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TEXT 30
yenaham atmayatanam vinirmita
dhatra yato yam guna-sarga-sangrahah
sa eva mam hantum udayudhah svarad
upasthito nyam saranam kam asraye
SYNONYMS
yenaby whom; ahamI; atma-ayatanamresting place of all living entities; vinirmitawas created; dhatraby the Supreme Lord; yatahon account of whom; ayamthis; guna-sarga-sangrahahcombination of different material elements; sahHe; evacertainly; mamme; hantumto kill; udayudhahprepared with weapons; svaratcompletely independent; upasthitahnow present before me; anyamother; saranamshelter; kamunto whom; asrayeI shall resort to.
TRANSLATION
The planet earth continued: My dear Lord, You are the complete conductor of the material creation. You have created this cosmic manifestation and the three material qualities, and therefore You have created me, the planet earth, the resting place of all living entities. Yet You are always fully independent, my Lord. Now that You are present before me and ready to kill me with Your weapons, let me know where I should go to take shelter, and tell me who can give me protection.
PURPORT
The planet earth herein exhibits the symptoms of full surrender before the Lord. As stated, no one can protect the person whom Krsna is prepared to kill, and no one can kill the person whom Krsna protects. Because the Lord was prepared to kill the planet earth, there was no one to give protection to her. We are all receiving protection from the Lord, and it is therefore proper that every one of us surrender unto Him. In Bhagavad-gita (18.66) the Lord instructs:
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura sings: My dear Lord, whatever I haveeven my mind, the center of all material necessities. namely my home, my body and whatever I have in connection with this bodyI now surrender unto You. You are now completely independent to act however You like. If You like, You can kill me, and if You like, You can save me. In any case, I am Your eternal servant, and You have every right to do whatever You like.
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