Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.5.26

Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.]

sarvāṅi mad-dhiṣṅyatayā bhavadbhiś carāṅi bhūtāni sutā dhruvāṅi sambhāvitavyāni pade pade vo vivikta-dṛgbhis tad u hārhaṅaṁ me [SB 5.5.26]

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Translation: "My dear sons, you should not envy any living entity, be he moving or nonmoving. Knowing that I am situated in them, you should offer resects to all of them at every moment. In this way you offer respect to Me."

Prabhupāda: You read the purport.

Pradyumna: "In this verse the word vivikta-dṛgbhiḥ, meaning 'without envy,' is used.

[break] ...living entities are the abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His Paramātmā feature. As confirmed in Brahma-saṁhitā, aṅḍāntara-stha-paramāṅu-cayāntara-stham [Bs 5.35].

[He is an undifferentiated entity as there is no distinction between potency and the possessor thereof. In His work of creation of millions of worlds, His potency remains inseparable. All the universes exist in Him and He is present in His fullness in every one of the atoms that are scattered throughout the universe, at one and the same time. Such is the primeval Lord whom I adore.]

The Lord is situated in this universe as Garbhodakśayī Viṣṅu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṅu. He is also situated within every atom. According to the Vedic statement, īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam [Īśo mantra 1].

[Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.]

The Supreme Lord is situated everywhere, and wherever He is situated is His temple. We even offer respects to a temple from a distant place, and all living entites should similarly be offered respect. This is different from the theory of pantheism, which holds that everything is God. Everything has a relationship with God because God is situated everywhere. We should not make any particular distinction between the poor and the rich like the foolish worshipers of daridra-nārāyaṅa. Nārāyaṅa is present in the rich as well as the poor. One should not simply think Nārāyaṅa is situated among the poor. He is everywhere. An advanced devotee will offer respects to everyone—even to cats and dogs.

vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṅe gavi hastini śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṅḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ [Bg 5.18]

[The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṅa, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste]]

" 'The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṅa, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater or outcaste.' [Bg 5.18] This sama-darśinaḥ, equal vision, should not be mistaken to mean that the individual is the same as the Supreme Lord. They are always distinct. Every individual person is different from the Supreme Lord. It is a mistake to equate the individual living entity with the Supreme Lord on the plea of vivikta-dṛk, sama-dṛk. The Lord is always in an exalted position, even though He agrees to live everywhere. Śrīla Madhvācārya, quoting Padma Purāṅa, states, vivikta-dṛṣṭi-jīvānāṁ dhiṣṅyatayā parameśvarasya bheda-dṛṣṭiḥ: 'One who has clear vision and who is devoid of envy can see that the Supreme Lord is separate from all living entities, although He is sitauted in every living entity.' Madhvācārya further quotes from Padma Purāṅa,

upapādayet parātmānaṁ jīvebhyo yaḥ pade pade bhedenaiva na caitasmāt priyo viṣṅos tu kaścana

" 'One who sees the living entity and the Supreme Lord as always distinct is very dear to the Lord.' Padma Purāṅa also states, yo hareś caiva jīvānāṁ bheda-vaktā hareḥ priyaḥ: 'One who preaches that the living entities are separate from the Supreme Lord is very dear to Lord Viṣṅu.' "

Prabhupāda:

sarvāṅi mad-dhiṣṅyatayā bhavadbhiś carāṅi bhūtāni sutā dhruvāṅi sambhāvitavyāni pade pade vo vivikta-dṛgbhis tad u hārhaṅaṁ me [SB 5.5.26]

So, premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti [Bs 5.38].

[I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is Śyāmasundara, Kṛṣṅa Himself with inconceivable innumerable attributes, whom the pure devotees see in their heart of hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love.]

The atheist class men, they say that "I do not see God. How can I believe there is God?" But the advanced devotee, he sees every moment God's presence. Premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santaḥ sadaiva [Bs 5.38]. He doesn't say that "I do not see God." Santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti yaṁ śyāmasundaram. And what is that God? It is not manufactured God. Śyāmasundaram, Kṛṣṅa. Yaṁ śyāmasundaram, it is particularly mentioned. God means śyāmasundaram. This is also..., appears to be contradictory. Śyāma-sundaram. We have got idea: what is black is not beautiful. But here Kṛṣṅa, śyāmasundaram. Although He is black, He is sundaram. Barhāvataṁsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgam. Asitāmbuda, black cloud. Black cloud, like that, color, but He is very sundaram. Kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobham [Bs 5.30]:

[I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.]

He's so beautiful that if you compare with millions of Kandarpa, Cupid... Cupid is supposed to be very beautiful. So if you bring together millions of Cupids, still, their combined beauty cannot be compared with Kṛṣṅa's beauty. But He's still barhāvataṁsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgaṁ, kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobhaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi [Bs 5.30].

So it is required that we develop our attachment for Kṛṣṅa. Then every moment you'll see Kṛṣṅa. There is no need of asking anybody, "Can you show me Kṛṣṅa? Can you show me God?" You will see automatically. Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ [Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.234].

