In English
This statement beautifully portrays the ’s gradual spiritual evolution. For a spiritual aspirant, there are three most important steps. The word “” signifies the firm conviction that God exists. This can be acquired either from a teacher or a great soul or by the reading of scriptures. By listening and reading, the is able to develop a firm conviction about the existence of God. Only with that, i.e., by a mere knowledge of the existence of God, he does not derive satisfaction. This is only a preliminary stage. This is the dual or the “” stage. He will not be satisfied with this knowledge. He now wants to see and experience the God whom he believes to exist. Such a type of yearning develops internally in the . Even this simple yearning is not enough. The intense desire to see God must constantly pervade the mind of the devotee. He has to develop a desire to see that form of the Lord about whom he had heard and read before.