Srimad Bhagavatam · Canto 8 · Chapter 5
श्रीशुक उवाच राजन्नुदितमेतत् ते हरे: कर्माघनाशनम् । गजेन्द्रमोक्षणं पुण्यं रैवतं त्वन्तरं शृणु ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca rajann uditam etat te hareh karmagha-nasanam gajendra-moksanam punyam raivatam tv antaram srnu
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: O King, I have described to you the pastime of Gajendra-moksana, which is most pious to hear. By hearing of such activities of the Lord, one can be freed from all sinful reactions. Now please listen as I describe Raivata Manu.
पञ्चमो रैवतो नाम मनुस्तामससोदर: । बलिविन्ध्यादयस्तस्य सुता हार्जुनपूर्वका: ॥ २ ॥
pancamo raivato nama manus tamasa-sodarah bali-vindhyadayas tasya suta harjuna-purvakah
The brother of Tamasa Manu was the fifth Manu, named Raivata. His sons were headed by Arjuna, Bali and Vindhya.
विभुरिन्द्र: सुरगणा राजन्भूतरयादय: । हिरण्यरोमा वेदशिरा ऊर्ध्वबाह्वादयो द्विजा: ॥ ३ ॥
vibhur indrah sura-gana rajan bhutarayadayah hiranyaroma vedasira urdhvabahv-adayo dvijah
O King, in the millennium of Raivata Manu the King of heaven was known as Vibhu, among the demigods were the Bhutarayas, and among the seven brahmanas who occupied the seven planes were Hiranyaroma, Vedasira and Urdhvabahu.
पत्नी विकुण्ठा शुभ्रस्य वैकुण्ठै: सुरसत्तमै: । तयो: स्वकलया जज्ञे वैकुण्ठो भगवान्स्वयम् ॥ ४ ॥
patni vikuntha subhrasya vaikunthaih sura-sattamaih tayoh sva-kalaya jajne vaikuntho bhagavan svayam
From the combination of Subhra and his wife, Vikuntha, there appeared the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vaikuntha, along with demigods who were His personal plenary expansions.
वैकुण्ठ: कल्पितो येन लोको लोकनमस्कृत: । रमया प्रार्थ्यमानेन देव्या तत्प्रियकाम्यया ॥ ५ ॥
vaikunthah kalpito yena loko loka-namaskrtah ramaya prarthyamanena devya tat-priya-kamyaya
Just to please the goddess of fortune, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vaikuntha, at her request, created another Vaikuntha plane, which is worshiped by everyone.
तस्यानुभाव: कथितो गुणाश्च परमोदया: । भौमान्रेणून्स विममे यो विष्णोर्वर्णयेद् गुणान् ॥ ६ ॥
tasyanubhavah kathito gunas ca paramodayah bhauman renun sa vimame yo visnor varnayed gunan
Although the great activities and transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s various incarnations are wonderfully described, sometimes we are unable to understand them. Yet everything is possible for Lord Visnu. If one could count the atoms of the universe, then he could count the qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But no one can count the atoms of the universe, nor can anyone count the transcendental qualities of the Lord.
षष्ठश्च चक्षुष: पुत्रश्चाक्षुषो नाम वै मनु: । पूरुपूरुषसुद्युम्नप्रमुखाश्चाक्षुषात्मजा: ॥ ७ ॥
sasthas ca caksusah putras caksuso nama vai manuh puru-purusa-sudyumna- pramukhas caksusatmajah
The son of Caksu known as Caksusa was the sixth Manu. He had many sons, headed by Puru, Purusa and Sudyumna.
इन्द्रो मन्त्रद्रुमस्तत्र देवा आप्यादयो गणा: । मुनयस्तत्र वै राजन्हविष्मद्वीरकादय: ॥ ८ ॥
indro mantradrumas tatra deva apyadayo ganah munayas tatra vai rajan havismad-virakadayah
During the reign of Caksusa Manu, the King of heaven was known as Mantradruma. Among the demigods were the Apyas, and among the great sages were Havisman and Viraka.
