SB 01.05.05 – Remove the blocks that prevent Krishna’s wisdom from entering our head and his mercy from entering our heart
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Shri Bhagavatam 1.5.5 Here Vyasate is humbly acknowledging the diagnosis that spiritual master Narad Bhuni has made about his condition. He says yes, what you’re saying is true.
Whatever you have said that actually I have done it. Narad Bhuni has said how Vyasadev has done stupendous literary compilations and Vyasadev by acknowledging that is also saying In spite of that my heart is not satisfied. That mool, that cause of my dissatisfaction, I am not able to figure it out.
Therefore, Agadha Bodham, he’s saying that you are a person of vast knowledge. Agadha, unfathomably vast. Normally when we want spiritual guidance, even when our spiritual mentors appreciate our knowledge and our intelligence, we need to acknowledge that in front of them we are still deficient and Vyasadev shows that.
He acknowledges yes, what you said is true, but still I don’t know why I’m dissatisfied and you are wiser than me. Agadha Bodham. Therefore, I ask you, what is the cause? What is the cause of my dissatisfaction? I’m asking unto you, Atmabhava is self-born, Brahmaji.
You are Atmabhutam, you are the offspring of the self-born person. So he’s indicating that Narad Muni is also exalted and his exalted position is that the first person who was born and who was enlightened by the Supreme Lord, you have been born from him and you have also been enlightened by him. The Narada, Narada’s questions to Brahmaji are described in third canto of Srimad Bhagavatam wherein Brahmaji talks about how he is not supreme, Narada is actually supreme.
And this indicates Narada’s exalted position. So in general, as long as we are full with ourselves, Krishna cannot make us full. That means that as long as we think our head, we know our head is filled with the knowledge that we have and our heart is filled with our own conceptions of how great we are, then we do not let Krishna use his greatness for our ultimate benefit.
We prevent Krishna’s mercy from entering our heart and we prevent Krishna’s wisdom from entering our head. And in this way, we keep ourselves in a deprived situation that can eventually become depraved. Depraved means we may end up doing degraded things.
And this humble acknowledgement of our deficiencies is very important when we are praying to Krishna and are seeking his shelter. To the extent we can meditate, Krishna, I may have done a lot materially and I may have done a lot spiritually also. Now, actually, if we compare ourselves with other devotees, we feel that we are better than them.
But as compared to the standard of pure emotion, we are a long way away. So Krishna, even if I have done something materially or spiritually, still I am a far, far distance away from having pure love for you. And there are so many ways in which the mind troubles and tricks me even today.
So I need your help. To the extent we remember this and meditate on this, to that extent we can feel a genuine, sincere and intense need for Krishna. And that need will drive our devotional calling out to Krishna.
That need will drive our prayer and will connect us with Krishna in a touching and transforming way. Then Krishna’s wisdom and mercy will do miraculous things in our heart. And our prayer, our meditation, our chanting won’t just be a ritual.
It will be a a magical, miraculous demonstration of bhakti’s transformational potency. And it will inspire and enliven us in all aspects of our life and bring a spring in our march through life as we move through the various obstacles towards Krishna.