use letting the mind waver and disturbing oneself with lot of questions", He says.

The import of this verse is that one should submit oneself completely to the Lord when even his own identity is lost in serving the Lord's lotus-feet. Only in such a blemish less heart does the Lord reveal Himself. This devotion must be free from blemish like hypocrisy which is in the form of expecting selfish rewards. That is implied by the word 'अमायया'.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare