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dvari dyu-nadya rsabhah kurunam

maitreyam asinam agadha-bodham

ksattopasrtyacyuta-bhava-siddhah

papraccha sausilya-gunabhitrptah

SYNONYMS

sri-sukah uvaca–Sukadeva Gosvami said; dvari–at the source of; dyunadyah–

the celestial River Ganges; rsabhah–the best of the Kurus;

kurunam–of the Kurus; maitreyam–unto Maitreya; asinam–sitting; agadhabodham–

of unfathomed knowledge; ksatta–Vidura; upasrtya–having

approached nearer; acyuta–the infallible Lord; bhava–character;

siddhah–perfect; papraccha–inquired; sausilya–gentleness; gunaabhitrptah–

satisfied in transcendental qualities.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Vidura, the best amongst the Kuru dynasty, who

was perfect in devotional service to the Lord, thus reached the source of

the celestial Ganges River [Hardwar], where Maitreya, the great,

fathomless learned sage of the world, was seated. Vidura, who was perfect

sukhaya karmani karoti loko

na taih sukham vanyad-uparamam va

vindeta bhuyas tata eva duhkham

yad atra yuktam bhagavan vaden nah

SYNONYMS

vidurah uvaca–Vidura said; sukhaya–for attaining happiness; karmani-

-fruitive activities; karoti–everyone does so; lokah–in this world; na-

-never; taih–by those activities; sukham–any happiness; va–or; anyat–

differently; uparamam–satiation; va–either; vindeta–achieves; bhuyah–

on the contrary; tatah–by such activities; eva–certainly; duhkham–

miseries; yat–that which; atra–under the circumstances; yuktam–right

course; bhagavan–O great one; vadet–may kindly enlighten; nah–us.

TRANSLATION

Vidura said: O great sage, everyone in this world engages in fruitive

activities to attain happiness, but one finds neither satiation nor the

mitigation of distress. On the contrary, one is only aggravated by such

activities. Please, therefore, give us directions on how one should live

adharma-silasya suduhkhitasya

anugrahayeha caranti nunam

bhutani bhavyani janardanasya

SYNONYMS

janasya–of the common man; krsnat–from the Supreme Lord, Krsna;

vimukhasya–of the one who has turned his face against the Lord; daivat–

by the influence of external energy; adharma-silasya–of one who is

engaged in irreligion; su-duhkhitasya–of one who is always unhappy;

anugrahaya–due to being compassionate towards them; iha–in this world;

caranti–wander; nunam–certainly; bhutani–persons; bhavyani–great

philanthropic souls; janardanasya–of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

O my lord, great philanthropic souls travel on the earth on behalf of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead to show compassion to the fallen souls

samradhito bhagavan yena pumsam

hrdi sthito yacchati bhakti-pute

jnanam sa-tattvadhigamam puranam

SYNONYMS

tat–therefore; sadhu-varya–O great one amongst the saints; adisa–

please instruct; vartma–the path; sam–auspicious; nah–for us;

samradhitah–being perfectly served; bhagavan–the Personality of

Godhead; yena–by which; pumsam–of the living entity; hrdi sthitah–

residing in the heart; yacchati–awards; bhakti-pute–unto the unalloyed

devotee; jnanam–knowledge; sa–that; tattva–truth; adhigamam–by which

one learns; puranam–authorized, old.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, O great sage, please give me instruction on the

transcendental devotional service of the Lord, so that He who is situated

in the heart of everyone can be pleased to impart, from within, knowledge

of the Absolute Truth in terms of the ancient Vedic principles delivered

yany atma-tantro bhagavams tryadhisah

yatha sasarjagra idam nirihah

samsthapya vrttim jagato vidhatte

SYNONYMS

karoti–does them; karmani–transcendental activities; krta–by

accepting; avatarah–incarnations; yani–all those; atma-tantrah–Selfindependent;

bhagavan–the Personality of Godhead; tri-adhisah–the Lord

of the three worlds; yatha–as much as; sasarja–created; agre–at first;

idam–this cosmic manifestation; nirihah–although desireless;

samsthapya–by establishing; vrttim–means of livelihood; jagatah–of the

universes; vidhatte–as He regulates.

TRANSLATION

O great sage, kindly narrate how the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

who is the independent, desireless Lord of the three worlds and the

controller of all energies, accepts incarnations and creates the cosmic

manifestation with perfectly arranged regulative principles for its

sete guhayam sa nivrtta-vrttih

yogesvaradhisvara eka etad

anupravisto bahudha yathasit

SYNONYMS

yatha–as much as; punah–again; sve–in His; khe–form of space

(virat-rupa); idam–this; nivesya–entering into; sete–lies down;

guhayam–within the universe; sah–He (the Personality of Godhead);

nivrtta–without endeavor; vrttih–means of livelihood; yoga-isvara–the

master of all mystic powers; adhisvarah–proprietor of everything; ekah–

one without a second; etat–this; anupravistah–entering afterwards;

bahudha–by innumerable; yatha–as much as; asit–exists.

