God must be worshiped with the best selected words, not insulting names that deny His supreme nature.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.44 — October 24, 1974, Māyāpur 741024SB-MAYAPUR [48:02 Minutes] SB-01.08.44_741024SB-MAYAPUR Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] sūta uvāca pṛthayetthaṁ kala-padaiḥ pariṇūtākhilodayaḥ mandaṁ jahāsa vaikuṇṭho mohayann iva māyayā [SB 1.8.44] [break] [01:18] Translation: "Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Lord, thus hearing the prayers of Kuntīdevī, composed in choice words for His glorification, mildly smiled.
That smile was as enchanting as His mystic power." Prabhupāda: pṛthayetthaṁ kala-padaiḥ pariṇūtākhilodayaḥ mandaṁ jahāsa vaikuṇṭho mohayann iva māyayā [SB 1.8.44] So whatever Kuntī said, that was accepted by Kṛṣṇa. So He remained silent and simply smiled, that "A devotee is glorifying the Lord in chosen words." Here it is said that kala-padaiḥ. Means God is to be worshiped... He is to be offered the best selected words, not that like the atheist fools, they worship, or rather, insult.
That very word... It gives us very much pain when God is called "daridra-nārāyaṇa." Why? Why Nārāyaṇa should be daridra? That means no conception of Nārāyaṇa.
Therefore they add these insulting words. But that is not the way of worship. Uttama-śloka. Kṛṣṇa's or God's another name is Uttama-śloka, "who is worshiped by the best, selected words." Uttama-śloka-guṇānuvarṇanam. Yad uttama-śloka-guṇānuvarṇanam. idaṁ hi puṁsas tapasaḥ śrutasya vā sviṣṭasya sūktasya ca buddhi-dattayoḥ avicyuto 'rthaḥ kavibhir nirūpito yad uttama-śloka-guṇānuvarṇanam [SB 1.5.22] This is the injunction of the śāstra.
Idaṁ hi puṁsas tapasaḥ śrutasya vā. In the material world, everyone, at least the higher class, higher section of the society, they are engaged in so many research work. That is called tapasya. How to find out the best thing for the human, benefit of the human society, scientific research, that is also tapasya.
When a scientist invents something, that is result of tapasya. It is not very easily obtained. Therefore tapa..., so many people are engaged in tapasya. Idaṁ hi puṁsas tapasaḥ śrutasya.
So many people are engaged in education. Śrutasya. Śrutasya means "of education." The Vedic process of getting education is by hearing. Therefore it is called śruti. The Vedas are called śruti. Formerly...