SB 1.6.23

Synonyms

[Why then was a vision granted to Nārada in the first place? (kutas tarhi dṛṣṭo’si).⁸⁸]; anagha — O sinless one; rūpam — the form; [of Mine (mama)⁸⁹]; yat — which; darśitam — has been shown; te — to you [tubhyam⁹⁰]; sakṛt — just once; etat — this [single vision (ekavāra-darśanam) is sufficient to provoke your longing for Me (tan-manorathaṁ sādhayituṁ yogyam ity arthaḥ), and not repeated disclosures (na tu muhur darśanam)⁹¹]; kāmāya — [is] to arouse your longing [to incite your love for Me (mayi anurāgāya);⁹² meaning that if the devotee’s longing is insufficiently intensified, then prema also remains undeveloped, in which case love is without youthful vibrancy (autkaṇṭhasyānati-vṛddhyā premno’py anati-vṛddhes tasya tāruṇyaṁ na syād)]; sādhuḥ — an authentic seeker; mat-kāmaḥ — who longs for Me [who simply longs for Me, in spite of not having attained the vision of Me (yo hi māṁ kāmayate mātraṁ mad-darśanālābhe’pīty arthaḥ)]; śanakaiḥ — gradually; muñcati — forsakes [or casts out (nirasyati)⁹³]; sarvān — all; hṛt-śayān [kāmān⁹⁴] — [desires] lying in the heart [desires for something other than Me (anya vāsanāḥ);⁹⁵ the subconscious predispositions toward sense objects (viṣaya-vāsanāḥ)].

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