SB 8.3.16 We need purification to approach the Lord, but he can approach us through revelation even when we are impure

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Shri Nibbhagavatam 8.3.16 Kunarini Channa Chidushma Paya Padakshobha Vishwa Vichitama Nisaya Naishkarmi Bhave Na Viva Vichitagama Swayam Prakashaya Namaskaromi So after describing how the Lord is all pervading now Gajendra starts talking about if the Lord is present everywhere is controlling everything then why is he not seen to our vision so Kunarini Channa Chidushma Paya so he is giving the example that just as smoke is fire is cow concealed within the wood similarly you are concealed my dear Lord and he says that what is it that makes you Channa that is Gunarini the three modes of material nature are like the Arani wood which contains fire which on friction will bring out it but he says that actually it’s not the same because fire is contained within the wood however you are not exactly contained because you transcend so Padakshobha Vishwa Vichitama Nisaya that your mind is transcendental to the agitations caused by three modes and so the modes convey the idea of concealment but they do not if we mistake they convey the idea of containment the modes are the container of the Lord that is wrong he says you are not contained by the modes you transcend the modes and your mind is never disturbed by three modes and in fact who can know you those whose minds are also not disturbed by three modes so the karma is motivated by the guna when we are attracted by three modes of material nature then accordingly we do various kinds of karma but those who are no longer attracted by three modes of material nature when people come to the bhava of naishkarma they do not want to engage in future activities then they give up the agamas the agamas of the vedic literature which talk about karma kanda so one gives them up Krishna also says he tells Arjuna that in 2.45 go beyond the three modes same point Vajendra is confirming here and then once one gives up the three modes then what happens it is not that just by transcending one can know the Lord no that is also not enough even when we come to the transcendental platform we can only perceive the brahman the all-pervading all-pervading spiritual substance substrate but beyond that is the supreme Lord and there also the Lord has to reveal himself at that place the Lord reveals himself he becomes self-manifest so the sun rises and becomes self-manifest so acknowledging that by our human endeavour we cannot know the Lord he says what can we do we can simply offer obeisances so I offer obeisances to you my Lord so in this way Vajendra is recognizing that he is within the three modes the Lord is beyond the three modes so he can’t be perceived by him and he can’t be reached by him by his own efforts but the Lord can reach him and so he is offering obeisances my dear Lord and he is saying that whenever you want you can reveal yourself we have to come beyond the three modes but you are so merciful that you can reveal yourself even for one who has not transcended the three modes so through this there is an implicit prayer that my dear Lord you are so lofty that I cannot reach you but your loftiness is exceeded by your mercifulness and therefore by your mercy you can reach down to me so I beg you reveal yourself and protect me protect me not just from this crocodile but also from the whole ignorance of material existence that is a prayer which will come later but explicitly stated later but here also the same mood is continued that oh Lord please reveal yourself so when we are praying and chanting at that time we know that we cannot get taste automatically the taste that we get in the holy name is also a mercy of Krishna it’s also Krishna revealing his sweetness and the more we are situated in goodness and are moving towards transcendence the greater will be the taste but the ultimate full rich taste of Krishna’s holy name comes by his own mercy and that Krishna can mercifully give even when we are not transcendent the modes that’s why we cannot just utter the sound vibration and expect taste to come we have to beg for Krishna’s mercy and then he will reveal himself according to his sweet will