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SB 1.6.25 (1962)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT No. 25

Etabad uktao upaprama tat mahat Adbhutam nabholingam alingam iswaram Ahanancha tasmai mahatam mohiyase Shirshna abanamam bidhadhe anukampitah


ENGLISH SYNONYMS

Etabad—thus, Ukta—spoken, Upararama—stopped, Tat—that, mahat—great, Adbhutam—wonderful, Nabholingam—personified by sound, Alingam—unseen by the eyes, Iswaram—the supreme authority, Aham—I, Cha—also, Tasmai—unto Him, mahatam—the great, mohiyase—unto the glorified, Shirsna—by the head, Bidhadhe—executed, Abanamam—obeisances, Anukampitah—being favored by Him.


TRANSLATION

Thus spoken, that Supreme Authority personified by sound and unseen by the eyes but wonderful, stopped speaking and myself on my part feeling a sense of gratitude offered my obeisances unto Him by my head.


PURPORT

The Personality of Godhead although He was not seen but heard only that does not make any difference. The Personality of Godhead produced the four Vedas by His breathing and he is seen and realised through the transcendental sound of the Vedas. Similarly is the Bhagwat Geeta. Geeta is the sound representation of the Lord and there is no difference in identity. The conclusion is that the Lord can be seen and heard persistently by chanting the transcendental sound.