Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.20
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
Even the greatest philosophical speculators cannot have access to the region of the Lord. It is said in the Upaniṣads that the Supreme Truth, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is beyond the range of the thinking power of the greatest philosopher. He is unknowable by great learning or by the greatest brain. He is knowable only by one who has His mercy. Others may go on thinking about Him for years together, yet He is unknowable. This very fact is corroborated by the Queen, who is playing the part of an innocent woman. Women in general are unable to speculate like philosophers, but they are blessed by the Lord because they believe at once in the superiority and almightiness of the Lord, and thus they offer obeisances without reservation. The Lord is so kind that He does not show special favor only to one who is a great philosopher. He knows the sincerity of purpose. For this reason only, women generally assemble in great number in any sort of religious function. In every country and in every sect of religion it appears that the women are more interested than the men. This simplicity of acceptance of the Lord’s authority is more effective than showy insincere religious fervor.
I am hopeless as a woman. Can even the omniscient sages, paramahaṁsas, who worship you with attraction for your sweet pastimes, being ignorant of the truth about your pastimes, know the intricacies of your pastimes? That is expressed in this verse.
Amalātmanām refers to those who are free from the contamination of material guṇas, liberated souls in this life. How can we see you, who are the object of bhakti-yoga practice (bhakti-yoga-vidhānārtham) for the paramahaṁsas? That the paramahaṁsas worship the Lord has been explained in the verse ātmārāmas ca munayaḥ. (SB 1.7.10)
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- HanumatPSW SB 01-08-20 - 2013-09-06 ISKCON Hawaii
- JAS SB 01-08-20 - 2011-08-09 Philadelphia
- NChaitanyaGS Russian SB 01-08-20 - 2011-06-04
- Subhag Sw SB 01-08-20 - Praying Feelingly - Vrindavan
- 2019-03-09 SB 01-08-20 Hindi - Most Intelligent Woman - Acyuta Krishna Pr ISKCON Bhopal
- 2014-02-10 SB 01-08-20 - Are women less Inteligent - Kalakantha Pr ISKCON Gainesville
- SP Tamil Translation SB 01-08-20 - To Be Understood by Anyone - 1974-09-30 MAY
- SP Tamil Translation SB 01-08-20 - Queen Kunti%27s Humility - 1973-04-12 MAY
- SP SB 1-08-20 Mayapur 1974-09-30 To Be Understood by Anyone
- SP SB 1-08-20 New York 1973-04-12 Queen Kunti%27s Humility
- What discrimination (between matter and spirit) is my practice cultivating?
- Where could I purify perception to recognize Him more easily?
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Source: vedabase.io