sri-bahulasva uvaca

bhavan hi sarva-bhutanam

 atma saksi sva-drg vibho

atha nas tvat-padambhojam

 smaratam darsanam gatah

 

Translation: 

 

Sri Bahulasva said: O almighty Lord, You are the Soul of all created beings, their self-illumined witness, and now You are giving Your audience to us, who constantly meditate on Your lotus feet.

 

Purport: 

 

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti explains Bahulasva’s inner thoughts as follows: Bahulasva glorifies Lord Krsna as the inspiring Soul of all life and consciousness, thinking that even an inert dullard like himself could be awakened to devotional awareness by His mercy. He glorifies the Lord as the witness of all pious and impious actions, confident that the Lord remembers whatever little devotional service he has ever done. And he glorifies Him as self-illumined, never needing to be enlightened or informed by any external source, with the knowledge that the Lord has always been aware of Bahulasva’s long-cherished secret desire to see Him.