TRANSLATION

He lies down on His own heart spread in the form of the sky, and thus

placing the whole creation in that space, He expands Himself into many

living entities, which are manifested as different species of life. He

does not have to endeavor for His maintenance, because He is the master

of all mystic powers and the proprietor of everything. Thus He is

ksemaya karmany avatara-bhedaih

mano na trpyaty api srnvatam nah

susloka-maules caritamrtani

SYNONYMS

kridan–manifesting pastimes; vidhatte–He performs; dvija–twiceborn;

go–cows; suranam–of the demigods; ksemaya–welfare; karmani–

transcendental activities; avatara–incarnations; bhedaih–differently;

manah–mind; na–never; trpyati–satisfies; api–in spite of; srnvatam–

continuously hearing; nah–our; su-sloka–auspicious; mauleh–of the

Lord; carita–characteristics; amrtani–undying.

TRANSLATION

You may narrate also about the auspicious characteristics of the Lord

in His different incarnations for the welfare of the twice-born, the cows

and the demigods. Our minds are never satisfied completely, although we

lokan alokan saha lokapalan

aciklpad yatra hi sarva-sattvanikaya-

bhedo ‘dhikrtah pratitah

SYNONYMS

yaih–by whom; tattva–truth; bhedaih–by differentiation; adhilokanathah–

the King of the kings; lokan–planets; alokan–planets of the

lower region; saha–along with; loka-palan–respective kings; aciklpat–

planned; yatra–wherein; hi–certainly; sarva–all; sattva–existence;

nikaya–living entities; bhedah–difference; adhikrtah–occupied;

pratitah–it so appears.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme King of all kings has created different planets and places

of habitation where living entities are situated in terms of the modes of

ca bhidam vyadhatta

narayano visvasrg atma-yonir

etac ca no varnaya vipra-varya

SYNONYMS

yena–by which; prajanam–of those who are born; uta–as also; atmakarma–

destined engagement; rupa–form and feature; abhidhanam–

endeavors; ca–also; bhidam–differentiation; vyadhatta–dispersed;

narayanah–the Supreme Personality of Godhead; visvasrk–the creator of

the universe; atma-yonih–self-sufficient; etat–all these; ca–also;

nah–unto us; varnaya–describe; vipra-varya–O chief amongst the

brahmanas.

TRANSLATION

O chief amongst the brahmanas, please also describe how Narayana, the

creator of the universe and the self-sufficient Lord, has differently

created the natures, activities, forms, features and names of the

srutani me vyasa-mukhad abhiksnam

atrpnuma ksulla-sukhavahanam

tesam rte krsna-kathamrtaughat

SYNONYMS

para–higher; avaresam–of these lower; bhagavan–O my lord, O great

one; vratani–occupations; srutani–heard; me–by me; vyasa–Vyasa;

mukhat–from the mouth; abhiksnam–repeatedly; atrpnuma–I am satisfied;

ksulla–little; sukha-avahanam–that which causes happiness; tesam–out

of that; rte–without; krsna-katha–talks about the Personality of

Godhead, Lord Krsna; amrta-oghat–from the nectar.

TRANSLATION

O my lord, I have repeatedly heard about these higher and lower

statuses of human society from the mouth of Vyasadeva, and I am quite

satiated with all these lesser subject matters and their happiness. They

have not satisfied me with the nectar of topics about Krsna.

kas trpnuyat tirtha-pado ‘bhidhanat

satresu vah suribhir idyamanat

yah karna-nadim purusasya yato

bhava-pradam geha-ratim chinatti

SYNONYMS

kah–who is that man; trpnuyat–that can be satisfied; tirtha-padah–

whose lotus feet are all the places of pilgrimage; abhidhanat–from the

talks of; satresu–in human society; vah–one who is; suribhih–by great

devotees; idyamanat–one who is so worshiped; yah–who; karna-nadim–in

the holes of the ears; purusasya–of a man; yatah–entering; bhavapradam–

that which awards births and deaths; geha-ratim–family

affection; chinatti–is cut off.

TRANSLATION

Who in human society can be satisfied without hearing sufficient talk

of the Lord, whose lotus feet are the sum total of all places of

pilgrimage and who is worshiped by great sages and devotees? Such topics

can cut off one’s bondage to family affection simply by entering the

munir vivaksur bhagavad-gunanam

sakhapi te bharatam aha krsnah

yasmin nrnam gramya-sukhanuvadair

matir grhita nu hareh kathayam

SYNONYMS

munih–the sage; vivaksuh–described; bhagavat–of the Personality of

Godhead; gunanam–transcendental qualities; sakha–friend; api–also; te-

-your; bharatam–the Mahabharata; aha–has described; krsnah–Krsnadvaipayana

Vyasa; yasmin–in which; nrnam–of the people; gramya–

worldly; sukha-anuvadaih–pleasure derived from mundane topics; matih–

attention; grhita nu–just to draw towards; hareh–of the Lord; kathayam-

-speeches of (Bhagavad-gita).

