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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.9.26
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 26
- maitreya uvāca
- sva-sambhavaṁ niśāmyaivaṁ
- tapo-vidyā-samādhibhiḥ
- yāvan mano-vacaḥ stutvā
- virarāma sa khinnavat
maitreyaḥthe great sage Maitreya said uvācathe great sage Maitreya said — the great sage Maitreya said; svathe source of his appearance-sambhavamthe source of his appearance — the source of his appearance; niśāmyaby seeing — by seeing; evamthus — thus; tapaḥpenance — penance; vidyāknowledge — knowledge; samādhibhiḥas also by concentration of the mind — as also by concentration of the mind; yāvatas far as possible — as far as possible; manaḥmind — mind; vacaḥwords — words; stutvāhaving prayed — having prayed; virarāmabecame silent — became silent; saḥhe (Brahmā) — he (Brahmā); khinnaas if tired-vatas if tired — as if tired.
The sage Maitreya said: O Vidura, after observing the source of his appearance, namely the Personality of Godhead, Brahmā prayed for His mercy as far as his mind and words would permit him. Thus having prayed, he became silent, as if tired from his activities of penance, knowledge and mental concentration.
Brahmā's enlightenment in knowledge was due to the Lord sitting within his heart. After being created, Brahmā could not ascertain the source of his appearance, but after penance and mental concentration he could see the source of his birth, and thus he became enlightened through his heart. The spiritual master outside and the spiritual master within are both representations of the Lord. Unless one has contact with such bona fide representations, one cannot claim to be a spiritual master. Lord Brahmā had no opportunity to take the help of a spiritual master from outside because at that time Brahmā himself was the only creature in the universe. Therefore, on becoming satisfied by the prayers of Brahmā, the Lord enlightened him about everything from within.