तत्रापि देवसम्भूत्यां वैराजस्याभवत् सुत: । अजितो नाम भगवानंशेन जगत: पति: ॥ ९ ॥
tatrapi devasambhutyam vairajasyabhavat sutah ajito nama bhagavan amsena jagatah patih
In this sixth manvantara millennium, Lord Visnu, the master of the universe, appeared in His partial expansion. He was begotten by Vairaja in the womb of his wife, Devasambhuti, and His name was Ajita.
पयोधिं येन निर्मथ्य सुराणां साधिता सुधा । भ्रममाणोऽम्भसि धृत: कूर्मरूपेण मन्दर: ॥ १० ॥
payodhim yena nirmathya suranam sadhita sudha bhramamano ’mbhasi dhrtah kurma-rupena mandarah
By churning the ocean of milk, Ajita produced nectar for the demigods. In the form of a tortoise, He moved here and there, carrying on His back the great mountain known as Mandara.
श्रीराजोवाच यथा भगवता ब्रह्मन्मथित: क्षीरसागर: । यदर्थं वा यतश्चाद्रिं दधाराम्बुचरात्मना ॥ ११ ॥ यथामृतं सुरै: प्राप्तं किं चान्यदभवत् तत: । एतद् भगवत: कर्म वदस्व परमाद्भुतम् ॥ १२ ॥
sri-rajovaca yatha bhagavata brahman mathitah ksira-sagarah yad-artham va yatas cadrim dadharambucaratmana yathamrtam suraih praptam kim canyad abhavat tatah etad bhagavatah karma vadasva paramadbhutam
King Pariksit inquired: O great brahmana, Sukadeva Gosvami, why and how did Lord Visnu churn the Ocean of Milk? For what reason did He stay in the water as a tortoise and hold up Mandara Mountain? How did the demigods obtain the nectar, and what other things were produced from the churning of the ocean? Kindly describe all these wonderful activities of the Lord.
त्वया सङ्कथ्यमानेन महिम्ना सात्वतां पते: । नातितृप्यति मे चित्तं सुचिरं तापतापितम् ॥ १३ ॥
tvaya sankathyamanena mahimna satvatam pateh natitrpyati me cittam suciram tapa-tapitam
My heart, which is disturbed by the three miserable conditions of material life, is not yet sated with hearing you describe the glorious activities of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master of the devotees.
श्रीसूत उवाच सम्पृष्टो भगवानेवं द्वैपायनसुतो द्विजा: । अभिनन्द्य हरेर्वीर्यमभ्याचष्टुं प्रचक्रमे ॥ १४ ॥
sri-suta uvaca samprsto bhagavan evam dvaipayana-suto dvijah abhinandya harer viryam abhyacastum pracakrame
Sri Suta Gosvami said: O learned brahmanas assembled here at Naimisaranya, when Sukadeva Gosvami, the son of Dvaipayana, was thus questioned by the King, he congratulated the King and then endeavored to describe further the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
श्रीशुक उवाच यदा युद्धेऽसुरैर्देवा बध्यमाना: शितायुधै: । गतासवो निपतिता नोत्तिष्ठेरन्स्म भूरिश: ॥ १५ ॥ यदा दुर्वास: शापेन सेन्द्रा लोकास्त्रयो नृप । नि:श्रीकाश्चाभवंस्तत्र नेशुरिज्यादय: क्रिया: ॥ १६ ॥
sri-suka uvaca yada yuddhe ’surair deva badhyamanah sitayudhaih gatasavo nipatita nottistheran sma bhurisah yada durvasah sapena sendra lokas trayo nrpa nihsrikas cabhavams tatra nesur ijyadayah kriyah
Sukadeva Gosvami said: When the asuras, with their serpent weapons, severely attacked the demigods in a fight, many of the demigods fell and lost their lives. Indeed, they could not be revived. At that time, O King, the demigods had been cursed by Durvasa Muni, the three worlds were poverty-stricken, and therefore ritualistic ceremonies could not be performed. The effects of this were very serious.