TRANSLATION

Your friend the great sage Krsna-dvaipayana Vyasa has already

described the transcendental qualities of the Lord in his great work the

Mahabharata. But the whole idea is to draw the attention of the mass of

people to krsna-katha [Bhagavad-gita] through their strong affinity for

sa sraddadhanasya vivardhamana

viraktim anyatra karoti pumsah

hareh padanusmrti-nirvrtasya

samasta-duhkhapyayam asu dhatte

SYNONYMS

sa–those topics of Krsna, or krsna-katha; sraddadhanasya–of one who

is anxious to hear; vivardhamana–gradually increasing; viraktim–

indifference; anyatra–in other things (than such topics); karoti–does;

pumsah–of one who is so engaged; hareh–of the Lord; pada-anusmrti–

constant remembrance of the lotus feet of the Lord; nirvrtasya–one who

has achieved such transcendental bliss; samasta-duhkha–all miseries;

apyayam–vanquished; asu–without delay; dhatte–executes.

TRANSLATION

For one who is anxious to engage constantly in hearing such topics,

krsna-katha gradually increases his indifference towards all other

things. Such constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Krsna by the

devotee who has achieved transcendental bliss vanquishes all his miseries

tan chocya-socyan avido ‘nusoce

hareh kathayam vimukhan aghena

ksinoti devo ‘nimisas tu yesam

ayur vrtha-vada-gati-smrtinam

SYNONYMS

tan–all those; socya–pitiable; socyan–of the pitiable; avidah–

ignorant; anusoce–I pity; hareh–of the Lord; kathayam–to the topics

of; vimukhan–averse; aghena–because of sinful activities; ksinoti–

decaying; devah–the Lord; animisah–eternal time; tu–but; yesam–of

whom; ayuh–duration of life; vrtha–uselessly; vada–philosophical

speculations; gati–ultimate goal; smrtinam–of those following different

rituals.

TRANSLATION

O sage, persons who because of their sinful activities are averse to

the topics of Transcendence and thus ignorant of the purpose of the

Mahabharata [Bhagavad-gita] are pitied by the pitiable. I also pity them

because I see how their duration of life is spoiled by eternal time while

they involve themselves in presentations of philosophical speculation,

tad asya kausarava sarma-datur

hareh katham eva kathasu saram

uddhrtya puspebhya ivarta-bandho

sivaya nah kirtaya tirtha-kirteh

SYNONYMS

tat–therefore; asya–His; kausarava–O Maitreya; sarma-datuh–of one

who awards good fortune; hareh–of the Lord; katham–topics; eva–only;

kathasu–of all topics; saram–the essence; uddhrtya–by quoting;

puspebhyah–from the flowers; iva–like that; arta-bandho–O friend of

the distressed; sivaya–for welfare; nah–of us; kirtaya–kindly

describe; tirtha–pilgrimage; kirteh–of glorious.

TRANSLATION

O Maitreya, O friend of the distressed, the glories of the Supreme

Lord can alone do good for people all over the world. Therefore, just as

bees collect honey from flowers, kindly describe the essence of all

sa visva-janma-sthiti-samyamarthe

krtavatarah pragrhita-saktih

cakara karmany atipurusani

yanisvarah kirtaya tani mahyam

SYNONYMS

sah–the Personality of Godhead; visva–universe; janma–creation;

sthiti–maintenance; samyama-arthe–with a view to perfect control; krta-

-accepted; avatarah–incarnation; pragrhita–accomplished with; saktih–

potency; cakara–performed; karmani–transcendental activities; atipurusani–

superhuman; yani–all those; isvarah–the Lord; kirtaya–please

chant; tani–all those; mahyam–unto me.

TRANSLATION

Kindly chant all those superhuman transcendental activities of the

supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead, who accepted incarnations

fully equipped with all potency for the full manifestation and

maintenance of the cosmic creation.

 

 

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sri-suka uvaca

sa evam bhagavan prstah

ksattra kausaravo munih

pumsam nihsreyasarthena

tam aha bahu-manayan

SYNONYMS

sri-sukah uvaca–Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; sah–he; evam–thus;

bhagavan–the great sage; prstah–being requested; ksattra–by Vidura;

kausaravah–Maitreya; munih–the great sage; pumsam–for all people;

nihsreyasa–for the greatest welfare; arthena–for that; tam–unto him;

aha–narrated; bahu–greatly; manayan–honoring.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: The great sage Maitreya Muni, after honoring

Vidura very greatly, began to speak, at Vidura’s request, for the

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maitreya uvaca

sadhu prstam tvaya sadho

lokan sadhv anugrhnata

kirtim vitanvata loke

atmano ‘dhoksajatmanah

SYNONYMS

maitreyah uvaca–Sri Maitreya said; sadhu–all good; prstam–I am

asked; tvaya–by you; sadho–O good one; lokan–all the people; sadhu

anugrhnata–showing mercy in goodness; kirtim–glories; vitanvata–

broadcasting; loke–in the world; atmanah–of the self; adhoksaja–the

Transcendence; atmanah–mind.

TRANSLATION

Sri Maitreya said: O Vidura, all glory unto you. You have inquired

from me of the greatest of all goodness, and thus you have shown your

mercy both to the world and to me because your mind is always absorbed in

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naitac citram tvayi ksattar

badarayana-viryaje

grhito ‘nanya-bhavena

yat tvaya harir isvarah

SYNONYMS

na–never; etat–such inquiries; citram–very wonderful; tvayi–in

you; ksattah–O Vidura; badarayana–of Vyasadeva; virya-je–born from the

semen; grhitah–accepted; ananya-bhavena–without deviation from the

thought; yat–because; tvaya–by you; harih–the Personality of Godhead;

isvarah–the Lord.

