Bhagavatam 1.8.21 – Kunti meditates on increasingly intimate manifestations of the Lord

Hare Krishna in the first canto of Shri Nibhagavatam Narada Vyasa Samvad extends from chapters 4 to 6 it describes how Narada has hired Vyasa to elevate his presentation of vedic wisdom to its ultimate purpose in this verse he describes various processes of religious and spiritual growth given in the Vedas and he describes how their ultimate purpose is bhakti idam vibhum sah tapasah shrutah sevah tapasah shrutah sevah no posterity, performing hearing scriptures whatever one does using one’s intelligence for example vichuta arthah kavibhi nirupito kavibhi nirupito the wise have ascertained avichuta arthah its infallible purpose is uttama shloka guna anuvarnanam glorifying of uttama shloka so essentially essentially the point being made is that uttama shloka guna anuvarnanam that whatever we do its purpose is ultimately to connect it with the glorification of the supreme lord glorification glorification is a natural expression of love and affection and appreciation when we love someone we naturally want to talk about our beloved mothers for example when their babies are growing up they talk so much about their babies even when those babies are really not very special the babies are simply babies and the vision of love naturally sees them as very special and of course that vision is desirable naturally because that’s how the mothers can feel affection and shower the babies with affection now the point which we are making is that love naturally expresses itself through glorification of the beloved now that applies especially in our relationship with Krishna because Krishna is the all attractive supreme and he is truly having infinite glories in glorifying him we can relish the supreme fulfillment ourselves we can deepen our attraction to him and we can attract others towards Krishna also Shri Pramapada in his purport explains that even science should be used to glorify God so science is considered to be one of the pioneering feats of the human intelligence so if we use science to glorify Krishna then we can steadily move onwards by using our intelligence for appreciating God so we see the world as manifesting God’s glories and we see through nature the glory of God.

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This is a verse from the instructions of Naropani to Vyasadeva. In the first canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, Narada Vyasa Samvad extends from chapters 4 to 6. It describes how Narada is hired by Vyasa to elevate his presentation of Vedic wisdom to its ultimate purpose. In this verse, he describes various processes of spiritual growth given in the Vedas.

He describes how their ultimate purpose is bhakti. The Vyas have ascertained avicchuta dhaha. His infallible purpose is uttama shloka guna anubharanam.

Glorifying of uttama shloka. So essentially, the point being made is that whatever we do, its purpose is ultimately to connect it with the glorification of the Supreme Lord. Glorification is a natural expression of love and affection and appreciation.

When we love someone, we naturally want to talk about our beloved. Mothers, for example, when their babies are growing up, they talk so much about their babies. Even when those babies are not doing anything special, the babies are simply being babies.

And the vision of love naturally sees them as very special. And of course, that vision is desirable and natural. Because that's how the mothers can feel affection and shower the babies with affection.

Now, the point which we are making is that love naturally expresses itself through glorification of the beloved. Now that applies especially in our relationship with Krishna. Because Krishna is the all-attractive Supreme.

And He is truly having infinite glories in glorifying Him. We can relish the supreme fulfillment ourselves. We can deepen our attraction to Him.

And we can attract others towards Krishna also. Sri Ramapada, in his paraphrase, explains that even science should be used to glorify God. So, science is considered to be one of the pioneering feats of the human intelligence.

So, if we use science to glorify Krishna, then we can steadily move onwards by using our intelligence for appreciating God. So, we see the world as manifesting God's glories. And we see through nature the glory of God.