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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.23

श्रीभगवानुवाच विदित्वा तव चैत्यं मे पुरैव समयोजि तत् । यदर्थमात्मनियमैस्त्वयैवाहं समर्चित: ॥ २३ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
viditvā tava caityaṁ me
[viditvaa tava chaityam me]
puraiva samayoji tat
[puraiva samayoji tat]
yad-artham ātma-niyamais
[yad-artham aatma-niyamais]
tvayaivāhaṁ samarcitaḥ
[tvayaivaaham samarchitah]
Word-for-word
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said viditvā — understanding tava — your caityam — mental condition me — by Me purā — previously eva — certainly samayoji — was arranged tat — that yat-artham — for the sake of which ātma — of the mind and senses niyamaiḥ — by discipline tvayā — by you eva — only aham — I samarcitaḥ — have been worshiped.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Lord said
viditvā tava caityaṁ me
viditvā
understanding
tava
your
caityam
mental condition
me
by Me
puraiva samayoji tat
purā
previously
eva
certainly
samayoji
was arranged
tat
that
yad-artham ātma-niyamais
yat-artham
for the sake of which
ātma
of the mind and senses
niyamaiḥ
by discipline
tvayaivāhaṁ samarcitaḥ
tvayā
by you
eva
only
aham
I
samarcitaḥ
have been worshiped.
The Supreme Lord said: Having come to know what was in your mind, I have already arranged for that for which you have worshiped Me well through your mental and sensory discipline.
Purport

The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His Paramātmā feature is situated in everyone’s heart. He therefore knows the past, present and future of every individual person as well as his desires, activities and everything about him. It is stated in Bhagavad-gītā that He is seated in the heart as a witness. The Personality of Godhead knew the heart’s desire of Kardama Muni, and He had already arranged for the fulfillment of his desires. He never disappoints a sincere devotee, regardless of what he wants, but He never allows anything which will be detrimental to the individual’s devotional service.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord said: O Sage! Knowing what is in your heart, I have already fulfilled the desire for which you have worshipped me alone by austerities for many days. Caittyam means “what is produced in your heart.” It is formed on the model of words like dik which produces diśyam “produced by the directions.” It is accomplished (samayoji) by me, since you worshipped me alone.
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Personal Guidance
Devotional service is named here as the central fact of spiritual life, not a hobby alongside it. The verse asks us to make the Lord the actual recipient of our daily activity rather than a polite afterthought. The verse keeps returning to Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
  • Where is your devotional life mostly verbal, and where is it actually costing you something?
  • Whom in your life would notice if your devotional service deepened, and what would they see?
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