Without form, features, attributes, lineage, or any device, the unsupported mind wanders bewildered; deeming Him completely unapproachable in this formless state, Surdas sings the verses of His manifest divine plays.
In this moving verse, poet Surdas explains why he chose devotion to a personal, loving God over the formless absolute. He reflects that the formless divine has no shape, sign, quality, or identity. Without an anchor, the restless mind wanders aimlessly in confusion. Seeing that the formless is beyond human grasp and emotional reach, Surdas chooses the path of Saguna worship. He lovingly sings the stories of Lord Krishna's divine play, where the heart can easily find a home, resting in the beauty, warmth, and sweetness of the divine.
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