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Chapter 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Verse 49 of 50
SB 4.6.49

भवांस्तु पुंसः परमस्य मायया दुरन्तयास्पृष्टमतिः समस्तदृक् तया हतात्मस्वनुकर्मचेतःस्वनुग्रहं कर्तुमिहार्हसि प्रभो

bhavāṁstu puṁsaḥ paramasya māyayā durantayāspṛṣṭa-matiḥ samasta-dṛk tayā hatātmasv anukarma-cetaḥsv anugrahaṁ kartum ihārhasi prabho

Synonyms

bhavānYour Lordship; tubut; puṁsaḥof the person; paramasyathe supreme; māyayāby the material energy; durantayāof great potency; aspṛṣṭaunaffected; matiḥintelligence; samasta-dṛkseer or knower of everything; tayāby the same illusory energy; hata-ātmasubewildered at heart; anukarma-cetaḥsuwhose hearts are attracted by fruitive activities; anugrahammercy; kartumto do; ihain this case; arhasidesire; prabhoO lord..

Translation

My dear lord, you are never bewildered by the formidable influence of the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore you are omniscient and should be merciful and compassionate upon those who are bewildered by the same illusory energy and are very much attached to fruitive activities.

Purport

A Vaiṣṇava is never bewildered by the influence of the external energy because he is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The Lord states in Bhagavad-gītā:

daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā
mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te

"My divine energy consisting of the three modes of material nature is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it." (Bg. 7.14) A Vaiṣṇava should take care of those who are bewildered by this māyā instead of becoming angry with them because without a Vaiṣṇava's mercy they have no way to get out of the clutches of māyā. Those who have been condemned by māyā are rescued by the mercy of devotees.

vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca
patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ
[Vaiṣṇava Praṇāma]

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees who can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls." Those who are under the influence of the illusory energy are attracted to fruitive activities, but a Vaiṣṇava preacher attracts their hearts to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

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