TRANSLATION

O Vidura, it is not at all wonderful that you have so accepted the

Lord without deviation of thought, for you were born from the semen of

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mandavya-sapad bhagavan

praja-samyamano yamah

bhratuh ksetre bhujisyayam

jatah satyavati-sutat

SYNONYMS

mandavya–the great rsi Mandavya Muni; sapat–by his curse; bhagavan–

the greatly powerful; praja–one who is born; samyamanah–controller of

death; yamah–known as Yamaraja; bhratuh–of the brother; ksetre–in the

wife; bhujisyayam–kept; jatah–born; satyavati–Satyavati (the mother of

both Vicitravirya and Vyasadeva); sutat–by the son (Vyasadeva).

TRANSLATION

I know that you are now Vidura due to the cursing of Mandavya Muni and

that formerly you were King Yamaraja, the great controller of living

entities after their death. You were begotten by the son of Satyavati,

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bhavan bhagavato nityam

sammatah sanugasya ha

yasya jnanopadesaya

madisad bhagavan vrajan

SYNONYMS

bhavan–your good self; bhagavatah–of the Personality of Godhead;

nityam–eternal; sammatah–recognized; sa-anugasya–one of the

associates; ha–have been; yasya–of whom; jnana–knowledge; upadesaya–

for instructing; ma–unto me; adisat–so ordered; bhagavan–the

Personality of Godhead; vrajan–while returning to His abode.

TRANSLATION

Your good self is one of the eternal associates of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead for whose sake the Lord, while going back to His

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atha te bhagaval-lila

yoga-mayorubrmhitah

visva-sthity-udbhavantartha

varnayamy anupurvasah

SYNONYMS

atha–therefore; te–unto you; bhagavat–pertaining to the Personality

of Godhead; lilah–pastimes; yoga-maya–energy of the Lord; uru–greatly;

brmhitah–extended by; visva–of the cosmic world; sthiti–maintenance;

udbhava–creation; anta–dissolution; arthah–purpose; varnayami–I shall

describe; anupurvasah–systematically.

TRANSLATION

I shall therefore describe to you the pastimes by which the

Personality of Godhead extends His transcendental potency for the

creation, maintenance and dissolution of the cosmic world as they occur

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bhagavan eka asedam

agra atmatmanam vibhuh

atmecchanugatav atma

nana-maty-upalaksanah

SYNONYMS

bhagavan–the Personality of Godhead; ekah–one without a second; asa-

-was there; idam–this creation; agre–prior to the creation; atma–in

His own form; atmanam–of the living entities; vibhuh–master; atma–

Self; iccha–desire; anugatau–being merged in; atma–Self; nana-mati–

different vision; upalaksanah–symptoms.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead, the master of all living entities, existed

prior to the creation as one without a second. It is by His will only

that creation is made possible and again everything merges in Him. This

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sa va esa tada drasta

napasyad drsyam ekarat

mene ‘santam ivatmanam

supta-saktir asupta-drk

SYNONYMS

sah–the Personality of Godhead; va–either; esah–all these; tada–at

that time; drasta–the seer; na–did not; apasyat–see; drsyam–the

cosmic creation; eka-rat–undisputed proprietor; mene–thought like this;

asantam–nonexistent; iva–like that; atmanam–plenary manifestations;

supta–unmanifested; saktih–material energy; asupta–manifested; drk–

internal potency.

TRANSLATION

The Lord, the undisputed proprietor of everything, was the only seer.

The cosmic manifestation was not present at that time, and thus He felt

imperfect without His plenary and separated parts and parcels. The

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sa va etasya samdrastuh

saktih sad-asad-atmika

maya nama maha-bhaga

yayedam nirmame vibhuh

SYNONYMS

sa–that external energy; va–is either; etasya–of the Lord;

samdrastuh–of the perfect seer; saktih–energy; sat-asat-atmika–as both

the cause and the effect; maya nama–called by the name maya; maha-bhaga-

-O fortunate one; yaya–by which; idam–this material world; nirmame–

constructed; vibhuh–the Almighty.