निशाम्यैतत् सुरगणा महेन्द्रवरुणादय: । नाध्यगच्छन्स्वयं मन्त्रैर्मन्त्रयन्तो विनिश्चितम् ॥ १७ ॥ ततो ब्रह्मसभां जग्मुर्मेरोर्मूर्धनि सर्वश: । सर्वं विज्ञापयां चक्रु: प्रणता: परमेष्ठिने ॥ १८ ॥
nisamyaitat sura-gana mahendra-varunadayah nadhyagacchan svayam mantrair mantrayanto viniscitam tato brahma-sabham jagmur meror murdhani sarvasah sarvam vijnapayam cakruh pranatah paramesthine
Lord Indra, Varuna and the other demigods, seeing their lives in such a state, consulted among themselves, but they could not find any solution. Then all the demigods assembled and went together to the peak of Sumeru Mountain. There, in the assembly of Lord Brahma, they fell down to offer Lord Brahma their obeisances, and then they informed him of all the incidents that had taken place.
स विलोक्येन्द्रवाय्वादीन् नि:सत्त्वान्विगतप्रभान् । लोकानमङ्गलप्रायानसुरानयथा विभु: ॥ १९ ॥ समाहितेन मनसा संस्मरन्पुरुषं परम् । उवाचोत्फुल्लवदनो देवान्स भगवान्पर: ॥ २० ॥
sa vilokyendra-vayv-adin nihsattvan vigata-prabhan lokan amangala-prayan asuran ayatha vibhuh samahitena manasa samsmaran purusam param uvacotphulla-vadano devan sa bhagavan parah
Upon seeing that the demigods were bereft of all influence and strength and that the three worlds were consequently devoid of auspiciousness, and upon seeing that the demigods were in an awkward position whereas all the demons were flourishing, Lord Brahma, who is above all the demigods and who is most powerful, concentrated his mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus being encouraged, he became bright-faced and spoke to the demigods as follows.
अहं भवो यूयमथोऽसुरादयो मनुष्यतिर्यग्द्रुमघर्मजातय: । यस्यावतारांशकलाविसर्जिता व्रजाम सर्वे शरणं तमव्ययम् ॥ २१ ॥
aham bhavo yuyam atho ’suradayo manusya-tiryag-druma-gharma-jatayah yasyavataramsa-kala-visarjita vrajama sarve saranam tam avyayam
Lord Brahma said: I, Lord Siva, all of you demigods, the demons, the living entities born of perspiration, the living beings born of eggs, the trees and plants sprouting from the earth, and the living entities born from embryos—all come from the Supreme Lord, from His incarnation of rajo-guna (Lord Brahma, the guna-avatara) and from the great sages (rsis) who are part of me. Let us therefore go to the Supreme Lord and take shelter of His lotus feet.
न यस्य वध्यो न च रक्षणीयो नोपेक्षणीयादरणीयपक्ष: । तथापि सर्गस्थितिसंयमार्थं धत्ते रज:सत्त्वतमांसि काले ॥ २२ ॥
na yasya vadhyo na ca raksaniyo nopeksaniyadaraniya-paksah tathapi sarga-sthiti-samyamartham dhatte rajah-sattva-tamamsi kale
For the Supreme Personality of Godhead there is no one to be killed, no one to be protected, no one to be neglected and no one to be worshiped. Nonetheless, for the sake of creation, maintenance and annihilation according to time, He accepts different forms as incarnations either in the mode of goodness, the mode of passion or the mode of ignorance.
अयं च तस्य स्थितिपालनक्षण: सत्त्वं जुषाणस्य भवाय देहिनाम् । तस्माद् व्रजाम: शरणं जगद्गुरुं स्वानां स नो धास्यति शं सुरप्रिय: ॥ २३ ॥
ayam ca tasya sthiti-palana-ksanah sattvam jusanasya bhavaya dehinam tasmad vrajamah saranam jagad-gurum svanam sa no dhasyati sam sura-priyah
Now is the time to invoke the mode of goodness of the living entities who have accepted material bodies. The mode of goodness is meant to establish the Supreme Lord’s rule, which will maintain the existence of the creation. Therefore, this is the opportune moment to take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because He is naturally very kind and dear to the demigods, He will certainly bestow good fortune upon us.
श्रीशुक उवाच इत्याभाष्य सुरान्वेधा: सह देवैररिन्दम । अजितस्य पदं साक्षाज्जगाम तमस: परम् ॥ २४ ॥
sri-suka uvaca ity abhasya suran vedhah saha devair arindama ajitasya padam saksaj jagama tamasah param
O Maharaja Pariksit, subduer of all enemies, after Lord Brahma finished speaking to the demigods, he took them with him to the abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which is beyond this material world. The Lord’s abode is on an island called Svetadvipa, which is situated in the ocean of milk.
