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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.6.9

रूपं तवैतत् पुरुषर्षभेज्यं श्रेयोऽर्थिभिर्वैदिकतान्त्रिकेण । योगेन धात: सह नस्त्रिलोकान् पश्याम्यमुष्मिन्नु ह विश्वमूर्तौ ॥ ९ ॥
rūpaṁ tavaitat puruṣarṣabhejyaṁ
[roopam tavaitat purusharshabhejyam]
śreyo ’rthibhir vaidika-tāntrikeṇa
[shreyo ’rthibhir vaidika-taantrikena]
yogena dhātaḥ saha nas tri-lokān
[yogena dhaatah saha nas tri-lokaan]
paśyāmy amuṣminn u ha viśva-mūrtau
[pashyaamy amushminn u ha vishva-moortau]
Word-for-word
rūpam — form tava — Your etat — this puruṣa-ṛṣabha — O best of all personalities ijyam — worshipable śreyaḥ — ultimate auspiciousness arthibhiḥ — by persons who desire vaidika — under the direction of Vedic instructions tāntrikeṇa — realized by followers of Tantras, like Nārada-pañcarātra yogena — by practice of mystic yoga dhātaḥ — O supreme director saha — with naḥ — us (the demigods) tri-lokān — controlling the three worlds paśyāmi — we see directly amuṣmin — in You u — oh ha — completely manifested viśva-mūrtau — in You, who have the universal form.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rūpaṁ tavaitat puruṣarṣabhejyaṁ
rūpam
form
tava
Your
etat
this
puruṣa-ṛṣabha
O best of all personalities
ijyam
worshipable
śreyo ’rthibhir vaidika-tāntrikeṇa
śreyaḥ
ultimate auspiciousness
arthibhiḥ
by persons who desire
vaidika
under the direction of Vedic instructions
tāntrikeṇa
realized by followers of Tantras, like Nārada-pañcarātra
yogena dhātaḥ saha nas tri-lokān
yogena
by practice of mystic yoga
dhātaḥ
O supreme director
saha
with
naḥ
us (the demigods)
tri-lokān
controlling the three worlds
paśyāmy amuṣminn u ha viśva-mūrtau
paśyāmi
we see directly
amuṣmin
in You
u
oh
ha
completely manifested
viśva-mūrtau
in You, who have the universal form.
O best of persons, O supreme director, those who actually aspire for supreme good fortune worship this form of Your Lordship according to the Vedic Tantras. My Lord, we can see all the three worlds in You.
Purport

The Vedic mantras say: yasmin vijñāte sarvam evaṁ vijñātaṁ bhavati ( Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.3). When the devotee sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead by his meditation, or when he sees the Lord personally, face to face, he becomes aware of everything within this universe. Indeed, nothing is unknown to him. Everything within this material world is fully manifested to a devotee who has seen the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Bhagavad-gītā (4.34) therefore advises:

tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ

“Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.” Lord Brahmā is one of these self-realized authorities ( svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ ). One must therefore accept the disciplic succession from Lord Brahmā, and then one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in fullness. Here the word viśva-mūrtau indicates that everything exists in the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One who is able to worship Him can see everything in Him and see Him in everything.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of persons, O supreme director! Your form is always worthy of worship for those who desire the highest benefit through the Vedic and Pañcarātrika methods. I clearly see the three worlds in you, the form of the universe. Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that Brahmā shows that the Lord’s body is eternally manifest and full of power. This means the Lord’s form is eternal and immeasurable. One should see his explanation of this verse. O best person! That form is always to be worshiped by Vedic and Pañcarātrika methods (yogena), not just at the present moment. “You devatās are also famous as objects of worship.” True, but they are all included in your worship. Oh (u)! It is clear (ha)! I see all of us and the three worlds in you, because you are the form of the universe. Thus your form, though limited, is unlimited.
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Personal Guidance
Those who truly want supreme good fortune worship the Lord's form according to authorized śāstra — and in seeing Him, they see the whole universe. Vision of the Lord is comprehensive vision, not narrow sectarianism.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I worshiping in a way the scriptures actually authorize, or in a way I invented?
  • If I really saw the Lord, what about my world would I see differently?
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