TRANSLATION

The Lord is the seer, and the external energy, which is seen, works as

both cause and effect in the cosmic manifestation. O greatly fortunate

Vidura, this external energy is known as maya or illusion, and through

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kala-vrttya tu mayayam

guna-mayyam adhoksajah

purusenatma-bhutena

viryam adhatta viryavan

SYNONYMS

kala–the eternal time; vrttya–by the influence of; tu–but; mayayam-

-in the external energy; guna-mayyam–in the qualitative modes of nature;

adhoksajah–the Transcendence; purusena–by the purusa incarnation; atmabhutena–

who is the plenary expansion of the Lord; viryam–the seeds of

the living entities; adhatta–impregnated; viryavan–the Supreme Living

Being.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Living Being in His feature as the transcendental purusa

incarnation, who is the Lord’s plenary expansion, impregnates the

material nature of three modes, and thus by the influence of eternal time

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tato ‘bhavan mahat-tattvam

avyaktat kala-coditat

vijnanatmatma-deha-stham

visvam vyanjams tamo-nudah

SYNONYMS

tatah–thereafter; abhavat–came into existence; mahat–supreme;

tattvam–sum total; avyaktat–from the unmanifested; kala-coditat–by the

interaction of time; vijnana-atma–unalloyed goodness; atma-deha-stham–

situated on the bodily self; visvam–complete universes; vyanjan–

manifesting; tamah-nudah–the supreme light.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, influenced by the interactions of eternal time, the

supreme sum total of matter called the mahat-tattva became manifested,

and in this mahat-tattva the unalloyed goodness, the Supreme Lord, sowed

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so ‘py amsa-guna-kalatma

bhagavad-drsti-gocarah

atmanam vyakarod atma

visvasyasya sisrksaya

SYNONYMS

sah–mahat-tattva; api–also; amsa–purusa plenary expansion; guna–

chiefly the quality of ignorance; kala–the duration of time; atma–full

consciousness; bhagavat–the Personality of Godhead; drsti-gocarah–range

of sight; atmanam–many different forms; vyakarot–differentiated; atma–

reservoir; visvasya–the would-be entities; asya–of this; sisrksaya–

generates the false ego.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter the mahat-tattva differentiated itself into many different

forms as the reservoir of the would-be entities. The mahat-tattva is

chiefly in the mode of ignorance, and it generates the false ego. It is a

plenary expansion of the Personality of Godhead, with full consciousness

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mahat-tattvad vikurvanad

aham-tattvam vyajayata

karya-karana-kartratma

bhutendriya-mano-mayah

vaikarikas taijasas ca

tamasas cety aham tridha

SYNONYMS

mahat–the great; tattvat–from the causal truth; vikurvanat–being

transformed; aham–false ego; tattvam–material truth; vyajayata–became

manifested; karya–effects; karana–cause; kartr–doer; atma–soul or

source; bhuta–material ingredients; indriya–senses; manah-mayah–

hovering on the mental plane; vaikarikah–the mode of goodness; taijasah-

-the mode of passion; ca–and; tamasah–the mode of ignorance; ca–and;

iti–thus; aham–false ego; tridha–three kinds.

TRANSLATION

Mahat-tattva, or the great causal truth, transforms into false ego,

which is manifested in three phases–cause, effect and the doer. All such

activities are on the mental plane and are based on the material

elements, gross senses and mental speculation. The false ego is

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aham-tattvad vikurvanan

mano vaikarikad abhut

vaikarikas ca ye deva

arthabhivyanjanam yatah

SYNONYMS

aham-tattvat–from the principle of false ego; vikurvanat–by

transformation; manah–the mind; vaikarikat–by interaction with the mode

of goodness; abhut–generated; vaikarikah–by interaction with goodness;

ca–also; ye–all these; devah–demigods; artha–the phenomenon;

abhivyanjanam–physical knowledge; yatah–the source.

TRANSLATION

The false ego is transformed into mind by interaction with the mode of

goodness. All the demigods who control the phenomenal world are also

products of the same principle, namely the interaction of false ego and

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taijasanindriyany eva

jnana-karma-mayani ca

SYNONYMS

taijasani–the mode of passion; indriyani–the senses; eva–certainly;

jnana–knowledge, philosophical speculations; karma–fruitive activities;

mayani–predominating; ca–also.

TRANSLATION

The senses are certainly products of the mode of passion in false ego,

and therefore philosophical speculative knowledge and fruitive activities

are predominantly products of the mode of passion.TEXT 32

TEXT

tamaso bhuta-suksmadir

yatah kham lingam atmanah

SYNONYMS

tamasah–from the mode of passion; bhuta-suksma-adih–subtle sense

objects; yatah–from which; kham–the sky; lingam–symbolic

representation; atmanah–of the Supreme Soul.

TRANSLATION

The sky is a product of sound, and sound is the transformation of

egoistic passion. In other words, the sky is the symbolic representation

of the Supreme Soul.TEXT 33

TEXT

kala-mayamsa-yogena

bhagavad-viksitam nabhah

nabhaso ‘nusrtam sparsam

vikurvan nirmame ‘nilam

SYNONYMS

kala–time; maya–external energy; amsa-yogena–partly mixed;

bhagavat–the Personality of Godhead; viksitam–glanced over; nabhah–the

sky; nabhasah–from the sky; anusrtam–being so contacted; sparsam–

touch; vikurvat–being transformed; nirmame–was created; anilam–the

air.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter the Personality of Godhead glanced over the sky, partly

mixed with eternal time and external energy, and thus developed the touch

sensation, from which the air in the sky was produced.TEXT 34

TEXT

anilo ‘pi vikurvano

nabhasoru-balanvitah

sasarja rupa-tanmatram

jyotir lokasya locanam

SYNONYMS

anilah–air; api–also; vikurvanah–being transformed; nabhasa–sky;

uru-bala-anvitah–extremely powerful; sasarja–created; rupa–form; tatmatram–

sense perception; jyotih–electricity; lokasya–of the world;

locanam–light to see.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter the extremely powerful air, interacting with the sky,

generated the form of sense perception, and the perception of form

transformed into electricity, the light to see the world.

