Narada Bhakti Sutra - Post 84

Sutra 80. Sa keertyamaanah seeghramevaavirbha- vatyanubhaavayati bhaktaan.

[Being thus invoked or glorified. He (the Lord) manifests Himself, and blesses His devotees with realization.]

Sa: Me

Keertyjimaanah: being invoked, being glorified

seeghram: speedily

eva: surely

aavirbhavati Bhaktaan: reveals himself (to the) devotees

anubhavayati: makes realize.

Lord Hari came out of the pillar in the form of Narasimha when Prahlada prayed with his full heart, Prahlada said to his father: “My Narayan is in your heart. He is in my heart. He is in this straw. He is in this pillar also”.

Prahlada pointed out four places. But why did Lord Narayan come out of the pillar?

Because Prahlada had his full concentration with full feeling, “Sarva-bhavena”, in the pillar alone. He wished the Lord Hari should come out of the pillar. This was his sat-sankalpa.

When one worships the Lord, invoking Him with our whole personality, our mind is turned towards the Higher, through our earnest identification with His glories, the TRUTH (GOD) within unveils itself and reveals itself.

The Lord then, out of His compassion, makes the devotee experience HIM.

He indeed reveals Himself

We find proof of this in our Puranas. Dhruva stands on one leg doing tapas. Sree Narayana comes and stands in front of him but Dhruva refuses to open his eyes.

The Lord blows His conch and tells Dhruva, “I have come”.

Still, Dhruva refuses to open His eyes and says, “Many times, You have come and when I have opened my eyes, You have deceived me and I am distracting to something else. O Lord, Though art within and without. So, You Yourself come within and reveal Yourself in my very heart”.

It is said that a saint named Saint Teresa existed in west once upon a time and once she sees a vision of Jesus and in that vision, Jesus asks her, “Who are you”. The Saint replies, “I am Teresa of Jesus”.

Jesus replies and says, “I am Jesus of Teresa”!! This is what God does to a sincere devotee!!!

That is how Lord reveals Himself to those who seek Him sincerely.

Love.