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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.13.22

यस्य नारायणो देवो भगवान्‍हृद्गत: सदा । भक्त्या केवलयाज्ञानं धुनोति ध्वान्तमर्कवत् ॥ २२ ॥
yasya nārāyaṇo devo
[yasya naaraayano devo]
bhagavān hṛd-gataḥ sadā
[bhagavaan hrid-gatah sadaa]
bhaktyā kevalayājñānaṁ
[bhaktyaa kevalayaajnaanam]
dhunoti dhvāntam arkavat
[dhunoti dhvaantam arkavat]
Word-for-word
yasya — of whom nārāyaṇaḥ devaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa bhagavān — the Lord hṛt-gataḥ — in the core of the heart sadā — always bhaktyā — by devotional service kevalayā — alone ajñānam — ignorance dhunoti — cleans dhvāntam — darkness arka-vat — as the sun.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasya nārāyaṇo devo
yasya
of whom
nārāyaṇaḥ devaḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa
bhagavān hṛd-gataḥ sadā
bhagavān
the Lord
hṛt-gataḥ
in the core of the heart
sadā
always
bhaktyā kevalayājñānaṁ
bhaktyā
by devotional service
kevalayā
alone
ajñānam
ignorance
dhunoti dhvāntam arkavat
dhunoti
cleans
dhvāntam
darkness
arka-vat
as the sun.
Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of all opulences, is predominant within the core of your heart because of your being a pure devotee. He always drives away all the darkness of ignorance, as the sun drives away the darkness of the universe.
Purport

The words bhaktyā kevalayā indicate that simply by executing devotional service one can become full of all knowledge. Kṛṣṇa is the master of all knowledge ( aiśvaryasya samagrasya vīryasya yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ ). The Lord is situated in everyone’s heart ( īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe ’rjuna tiṣṭhati ), and when the Lord is pleased with a devotee, the Lord instructs him. Only to the devotees, however, does the Lord give instructions by which to advance further and further in devotional service. To others, the nondevotees, the Lord gives instructions according to the manner of their surrender. The pure devotee is described by the words bhaktyā kevalayā. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that bhaktyā kevalayā means jñāna-karmādy-amiśrayā, “unmixed with fruitive activities or speculative knowledge.” Simply surrendering at the lotus feet is the cause of all a devotee’s enlightenment and awareness.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārāyaṇa, Bhagavān, who resides in your heart at all times because of your pure bhakti, has destroyed all dark ignorance like the sun. He explains why Prahlāda has knowledge. Kevalayā means bhakti without a mixture of jñāna or karma.
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Personal Guidance
Nārāyaṇa, full of all opulences, lives in your heart as a pure devotee, dispelling ignorance like the sun. Simply by bhakti, one becomes full of all knowledge. Devotion is not anti-intellectual; it is the surest path to clear knowing.
Reflection Questions
  • What truths have come to you through bhakti that intellect alone could not reach?
  • What sun in you is being eclipsed by inadequate devotion?
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