2.1 Grant me humble confidence in divine providence

āche kichu kārja taba
ei anumāne

You must have some purpose, I humbly guess,
some hidden aim in this wilderness.

My dear Lord, Srila Prabhupada reveals the disarming blend of certainty and uncertainty that marks bhakti in this world. He is confident that you have a plan, while humbly acknowledging that he can only infer its details. His uncertainty does not arise from a deficiency of devotion but from the finiteness of the soul—a finiteness that remains, however spiritually exalted one may be.

When he uses the word anumāne (“I guess”), this uncertainty is not a duṣaṇa (a defect) but a bhūṣaṇa (an ornament). It reveals how deep his conviction runs, even when complete clarity lies beyond human reach.

I am forever a part of you—eternally finite—whereas you, my Lord, are eternally infinite. Your plan is never fully or finally known to anyone but yourself. Let my devotion to you lead me to the humility of a heart aware of the limits of human perception.

O Supreme Guide, bless me to follow in Srila Prabhupada’s illustrious footsteps and cultivate a humble confidence in your providence—especially when what is happening, or what I am meant to do, lies beyond my comprehension. May my heart, like Srila Prabhupada’s, remain steady and surrendered, trusting your plan even when my mind cannot trace it.