← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 18: Maharaj Parikshit Cursed by a Brahmin Boy

Verse 20 of 48
SB 1.18.20

etāvatālaṁ nanu sūcitena guṇair asāmyānatiśāyanasya hitvetarān prārthayato vibhūtir yasyāṅghri reṇuṁ juṣate 'nabhīpsoḥ

Synonyms

etāvatāso far so; alamunnecessary; nanuif at all; sūcitenaby description; guṇaiḥby attributes; asāmyaimmeasurable; anatiśāyanasyaof one who is unexcelled; hitvāleaving aside; itarānothers; prārthayataḥof those who ask for; vibhūtiḥfavour of fortune goddess; yasyaone whose; aṅghrifeet; reṇumserves; juṣateof one who is unwilling.

Translation

So far it is now ascertained that He (the Personality of Godhead) is unlimited and there is non equal with Him. As such no body can completely say anything about Him. The reason is that great demigods even by prayers cannot abtain the favour of goddess of fortune but the same goddess of fortune renders service unto the Lord although He is unwilling to have such service.

Purport

The Personality of Godhead or the Paramaeswara Param Brahma is described in the Srutis that He has nothing to do, He has no equal neither he has any one excelling Him. He has unlimited potencies and every action of Him is carried systematically in His natural and perfect ways. As such the Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in Hinself and he has nothing to accept from any one else including the great demigods like Brahma and others do ask for the favour of the Goddess of fortune and inspite of such prayers the goddess of fortune declines to award such favours. But still she renders service unto the Supreme Peronality of Godhead although He has nothing to accept from Her. The Personality of Godhead is his Mahavishna feature begets the first created person, in the material world, Brahma from His naval stem of lotus and not in the womb of the Goddess of fortunes who is eternally engaged in His service. These are some of the instances about His complete independence and perfection in Himself 'He has nothing to do' does not mean that He is impersonal. He is transcendentally so full of inconceivable potencies that simply by His willing, everything is done without any physical or personal endeavour. He is called therefore as yogeswara or the Lord of all mystic powers.

Verse 20 of 48
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