SB 01.05.21 – Remember the Lord’s compassion to inspire concentration in meditation

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Shrimad Bhagavatam 1.5.21 Arat Muni is telling Vyasadev about his position and his mission He is telling by your own self search for the super self search for the super soul within your vision is infallible that means you have the capacity to search for the super soul within because your vision is infallible how is your vision infallible? that transcendental person you are his kalam you are his part and if you are the part of the transcendental lord then how is it that you appeared over here? you are unborn but you are prajatam jagatah shivaya shivaya means auspicious you do good to the world you have appeared therefore what should you do then? do good to the world that’s your mission Mahanubhav the greatest person of the supreme lord this refers to the supreme lord Abhyudaya refers to the past times describe them vividly so if Vyasadev is the supreme lord himself we know he is a literal incarnation of the lord but if he is the supreme lord then how can he be dissatisfied how could he have made a mistake as seems to be implied earlier by Vyasadev’s earlier usage he says it is reprehensible regrettable so actually it is a past time which the lord has performed to demonstrate the supremacy of the Srimad Bhagavatam in the entire Vedic canon and based on your position you have come to do good to the world so one way you do good to the world is by showing the futility of godless intellectuality so godless means not just godless but non-devotional intellectuality so Vyasadev there can be no parallel to Vyasadev in terms of intellectual prowess the capacity to compile together so many Vedic literature is unparalleled but when that intellectual proficiency is not used to glorify the supreme lord then it lets the heart stay dissatisfied or it causes the heart to remain dissatisfied and after demonstrating such prodigious intellectual proficiency now Vyasadev demonstrate the real way to intellectual and spiritual and holistic satisfaction that is by Mahanubhava Abhidheyo Adhiganyatam glorify the past time to the supreme lord and in this way do good to the whole world because therein people will become attracted to the lord then they will become detached from the worldly things and attachment to worldly things is the cause of misery therefore they will become free from misery and they will attain auspiciousness so actually when we are trying to practice sadhana bhakti it is inspiring and encouraging to remember that we are not alone there have been great acharyas who have actually written their literature and given their good wishes through those literatures for all of us so when Vyasadev is writing he is going to start compiling the Shambhag from the 7th chapter onwards at that time he looks at the souls of Kalyuga and sees how they are suffering and he wants to rescue them so when we feel this personal connection not just with the supreme lord but also with his messengers for who are working for our well being and whom we can please by taking their gifts so they are offering the gift of Krishna to us through the parampara through the chain of saintly people and all that we have to do is to accept that gift often the gift seems to be a burden because our mind and senses are attracted to material things and turning them away from matter to Krishna seems to be burdensome but when we remember the greater burden that others have borne to give us this gift then the gift will no longer seem to be a burden but will be seen to be a treasure and we will accordingly feel inspired to treasure it to treasure the treasure of the holy name by chanting attentively and prayerfully that’s how the meditation on the devotees compassion, the lord’s compassion manifesting through the devotees can motivate concentration within us thank you