TEXT 35

TEXT

anilenanvitam jyotir

vikurvat paraviksitam

adhattambho rasa-mayam

kala-mayamsa-yogatah

SYNONYMS

anilena–by the air; anvitam–interacted; jyotih–electricity;

vikurvat–being transformed; paraviksitam–being glanced over by the

Supreme; adhatta–created; ambhah rasa-mayam–water with taste; kala–of

eternal time; maya-amsa–and external energy; yogatah–by a mixture.

TRANSLATION

When electricity was surcharged in the air and was glanced over by the

Supreme, at that time, by a mixture of eternal time and external energy,

there occurred the creation of water and taste.

TEXT 36

TEXT

jyotisambho ‘nusamsrstam

vikurvad brahma-viksitam

mahim gandha-gunam adhat

kala-mayamsa-yogatah

SYNONYMS

jyotisa–electricity; ambhah–water; anusamsrstam–thus created;

vikurvat–due to transformation; brahma–the Supreme; viksitam–so

glanced over; mahim–the earth; gandha–smell; gunam–qualification;

adhat–was created; kala–eternal time; maya–external energy; amsa–

partially; yogatah–by intermixture.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter the water produced from electricity was glanced over by the

Supreme Personality of Godhead and mixed with eternal time and external

energy. Thus it was transformed into the earth, which is qualified

primarily by smell.TEXT 37

TEXT

bhutanam nabha-adinam

yad yad bhavyavaravaram

tesam paranusamsargad

yatha sankhyam gunan viduh

SYNONYMS

bhutanam–of all the physical elements; nabhah–the sky; adinam–

beginning from; yat–as; yat–and as; bhavya–O gentle one; avara–

inferior; varam–superior; tesam–all of them; para–the Supreme;

anusamsargat–last touch; yatha–as many; sankhyam–number; gunan–

qualities; viduh–you may understand.

TRANSLATION

O gentle one, of all the physical elements, beginning from the sky

down to the earth, all the inferior and superior qualities are due only

to the final touch of the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TEXT 38

TEXT

ete devah kala visnoh

kala-mayamsa-linginah

nanatvat sva-kriyanisah

procuh pranjalayo vibhum

SYNONYMS

ete–of all these physical elements; devah–the controlling demigods;

kalah–parts and parcels; visnoh–of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;

kala–time; maya–external energy; amsa–part and parcel; linginah–so

embodied; nanatvat–because of various; sva-kriya–personal duties;

anisah–not being able to perform; procuh–uttered; pranjalayah–

fascinating; vibhum–unto the Lord.

TRANSLATION

The controlling deities of all the above-mentioned physical elements

are empowered expansions of Lord Visnu. They are embodied by eternal time

under the external energy, and they are His parts and parcels. Because

they were entrusted with different functions of universal duties and were

unable to perform them, they offered fascinating prayers to the Lord as

follows.TEXT 39

TEXT

deva ucuh

namama te deva padaravindam

prapanna-tapopasamatapatram

yan-mula-keta yatayo ‘njasorusamsara-

duhkham bahir utksipanti

SYNONYMS

devah ucuh–the demigods said; namama–we offer our respectful

obeisances; te–Your; deva–O Lord; pada-aravindam–lotus feet; prapanna-

-surrendered; tapa–distress; upasama–suppresses; atapatram–umbrella;

yat-mula-ketah–shelter of the lotus feet; yatayah–great sages; anjasa–

totally; uru–great; samsara-duhkham–miseries of material existence;

bahih–out; utksipanti–forcibly throw.

TRANSLATION

The demigods said: O Lord, Your lotus feet are like an umbrella for

the surrendered souls, protecting them from all the miseries of material

existence. All the sages under that shelter throw off all material

miseries. We therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto Your lotus

feet.TEXT 40

TEXT

dhatar yad asmin bhava isa jivas

tapa-trayenabhihata na sarma

atman labhante bhagavams tavanghricchayam

sa-vidyam ata asrayema

SYNONYMS

dhatah–O father; yat–because; asmin–in this; bhave–material world;

isa–O Lord; jivah–the living entities; tapa–miseries; trayena–by the

three; abhihatah–always embarrassed; na–never; sarma–in happiness;

atman–self; labhante–do gain; bhagavan–O Personality of Godhead; tava-

-Your; anghri-chayam–shade of Your feet; sa-vidyam–full of knowledge;

atah–obtain; asrayema–shelter.