[No one can understand the transcendental nature of the name, form, quality and pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṅa through his materially contaminated senses. Only when one becomes spiritually saturated by transcendental service to the Lord are the transcendental name, form, quality and pastimes of the Lord revealed to him.]

You cannot ask Kṛṣṅa, "Please come here. I'll see You," just like you ask your dog or your servant. Kṛṣṅa is nobody's servant. Kṛṣṅa is the master. He may like you; He may not like. Nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ [Bg 7.25].

[I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My eternal creative potency [yoga-māyā]; and so the deluded world knows Me not, who am unborn and infallible.]

He is everywhere. Aṅḍāntara-stha-paramāṅu cayān... But He is not visible to the nondevotees. That is the... Unless you are devotee, you cannot see. Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ [Bg 18.55].

[One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.]

So that bhakti must be there.

So Kṛṣṅa is present here in this temple. This temple is meant for this purpose, that you come here, see Kṛṣṅa and become attached to Him. Then you will see Him twenty-four hours. This is the process. Not that, I have several times explained, that this Kṛṣṅa is marble statue. No. This is nārakī-buddhiḥ. Arcye viṣṅau śilā-dhīr guruṣu nara-matir vaiṣṅave jāti buddhir, nārakī buddhiḥ. Nārakī buddhiḥ. This is warned. Kṛṣṅa is here. Kṛṣṅa is here in the temple, but He has come mercifully to be seen by you. Otherwise you are blind; you cannot see Kṛṣṅa. But He has appeared as arcā-vigraha so that... You are accustomed to see wood and stone, so He appears in your visible form, but He is Kṛṣṅa. You will understand He is Kṛṣṅa present when you have got enough love for Him.

So as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā that,

mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ yathā jñāsyasi tac chṛṅu [Bg 7.1]

This is the way. You increase your attachment, see Kṛṣṅa in the temple, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto [Bg 18.65],

[Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.]

think of Kṛṣṅa, and chant Kṛṣṅa's name and offer obeisances Kṛṣṅa. These things you can teach even to the small children. They can be practiced to see Kṛṣṅa and increase attachment for Kṛṣṅa. That is wanted. Mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ. But this bhakti-yoga should be practiced not from the nondevotees. Then it will be not possible. Mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogam..., mad-āśrayaḥ. Not jñānīs' āśraya or yogīs' āśraya. No. Then you'll never be able to see. Mad-āśraya. Either you take shelter of Kṛṣṅa... You cannot take shelter of Kṛṣṅa directly; that is not possible. But one who has taken shelter of Kṛṣṅa, you can take shelter of him. That is mad-āśrayaḥ. One mat-āśrayaḥ: "a person who has taken shelter of Me." That means His devotee, a pure Vaiṣṅava, a Vaiṣṅava guru. You have to take shelter of. Then you can practice bhakti-yoga. Then never mind what you are—kirāta-hūṅāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśā ābhīra-śumbhā yavanāḥ khasādayaḥ, ye 'nye ca pāpā yad-apāśrayāśrayāḥ [SB 2.4.18]—if you take shelter of a devotee of Kṛṣṅa or Viṣṅu, then śuddhyanti: you'll be purified. Śuddhyanti.

How it is possible, that he's born in low-grade family, kirāta-hūṅāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśā? How he became so purified that he can see? Now, prabhaviṣṅave namaḥ. This is Kṛṣṅa's influence. He can do that. If you take shelter, upāśrayāśrayāḥ, a devotee of Kṛṣṅa, then Kṛṣṅa is pleased to reveal Himself. That is Kṛṣṅa's special power, Viṣṅu's special power. He can be seen even by the kirāta-hūṅāndhra andhra, and He cannot be seen even by the most purified brāhmaṅa. That is His option. He is not exposed to be seen by everyone. That is not possible. So we have to learn through bhakti-yoga how to see Kṛṣṅa, how to understand Him. Tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet samit-pāniḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham [Muṅḍaka Upaniṣad 1.2.12].

[To understand these things properly, one must humbly approach, with firewood in hand, a spiritual master who is learned in the Vedas and firmly devoted to the Absolute Truth.]

These are required. You cannot jump over Kṛṣṅa and see Kṛṣṅa. That is not possible.

So everything is sitting place of Kṛṣṅa. Aṅḍāntara-stha-paramāṅu cayāntara-stham [Bs 5.35].

[He is an undifferentiated entity as there is no distinction between potency and the possessor thereof. In His work of creation of millions of worlds, His potency remains inseparable. All the universes exist in Him and He is present in His fullness in every one of the atoms that are scattered throughout the universe, at one and the same time. Such is the primeval Lord whom I adore.]

He is even within the atom, so why not within yourself? He is everywhere. This vision should be developed. And vivikta-dṛgbhis tad ahārhaṅam. If you see in that way, that Kṛṣṅa is everywhere present... But that presence can be experienced by love and devotion. There is no other way.

Thank you very much. Hare Kṛṣṅa.

Devotees: Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda. [end]