तत्रादृष्टस्वरूपाय श्रुतपूर्वाय वै प्रभु: । स्तुतिमब्रूत दैवीभिर्गीर्भिस्त्ववहितेन्द्रिय: ॥ २५ ॥
tatradrsta-svarupaya sruta-purvaya vai prabhuh stutim abruta daivibhir girbhis tv avahitendriyah
There (at Svetadvipa), Lord Brahma offered prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, even though he had never seen the Supreme Lord. Simply because Lord Brahma had heard about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from Vedic literature, with a fixed mind he offered the Lord prayers as written or approved by Vedic literature.
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच अविक्रियं सत्यमनन्तमाद्यं गुहाशयं निष्कलमप्रतर्क्यम् । मनोऽग्रयानं वचसानिरुक्तं नमामहे देववरं वरेण्यम् ॥ २६ ॥
sri-brahmovaca avikriyam satyam anantam adyam guha-sayam niskalam apratarkyam mano-’grayanam vacasaniruktam namamahe deva-varam varenyam
Lord Brahma said: O Supreme Lord, O changeless, unlimited supreme truth. You are the origin of everything. Being all-pervading, You are in everyone’s heart and also in the atom. You have no material qualities. Indeed, You are inconceivable. The mind cannot catch You by speculation, and words fail to describe You. You are the supreme master of everyone, and therefore You are worshipable for everyone. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You.
विपश्चितं प्राणमनोधियात्मना- मर्थेन्द्रियाभासमनिद्रमव्रणम् । छायातपौ यत्र न गृध्रपक्षौ तमक्षरं खं त्रियुगं व्रजामहे ॥ २७ ॥
vipascitam prana-mano-dhiyatmanam arthendriyabhasam anidram avranam chayatapau yatra na grdhra-paksau tam aksaram kham tri-yugam vrajamahe
The Supreme Personality of Godhead directly and indirectly knows how everything, including the living force, mind and intelligence, is working under His control. He is the illuminator of everything and has no ignorance. He does not have a material body subject to the reactions of previous activities, and He is free from the ignorance of partiality and materialistic education. I therefore take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, who is eternal, all-pervading and as great as the sky and who appears with six opulences in three yugas (Satya, Treta and Dvapara).
अजस्य चक्रं त्वजयेर्यमाणं मनोमयं पञ्चदशारमाशु । त्रिनाभि विद्युच्चलमष्टनेमि यदक्षमाहुस्तमृतं प्रपद्ये ॥ २८ ॥
ajasya cakram tv ajayeryamanam manomayam pancadasaram asu tri-nabhi vidyuc-calam asta-nemi yad-aksam ahus tam rtam prapadye
In the cycle of material activities, the material body resembles the wheel of a mental chariot. The ten senses (five for working and five for gathering knowledge) and the five life airs within the body form the fifteen spokes of the chariot’s wheel. The three modes of nature (goodness, passion and ignorance) are its center of activities, and the eight ingredients of nature (earth, water, fire, air, sky, mind, intelligence and false ego) comprise the rim of the wheel. The external, material energy moves this wheel like electrical energy. Thus the wheel revolves very quickly around its hub or central support, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the Supersoul and the ultimate truth. We offer our respectful obeisances unto Him.
य एकवर्णं तमस: परं त- दलोकमव्यक्तमनन्तपारम् । आसांचकारोपसुपर्णमेन- मुपासते योगरथेन धीरा: ॥ २९ ॥
ya eka-varnam tamasah param tad alokam avyaktam ananta-param asam cakaropasuparnam enam upasate yoga-rathena dhirah
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated in pure goodness (suddha-sattva), and therefore He is eka-varna—the omkara (pranava). Because the Lord is beyond the cosmic manifestation, which is considered to be darkness, He is not visible to material eyes. Nonetheless, He is not separated from us by time or space, but is present everywhere. Seated on His carrier, Garuda, He is worshiped by means of mystical yogic power by those who have achieved freedom from agitation. Let us all offer our respectful obeisances unto Him.
