Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.3.2
తస్య హ వావ శ్రద్ధయా విశుద్ధభావేన యజత: ప్రవర్గ్యేషు ప్రచరత్సు ద్రవ్యదేశకాలమన్త్రర్త్విగ్దక్షిణావిధానయోగోపపత్త్యా దురధిగమోఽపి భగవాన్ భాగవతవాత్సల్యతయా సుప్రతీక ఆత్మానమపరాజితం నిజజనాభిప్రేతార్థవిధిత్సయా గృహీతహృదయో హృదయఙ్గమం మనోనయనానన్దనావయవాభిరామమావిశ్చకార ॥ ౨ ॥
tasya ha vāva śraddhayā viśuddha-bhāvena yajataḥ pravargyeṣu pracaratsu dravya-deśa-kāla-mantrartvig-dakṣiṇā-vidhāna-yogopapattyā duradhigamo ’pi bhagavān bhāgavata-vātsalyatayā supratīka ātmānam aparājitaṁ nija-janābhipretārtha-vidhitsayā gṛhīta-hṛdayo hṛdayaṅgamaṁ mano-nayanānandanāvayavābhirāmam āviścakāra.
[tasya ha vaava shraddhayaa vishuddha-bhaavena yajatah pravargyeshu pracharatsu dravya-desha-kaala-mantrartvig-dakshinaa-vidhaana-yogopapattyaa duradhigamo ’pi bhagavaan bhaagavata-vaatsalyatayaa suprateeka aatmaanam aparaajitam nija-janaabhipretaartha-vidhitsayaa griheeta-hridayo hridayangamam mano-nayanaanandanaavayavaabhiraamam aavishchakaara.]
Word-for-word
tasya
—
when he (Nābhi)
ha vāva
—
certainly
śraddhayā
—
with great faith and devotion
viśuddha-bhāvena
—
with a pure, uncontaminated mind
yajataḥ
—
was worshiping
pravargyeṣu
—
while the fruitive activities called pravargya
pracaratsu
—
were being performed
dravya
—
the ingredients
deśa
—
place
kāla
—
time
mantra
—
hymns
ṛtvik
—
priests conducting the ceremony
dakṣiṇā
—
gifts to the priests
vidhāna
—
regulative principles
yoga
—
and of the means
upapattyā
—
by the performance
duradhigamaḥ
—
not obtainable
api
—
although
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
bhāgavata-vātsalyatayā
—
because of His being very affectionate to His devotee
su-pratīkaḥ
—
possessing a very beautiful form
ātmānam
—
Himself
aparājitam
—
not to be conquered by anyone
nija-jana
—
of His devotee
abhipreta-artha
—
the desire
vidhitsayā
—
to fulfill
gṛhīta-hṛdayaḥ
—
His heart being attracted
hṛdayaṅgamam
—
captivating
manaḥ-nayana-ānandana
—
pleasing to the mind and eyes
avayava
—
by the limbs
abhirāmam
—
beautiful
āviścakāra
—
manifested.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya ha vāva śraddhayā viśuddha-bhāvena yajataḥ pravargyeṣu pracaratsu dravya-deśa-kāla-mantrartvig-dakṣiṇā-vidhāna-yogopapattyā duradhigamo ’pi bhagavān bhāgavata-vātsalyatayā supratīka ātmānam aparājitaṁ nija-janābhipretārtha-vidhitsayā gṛhīta-hṛdayo hṛdayaṅgamaṁ mano-nayanānandanāvayavābhirāmam āviścakāra.
tasya
when he (Nābhi)
ha vāva
certainly
śraddhayā
with great faith and devotion
viśuddha-bhāvena
with a pure, uncontaminated mind
yajataḥ
was worshiping
pravargyeṣu
while the fruitive activities called pravargya
pracaratsu
were being performed
dravya
the ingredients
deśa
place
kāla
time
mantra
hymns
ṛtvik
priests conducting the ceremony
dakṣiṇā
gifts to the priests
vidhāna
regulative principles
yoga
and of the means
upapattyā
by the performance
duradhigamaḥ
not obtainable
api
although
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
bhāgavata-vātsalyatayā
because of His being very affectionate to His devotee
su-pratīkaḥ
possessing a very beautiful form
ātmānam
Himself
aparājitam
not to be conquered by anyone
nija-jana
of His devotee
abhipreta-artha
the desire
vidhitsayā
to fulfill
gṛhīta-hṛdayaḥ
His heart being attracted
hṛdayaṅgamam
captivating
manaḥ-nayana-ānandana
pleasing to the mind and eyes
avayava
by the limbs
abhirāmam
beautiful
āviścakāra
manifested.
In the performance of a sacrifice, there are seven transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: (1) by sacrificing valuable things or eatables, (2) by acting in terms of place, (3) by acting in terms of time, (4) by offering hymns, (5) by going through the priest, (6) by offering gifts to the priests and (7) by observing the regulative principles. However, one cannot always obtain the Supreme Lord through this paraphernalia. Nonetheless, the Lord is affectionate to His devotee; therefore when Mahārāja Nābhi, who was a devotee, worshiped and offered prayers to the Lord with great faith and devotion and with a pure uncontaminated mind, superficially performing some yajṣa in the line of pravargya, the kind Supreme Personality of Godhead, due to His affection for His devotees, appeared before King Nābhi in His unconquerable and captivating form with four hands. In this way, to fulfill the desire of His devotee, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifested Himself in His beautiful body before His devotee. This body pleases the mind and eyes of the devotees.
Purport
In Bhagavad-gītā it is clearly said:
bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ tato māṁ tattvato jṣātvā viśate tad-anantaram
“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.” ( Bg. 18.55 )
One can understand and see the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the process of devotional service, and not in any other way. Although Mahārāja Nābhi performed prescribed duties and sacrifices, it should still be considered that the Lord appeared before him not due to his sacrifices but because of his devotional service. It was for this reason that the Lord agreed to appear before him in His beautiful bodily features. As stated in Brahma-saṁhitā (5.30) , the Supreme Lord in His original nature is very beautiful. Veṇuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣaṁ barhāvataṁsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgam: the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although blackish, is very, very beautiful.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
While King Nābhi was performing prescribed duties, out of great affection for his devotee, in order to fulfill the desire of his devotee, the Lord with beautiful form, who is hard to attain but attracted to his devotee, showed King Nābhi his attractive, pleasing form which cannot be brought under control, whose limbs gave bliss to mind and eyes of Nābhi. He showed himself because of Nābhi’s performance of bhakti-yoga along with proper ingredients, place, time, mantras, priests, charity, and rules.
The Lord with beautiful limbs (supratīkaḥ), revealed himself by the execution of bhakti (yoga) along with seven purificatory ingredients while Nābhi performed prescribed duties necessary for material enjoyment (pravaryga pracaratsu). Since his heart was attracted to his devotee, the Lord revealed his pleasing form with limbs giving bliss to the mind and eye (such as his lotus face), though he is not controlled by others.
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