TRANSLATION

O Father, O Lord, O Personality of Godhead, the living entities in the

material world can never have any happiness because they are overwhelmed

by the three kinds of miseries. Therefore they take shelter of the shade

of Your lotus feet, which are full of knowledge, and we also thus take

shelter of them.TEXT 41

TEXT

marganti yat te mukha-padma-nidais

chandah-suparnair rsayo vivikte

yasyagha-marsoda-sarid-varayah

padam padam tirtha-padah prapannah

SYNONYMS

marganti–searching after; yat–as; te–Your; mukha-padma–lotuslike

face; nidaih–by those who have taken shelter of such a lotus flower;

chandah–Vedic hymns; suparnaih–by the wings; rsayah–the sages;

vivikte–in clear mind; yasya–whose; agha-marsa-uda–that which offers

freedom from all reactions to sin; sarit–rivers; varayah–in the best;

padam padam–in every step; tirtha-padah–one whose lotus feet are as

good as a place of pilgrimage; prapannah–taking shelter.

TRANSLATION

The lotus feet of the Lord are by themselves the shelter of all places

of pilgrimage. The great clear-minded sages, carried by the wings of the

Vedas, always search after the nest of Your lotuslike face. Some of them

surrender to Your lotus feet at every step by taking shelter of the best

of rivers [the Ganges], which can deliver one from all sinful reactions.TEXT 42

TEXT

yac chraddhaya srutavatya ca bhaktya

sammrjyamane hrdaye ‘vadhaya

jnanena vairagya-balena dhira

vrajema tat te ‘nghri-saroja-pitham

SYNONYMS

yat–that which; sraddhaya–by eagerness; srutavatya–simply by

hearing; ca–also; bhaktya–in devotion; sammrjyamane–being cleansed;

hrdaye–in the heart; avadhaya–meditation; jnanena–by knowledge;

vairagya–detachment; balena–by the strength of; dhirah–the pacified;

vrajema–must go to; tat–that; te–Your; anghri–feet; saroja-pitham–

lotus sanctuary.

TRANSLATION

Simply by hearing about Your lotus feet with eagerness and devotion

and by meditating upon them within the heart, one at once becomes

enlightened with knowledge, and on the strength of detachment one becomes

pacified. We must therefore take shelter of the sanctuary of Your lotus

feet.TEXT 43

TEXT

visvasya janma-sthiti-samyamarthe

krtavatarasya padambujam te

vrajema sarve saranam yad isa

smrtam prayacchaty abhayam sva-pumsam

SYNONYMS

visvasya–of the cosmic universe; janma–creation; sthiti–

maintenance; samyama-arthe–for the dissolution also; krta–accepted or

assumed; avatarasya–of the incarnations; pada-ambujam–lotus feet; te–

Your; vrajema–let us take shelter of; sarve–all of us; saranam–

shelter; yat–that which; isa–O Lord; smrtam–remembrance; prayacchati–

awarding; abhayam–courage; sva-pumsam–of the devotees.

TRANSLATION

O Lord, You assume incarnations for the creation, maintenance and

dissolution of the cosmic manifestation, and therefore we all take

shelter of Your lotus feet because they always award remembrance and

courage to Your devotees.TEXT 44

TEXT

yat sanubandhe ‘sati deha-gehe

mamaham ity udha-duragrahanam

pumsam suduram vasato ‘pi puryam

bhajema tat te bhagavan padabjam

SYNONYMS

yat–because; sa-anubandhe–due to becoming entangled; asati–thus

being; deha–the gross material body; gehe–in the home; mama–mine;

aham–I; iti–thus; udha–great, deep; duragrahanam–undesirable

eagerness; pumsam–of persons; su-duram–far away; vasatah–dwelling;

api–although; puryam–within the body; bhajema–let us worship; tat–

therefore; te–Your; bhagavan–O Lord; pada-abjam–lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

O Lord, persons who are entangled by undesirable eagerness for the

temporary body and kinsmen, and who are bound by thoughts of “mine” and

“I,” are unable to see Your lotus feet, although Your lotus feet are

situated within their own bodies. But let us take shelter of Your lotus

feet.TEXT 45

TEXT

tan vai hy asad-vrttibhir aksibhir ye

parahrtantar-manasah paresa

atho na pasyanty urugaya nunam

ye te padanyasa-vilasa-laksyah

SYNONYMS

tan–the lotus feet of the Lord; vai–certainly; hi–for; asat–

materialistic; vrttibhih–by those who are influenced by external energy;

aksibhih–by the senses; ye–those; parahrta–missing at a distance;

antah-manasah–of the internal mind; paresa–O Supreme; atho–therefore;

na–never; pasyanti–can see; urugaya–O great; nunam–but; ye–those

who; te–Your; padanyasa–activities; vilasa–transcendental enjoyment;

laksyah–those who see.

TRANSLATION

O great Supreme Lord, offensive persons whose internal vision has been

too affected by external materialistic activities cannot see Your lotus

feet, but they are seen by Your pure devotees, whose one and only aim is

to transcendentally enjoy Your activities.TEXT 46

TEXT

panena te deva katha-sudhayah

pravrddha-bhaktya visadasaya ye

vairagya-saram pratilabhya bodham

yathanjasanviyur akuntha-dhisnyam

SYNONYMS

panena–by drinking; te–of You; deva–O Lord; katha–topics;

sudhayah–of the nectar; pravrddha–highly enlightened; bhaktya–by

devotional service; visada-asayah–with a greatly serious attitude; ye–

those who; vairagya-saram–the entire purport of renunciation;

pratilabhya–achieving; bodham–intelligence; yatha–as much as; anjasa–

quickly; anviyuh–achieve; akuntha-dhisnyam–Vaikunthaloka in the

spiritual sky.

