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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.19
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 19
- tapasaiva paraṁ jyotir
- bhagavantam adhokṣajam
- sarva-bhūta-guhāvāsam
- añjasā vindate pumān
tapasāby penance — by penance; evaonly — only; paramthe supreme — the supreme; jyotiḥlight — light; bhagavantamunto the Personality of Godhead — unto the Personality of Godhead; adhokṣajamHe who is beyond the approach of the senses — He who is beyond the approach of the senses; sarvaresiding in the heart of all living entities-bhūtaresiding in the heart of all living entities-guhāresiding in the heart of all living entities-āvāsamresiding in the heart of all living entities — residing in the heart of all living entities; añjasācompletely — completely; vindatecan know — can know; pumāna person — a person.
By penance only can one even approach the Personality of Godhead, who is within the heart of every living entity and at the same time beyond the reach of all senses.
Rudra was advised by Brahmā to perform penance as an example to his sons and followers that penance is necessary for attaining the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that the common mass of people follow the path shown by an authority. Thus Brahmā, disgusted with the Rudra generations and afraid of being devoured by the increase of population, asked Rudra to stop producing such an unwanted generation and take to penance for attaining the favor of the Supreme Lord. We find, therefore, in pictures, that Rudra is always sitting in meditation for the attainment of the favor of the Lord. Indirectly, the sons and followers of Rudra are advised to stop the business of annihilation, following the Rudra principle while the peaceful creation of Brahmā is going on.