TEXT 8
lokah sapala yasyeme
svasanti vivasa vase
dvija iva sica baddhah
sa kala iha karanam
SYNONYMS
lokahthe worlds; sa-palahwith their chief deities or controllers; yasyaof whom; imeall these; svasantilive; vivasahfully dependent; vaseunder the control; dvijahbirds; ivalike; sicaby a net; baddhahbound; sahthat; kalahtime factor; ihain this; karanamthe cause.
TRANSLATION
All living beings in all the planets of this universe, including the presiding deities of all the planets, are fully under the control of the Lord. They work like birds caught in a net, who cannot move independently.
PURPORT
The difference between the suras and the asuras is that the suras know that nothing can happen without the desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas the asuras cannot understand the supreme will of the Lord. In this fight, Vrtrasura is actually the sura, whereas Indra is the asura. No one can act independently; rather, everyone acts under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore victory and defeat come according to the results of ones karma, and the judgment is given by the Supreme Lord (karmana-daiva-netrena). Since we act under the control of the Supreme according to our karma, no one is independent, from Brahma down to the insignificant ant. Whether we are defeated or victorious, the Supreme Lord is always victorious because everyone acts under His directions.

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