न यस्य कश्चातितितर्ति मायां यया जनो मुह्यति वेद नार्थम् । तं निर्जितात्मात्मगुणं परेशं नमाम भूतेषु समं चरन्तम् ॥ ३० ॥
na yasya kascatititarti mayam yaya jano muhyati veda nartham tam nirjitatmatma-gunam paresam namama bhutesu samam carantam
No one can overcome the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s illusory energy (maya), which is so strong that it bewilders everyone, making one lose the sense to understand the aim of life. That same maya, however, is subdued by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who rules everyone and who is equally disposed toward all living entities. Let us offer our obeisances unto Him.
इमे वयं यत्प्रिययैव तन्वा सत्त्वेन सृष्टा बहिरन्तरावि: । गतिं न सूक्ष्मामृषयश्च विद्महे कुतोऽसुराद्या इतरप्रधाना: ॥ ३१ ॥
ime vayam yat-priyayaiva tanva sattvena srsta bahir-antar-avih gatim na suksmam rsayas ca vidmahe kuto ’suradya itara-pradhanah
Since our bodies are made of sattva-guna, we, the demigods, are internally and externally situated in goodness. All the great saints are also situated in that way. Therefore, if even we cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, what is to be said of those who are most insignificant in their bodily constitutions, being situated in the modes of passion and ignorance? How can they understand the Lord? Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto Him.
पादौ महीयं स्वकृतैव यस्य चतुर्विधो यत्र हि भूतसर्ग: । स वै महापूरुष आत्मतन्त्र: प्रसीदतां ब्रह्म महाविभूति: ॥ ३२ ॥
padau mahiyam sva-krtaiva yasya catur-vidho yatra hi bhuta-sargah sa vai maha-purusa atma-tantrah prasidatam brahma maha-vibhutih
On this earth there are four kinds of living entities, who are all created by Him. The material creation rests on His lotus feet. He is the great Supreme Person, full of opulence and power. May He be pleased with us.
अम्भस्तु यद्रेत उदारवीर्यं सिध्यन्ति जीवन्त्युत वर्धमाना: । लोकायतोऽथाखिललोकपाला: प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३३ ॥
ambhas tu yad-reta udara-viryam sidhyanti jivanty uta vardhamanah loka yato ’thakhila-loka-palah prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
The entire cosmic manifestation has emerged from water, and it is because of water that all living entities endure, live and develop. This water is nothing but the semen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, may the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has such great potency, be pleased with us.
सोमं मनो यस्य समामनन्ति दिवौकसां यो बलमन्ध आयु: । ईशो नगानां प्रजन: प्रजानां प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३४ ॥
somam mano yasya samamananti divaukasam yo balam andha ayuh iso naganam prajanah prajanam prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
Soma, the moon, is the source of food grains, strength and longevity for all the demigods. He is also the master of all vegetation and the source of generation for all living entities. As stated by learned scholars, the moon is the mind of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of all opulences, be pleased with us.
अग्निर्मुखं यस्य तु जातवेदा जात: क्रियाकाण्डनिमित्तजन्मा । अन्त:समुद्रेऽनुपचन्स्वधातून् प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३५ ॥
agnir mukham yasya tu jata-veda jatah kriya-kanda-nimitta-janma antah-samudre ’nupacan sva-dhatun prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
Fire, which is born for the sake of accepting oblations in ritualistic ceremonies, is the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Fire exists within the depths of the ocean to produce wealth, and fire is also present in the abdomen to digest food and produce various secretions for the maintenance of the body. May that supremely powerful Personality of Godhead be pleased with us.
यच्चक्षुरासीत् तरणिर्देवयानं त्रयीमयो ब्रह्मण एष धिष्ण्यम् । द्वारं च मुक्तेरमृतं च मृत्यु: प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३६ ॥
yac-caksur asit taranir deva-yanam trayimayo brahmana esa dhisnyam dvaram ca mukter amrtam ca mrtyuh prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
The sun-god marks the path of liberation, which is called arciradi-vartma. He is the chief source for understanding of the Vedas, he is the abode where the Absolute Truth can be worshiped, He is the gateway to liberation, and he is the source of eternal life as well as the cause of death. The sun-god is the eye of the Lord. May that Supreme Lord, who is supremely opulent, be pleased with us.
