bhaktim udvahatāṁ nṛṇām
vāsudeve bhagavati
bhaktim udvahatāṁ nṛṇām
jñāna-vairāgya-vīryāṇāṁ
na hi kaścid vyapāśrayaḥ
Persons having bhakti for Vāsudeva, endowed with jñāna and vairāgya, do not take shelter elsewhere.
Attaining realization of the unreality of objects seen in duality by practice of jñāna is difficult for the jñānī. The devotees however do not seek jñāna and vairāgya by practice of jñana because bhakti itself produces jñāna and vairāgya. The devotees have no other shelter in this world. Nothing attracts them. By pursuing only bhakti, they do not make distinctions of good or bad material objects. Please understand the nature of devotees.
|| 6.17.32 ||
nāhaṁ viriñco na kumāra-nāradau
na brahma-putrā munayaḥ sureśāḥ
vidāma yasyehitam aṁśakāṁśakā
na tat-svarūpaṁ pṛthag-īśa-māninaḥ
Neither I [Lord Śiva], nor Brahmā, nor the Kumāras, nor Nārada or the other great sages who are Brahmā's sons, nor the devatās, who are all portions of portions of the Lord, who consider ourselves independent controllers, can understand the Lord’s form or activities.
Hear about our natures. We do not know the intentions of the Lord or his pastimes (īhitam) since we think our selves independent controllers.
|| 6.17.33 ||
na hy asyāsti priyaḥ kaścin
nāpriyaḥ svaḥ paro 'pi vā
ātmatvāt sarva-bhūtānāṁ
sarva-bhūta-priyo hariḥ
He does not regard anyone with favor or hostility. He has no one as his own relative, and no one is separate from him. Because he is the soul of all living entities, he is affectionate to all beings.
Hear about the nature of the Lord. The Lord is affectionate to all beings. Still he favors no one nor hates no one. The cause of difference in treatment is māyā. Therefore one should know the nature of māyā.
|| 6.17.34-35 ||
tasya cāyaṁ mahā-bhāgaś
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