Verse Text
atha pārokṣyam, yathā –
prayāsyati mahat-tapaḥ saphalatāṁ kim aṣṭāṅgikā
munīśvara purātanī parama-yogacaryāpy asau |
narākṛti-navāmbuda-dyuti-dharaṁ paraṁ brahma me
vilocana-camatkṛtiṁ kathaya kiṁ nu nirmāsyati ||39||
Translation
Hidden (the Lord is not presently visible): O lord of the sages! Tell me if my great austerities and my long practice of aṣṭāṅga-yoga will bear fruit? Will that param brahma in human form with the complexion of a new rain cloud ever appear before me and bring astonishment to my eyes?
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
One great sage once inquired from another, “My dear friend, do you think that after I perfect the eightfold yoga performance I shall be able to see the eternal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?” This inquiry from the sage is an instance of inquisitiveness in a devotee situated in the neutral stage of devotional service.