प्राणादभूद् यस्य चराचराणां प्राण: सहो बलमोजश्च वायु: । अन्वास्म सम्राजमिवानुगा वयं प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३७ ॥
pranad abhud yasya caracaranam pranah saho balam ojas ca vayuh anvasma samrajam ivanuga vayam prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
All living entities, moving and nonmoving, receive their vital force, their bodily strength and their very lives from the air. All of us follow the air for our vital force, exactly as servants follow an emperor. The vital force of air is generated from the original vital force of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. May that Supreme Lord be pleased with us.
श्रोत्राद् दिशो यस्य हृदश्च खानि प्रजज्ञिरे खं पुरुषस्य नाभ्या: । प्राणेन्द्रियात्मासुशरीरकेत: प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३८ ॥
srotrad diso yasya hrdas ca khani prajajnire kham purusasya nabhyah pranendriyatmasu-sarira-ketah prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
May the supremely powerful Personality of Godhead be pleased with us. The different directions are generated from His ears, the holes of the body come from His heart, and the vital force, the senses, the mind, the air within the body, and the ether, which is the shelter of the body, come from His navel balan mahendras tri-dasah prasadan manyor giriso dhisanad virincah khebhyas tu chandamsy rsayo medhratah kah prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
बलान्महेन्द्रस्त्रिदशा: प्रसादा- न्मन्योर्गिरीशो धिषणाद् विरिञ्च: । खेम्यस्तुछन्दांस्यृषयो मेढ्रत: क: प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३९ ॥
balan mahendras tri-dasah prasadan manyor giriso dhisanad virincah khebhyas tu chandamsy rsayo medhratah kah prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
Mahendra, the King of Heaven, was generated from the prowess of the Lord, the demigods were generated from the mercy of the Lord, Lord Siva was generated from the anger of the Lord, and Lord Brahma from His sober intelligence. The Vedic mantras were generated from the bodily holes of the Lord, and the great saints and prajapatis were generated from His genitals. May that supremely powerful Lord be pleased with us.
श्रीर्वक्षस: पितरश्छाययासन् धर्म: स्तनादितर: पृष्ठतोऽभूत् । द्यौर्यस्य शीर्ष्णोऽप्सरसो विहारात् प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ४० ॥
srir vaksasah pitaras chayayasan dharmah stanad itarah prsthato ’bhut dyaur yasya sirsno ’psaraso viharat prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
The goddess of fortune was generated from His chest, the inhabitants of Pitrloka from His shadow, religion from His bosom, and irreligion (the opposite of religion) from His back. The heavenly planes were generated from the top of His head, and the Apsaras from His sense enjoyment. May that supremely powerful Personality of Godhead be pleased with us.
विप्रो मुखाद् ब्रह्म च यस्य गुह्यं राजन्य आसीद् भुजयोर्बलं च । ऊर्वोर्विडोजोऽङ्घ्रिरवेदशूद्रौ प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ४१ ॥
vipro mukhad brahma ca yasya guhyam rajanya asid bhujayor balam ca urvor vid ojo ’nghrir aveda-sudrau prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
The brahmanas and Vedic knowledge come from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ksatriyas and bodily strength come from His arms, the vaisyas and their expert knowledge in productivity and wealth come from His thighs, and the sudras, who are outside of Vedic knowledge, come from His feet. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full in prowess, be pleased with us.
लोभोऽधरात् प्रीतिरुपर्यभूद् द्युति- र्नस्त: पशव्य: स्पर्शेन काम: । भ्रुवोर्यम: पक्ष्मभवस्तु काल: प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ४२ ॥
lobho ’dharat pritir upary abhud dyutir nastah pasavyah sparsena kamah bhruvor yamah paksma-bhavas tu kalah prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
Greed is generated from His lower lip, affection from His upper lip, bodily luster from His nose, animalistic lusty desires from His sense of touch, Yamaraja from His eyebrows, and eternal time from His eyelashes. May that Supreme Lord be pleased with us.
