ज्योतिरादिरिवाभाति सङ्घातान्न विविच्यते । विदन्त्यात्मानमात्मस्थं मथित्वा कवयोऽन्तत: ॥ ९ ॥
jyotir-adir ivabhati sanghatan na vivicyate vidanty atmanam atma-stham mathitva kavayo ’ntatah
- jyotih
- fire
- adih
- and other elements
- iva
- just as
- abhati
- appear
- sanghatat
- from the bodies of demigods and others
- na
- not
- vivicyate
- are distinguished
- vidanti
- perceive
- atmanam
- the Supersoul
- atma-stham
- situated in the heart
- mathitva
- by discerning
- kavayah
- expert thinkers
- antatah
- within.
The all-pervading Personality of Godhead exists within the heart of every living being, and an expert thinker can perceive how He is present there to a large or small extent. Just as one can understand the supply of fire in wood, the water in a waterpot, or the sky within a pot, one can understand whether a living entity is a demon or a demigod by understanding that living entity’s devotional performances. A thoughtful man can understand how much a person is favored by the Supreme Lord by seeing his actions.