TRANSLATION

O Lord, persons who, because of their serious attitude, attain the

stage of enlightened devotional service achieve the complete meaning of

renunciation and knowledge and attain the Vaikunthaloka in the spiritual

sky simply by drinking the nectar of Your topics.TEXT 47

TEXT

tathapare catma-samadhi-yogabalena

jitva prakrtim balistham

tvam eva dhirah purusam visanti

tesam sramah syan na tu sevaya te

SYNONYMS

tatha–as far as; apare–others; ca–also; atma-samadhi–

transcendental self-realization; yoga–means; balena–by the strength of;

jitva–conquering; prakrtim–acquired nature or modes of nature;

balistham–very powerful; tvam–You; eva–only; dhirah–pacified;

purusam–person; visanti–enters into; tesam–for them; sramah–much

labor; syat–has to be taken; na–never; tu–but; sevaya–by serving; te-

-of You.

TRANSLATION

Others, who are pacified by means of transcendental self-realization

and have conquered over the modes of nature by dint of strong power and

knowledge, also enter into You, but for them there is much pain, whereas

the devotee simply discharges devotional service and thus feels no such

pain.TEXT 48

TEXT

tat te vayam loka-sisrksayadya

tvayanusrstas tribhir atmabhih sma

sarve viyuktah sva-vihara-tantram

na saknumas tat pratihartave te

SYNONYMS

tat–therefore; te–Your; vayam–all of us; loka–world; sisrksaya–

for the sake of creation; adya–O Original person; tvaya–by You;

anusrstah–being created one after another; tribhih–by the three modes

of nature; atmabhih–by one’s own; sma–in the past; sarve–all;

viyuktah–separated; sva-vihara-tantram–the network of activities for

one’s own pleasure; na–not; saknumah–could do it; tat–that;

pratihartave–to award; te–unto Your.

TRANSLATION

O Original Person, we are therefore but Yours only. Although we are

Your creatures, we are born one after another under the influence of the

three modes of nature, and for this reason we are separated in action.

Therefore, after the creation we could not act concertedly for Your

transcendental pleasure.TEXT 49

TEXT

yavad balim te ‘ja harama kale

yatha vayam cannam adama yatra

yathobhayesam ta ime hi loka

balim haranto ‘nnam adanty anuhah

SYNONYMS

yavat–as it may be; balim–offerings; te–Your; aja–O unborn one;

harama–shall offer; kale–at the right time; yatha–as much as; vayam–

we; ca–also; annam–food grains; adama–shall partake; yatra–whereupon;

yatha–as much as; ubhayesam–both for You and for us; te–all; ime–

these; hi–certainly; lokah–living entities; balim–offerings; harantah-

-while offering; annam–grains; adanti–eat; anuhah–without disturbance.

TRANSLATION

O unborn one, please enlighten us regarding the ways and means by

which we can offer You all enjoyable grains and commodities so that both

we and all other living entities in this world can maintain ourselves

without disturbance and can easily accumulate the necessities of life

both for You and for ourselves.TEXT 50

TEXT

tvam nah suranam asi sanvayanam

kuta-stha adyah purusah puranah

tvam deva saktyam guna-karma-yonau

retas tv ajayam kavim adadhe ‘jah

SYNONYMS

tvam–Your Lordship; nah–of us; suranam–of the demigods; asi–You

are; sa-anvayanam–with different gradations; kuta-sthah–one who is

unchanged; adyah–without any superior; purusah–the founder person;

puranah–the oldest, who has no other founder; tvam–You; deva–O Lord;

saktyam–unto the energy; guna-karma-yonau–unto the cause of the

material modes and activities; retah–semen of birth; tu–indeed; ajayam-

-for begetting; kavim–the total living entities; adadhe–initiated;

ajah–one who is unborn.

TRANSLATION

You are the original personal founder of all the demigods and the

orders of different gradations, yet You are the oldest and are unchanged.

O Lord, You have no source or superior. You have impregnated the external

energy with the semen of the total living entities, yet You are unborn.TEXT 51

TEXT

tato vayam mat-pramukha yad-arthe

babhuvimatman karavama kim te

tvam nah sva-caksuh paridehi saktya

deva kriyarthe yad-anugrahanam

SYNONYMS

tatah–therefore; vayam–all of us; mat-pramukhah–coming from the

total cosmos, the mahat-tattva; yat-arthe–for the purpose of which;

babhuvima–created; atman–O Supreme Self; karavama–shall do; kim–what;

te–Your service; tvam–Yourself; nah–to us; sva-caksuh–personal plan;

paridehi–specifically grant us; saktya–with potency to work; deva–O

Lord; kriya-arthe–for acting; yat–from which; anugrahanam–of those who

are specifically favored.

TRANSLATION

O Supreme Self, please give us, who are created in the beginning from

the mahat-tattva, the total cosmic energy, Your kind directions on how we

shall act. Kindly award us Your perfect knowledge and potency so that we

can render You service in the different departments of subsequent

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