द्रव्यं वय: कर्म गुणान्विशेषं यद्योगमायाविहितान्वदन्ति । यद् दुर्विभाव्यं प्रबुधापबाधं प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ४३ ॥
dravyam vayah karma gunan visesam yad-yogamaya-vihitan vadanti yad durvibhavyam prabudhapabadham prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhutih
All learned men say that the five elements, eternal time, fruitive activity, the three modes of material nature, and the varieties produced by these modes are all creations of yogamaya. This material world is therefore extremely difficult to understand, but those who are highly learned have rejected it. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the controller of everything, be pleased with us.
नमोऽस्तु तस्मा उपशान्तशक्तये स्वाराज्यलाभप्रतिपूरितात्मने । गुणेषु मायारचितेषु वृत्तिभि- र्न सज्जमानाय नभस्वदूतये ॥ ४४ ॥
namo ’stu tasma upasanta-saktaye svarajya-labha-pratipuritatmane gunesu maya-racitesu vrttibhir na sajjamanaya nabhasvad-utaye
Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is completely silent, free from endeavor, and completely satisfied by His own achievements. He is not attached to the activities of the material world through His senses. Indeed, in performing His pastimes in this material world, He is just like the unattached air.
स त्वं नो दर्शयात्मानमस्मत्करणगोचरम् । प्रपन्नानां दिदृक्षूणां सस्मितं ते मुखाम्बुजम् ॥ ४५ ॥
sa tvam no darsayatmanam asmat-karana-gocaram prapannanam didrksunam sasmitam te mukhambujam
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, we are surrendered unto You, yet we wish to see You. Please make Your original form and smiling lotus face visible to our eyes and appreciable to our other senses.
तैस्तै: स्वेच्छाभूतै रूपै: काले काले स्वयं विभो । कर्म दुर्विषहं यन्नो भगवांस्तत् करोति हि ॥ ४६ ॥
tais taih sveccha-bhutai rupaih kale kale svayam vibho karma durvisaham yan no bhagavams tat karoti hi
O Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, by Your sweet will You appear in various incarnations, millennium after millennium, and act wonderfully, performing uncommon activities that would be impossible for us.
क्लेशभूर्यल्पसाराणि कर्माणि विफलानि वा । देहिनां विषयार्तानां न तथैवार्पितं त्वयि ॥ ४७ ॥
klesa-bhury-alpa-sarani karmani viphalani va dehinam visayartanam na tathaivarpitam tvayi
Karmis are always anxious to accumulate wealth for their sense gratification, but for that purpose they must work very hard. Yet even though they work hard, the results are not satisfying. Indeed, sometimes their work results only in frustration. But devotees who have dedicated their lives to the service of the Lord can achieve substantial results without working very hard. These results exceed the devotee’s expectations.
नावम: कर्मकल्पोऽपि विफलायेश्वरार्पित: । कल्पते पुरुषस्यैव स ह्यात्मा दयितो हित: ॥ ४८ ॥
navamah karma-kalpo ’pi viphalayesvararpitah kalpate purusasyaiva sa hy atma dayito hitah
Activities dedicated to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, even if performed in small measure, never go in vain. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being the supreme father, is naturally very dear and always ready to act for the good of the living entities.
यथा हि स्कन्धशाखानां तरोर्मूलावसेचनम् । एवमाराधनं विष्णो: सर्वेषामात्मनश्च हि ॥ ४९ ॥
yatha hi skandha-sakhanam taror mulavasecanam evam aradhanam visnoh sarvesam atmanas ca hi
When one pours water on the root of a tree, the trunk and branches of the tree are automatically pleased. Similarly, when one becomes a devotee of Lord Visnu, everyone is served, for the Lord is the Supersoul of everyone.
नमस्तुभ्यमनन्ताय दुर्वितर्क्यात्मकर्मणे । निर्गुणाय गुणेशाय सत्त्वस्थाय च साम्प्रतम् ॥ ५० ॥
namas tubhyam anantaya durvitarkyatma-karmane nirgunaya gunesaya sattva-sthaya ca sampratam
My Lord, all obeisances unto You, who are eternal, beyond time’s limits of past, present and future. You are inconceivable in Your activities, You are the master of the three modes of material nature, and, being transcendental to all material qualities, You are free from material contamination. You are the controller of all three of the modes of nature, but at the present You are in favor of the quality of goodness. Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto You.
