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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.4.19
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 19
- ity āvedita-hārdāya
- mahyaṁ sa bhagavān paraḥ
- ādideśāravindākṣa
- ātmanaḥ paramāṁ sthitim
itithus being prayed to by me āveditathus being prayed to by me — thus being prayed to by me; hārdāyafrom the core of my heart — from the core of my heart; mahyamunto me — unto me; saḥHe — He; bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead — the Personality of Godhead; paraḥSupreme — Supreme; ādideśainstructed — instructed; aravindathe lotus-eyed-akṣaḥthe lotus-eyed — the lotus-eyed; ātmanaḥof Himself — of Himself; paramāmtranscendental — transcendental; sthitimsituation — situation.
When I thus expressed my heartfelt desires unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the lotus-eyed Lord instructed me about His transcendental situation.
The words paramāṁ sthitim are significant in this verse. The Lord's transcendental situation was not even spoken of to Brahmā when the four verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 2.9.33-36, Available in the library) were explained. This transcendental situation comprises His dealings with devotees engaged in transcendental loving service, as exhibited at Dvārakā and Vṛndāvana. When the Lord explained His specific transcendental situation, it was meant for Uddhava only, and therefore Uddhava particularly said mahyam ("unto me"), although the great sage Maitreya was also sitting there. Such a transcendental situation is hardly understood by those whose devotion is mixed with speculative knowledge or fruitive activities. The Lord's activities in confidential love are very rarely disclosed to the general devotees who are attracted by devotion mixed with knowledge and mysticism. Such activities are the inconceivable pastimes of the Lord.