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TEXT 42
atha bhagavams tavasmabhir akhila-jagad-utpatti-sthiti-laya-nimittayamana-divya-maya-vinodasya sakala-jiva-nikayanam antar-hrdayesu bahir api ca brahma-pratyag-atma-svarupena pradhana-rupena ca yatha-desa-kala-dehavasthana-visesam tad-upadanopalambhakatayanubhavatah sarva-pratyaya-saksina akasa-sarirasya saksat para-brahmanah paramatmanah kiyan iha vartha-viseso vijnapaniyah syad visphulingadibhir iva hiranya-retasah.
SYNONYMS
athatherefore; bhagavanO Lord; tavaof You; asmabhihby us; akhilaall; jagatof the material world; utpattiof the creation; sthitimaintenance; layaand annihilation; nimittayamanabeing the cause; divya-mayawith the spiritual energy; vinodasyaof You, who amuse Yourself; sakalaall; jiva-nikayanamof the hordes of living entities; antah-hrdayesuin the cores of the hearts; bahih apiexternally also; caand; brahmaof impersonal Brahman, or the Absolute Truth; pratyak-atmaof the Supersoul; sva-rupenaby Your forms; pradhana-rupenaby Your form as the external ingredients; caalso; yathaaccording to; desa-kala-deha-avasthanaof country, time, body and position; visesamthe particulars; tatof them; upadanaof the material causes; upalambhakatayaby being the exhibitor; anubhavatahwitnessing; sarva-pratyaya-saksinahthe witness of all different activities; akasa-sarirasyathe Supersoul of the whole universe; saksatdirectly; para-brahmanahthe Supreme Absolute Truth; paramatmanahthe Supersoul; kiyanof what extent; ihaherein; vaor; artha-visesahspecial necessity; vijnapaniyahto be informed; syatmay be; visphulinga-adibhihby the sparks of the fire; ivalike; hiranya-retasahto the original fire.
TRANSLATION
O Lord, as the small sparks of a fire cannot possibly perform the actions of the whole fire, we sparks of Your Lordship cannot inform You of the necessities of our lives. You are the complete whole. Therefore, of what do we need to inform You? You know everything because You are the original cause of the cosmic manifestation, the maintainer and the annihilator of the entire universal creation. You always engage in Your pastimes with Your spiritual and material energies, for You are the controller of all these varied energies. You exist within all living entities, within the cosmic manifestation, and also beyond them. You exist internally as Parabrahman and externally as the ingredients of the material creation. Therefore, although manifested in various stages, at different times and places, and in various bodies, You, the Personality of Godhead, are the original cause of all causes. Indeed, You are the original element. You are the witness of all activities, but because You are as great as the sky, You are never touched by any of them. You are the witness of everything as Parabrahman and Paramatma. O Supreme Personality of Godhead, nothing is unknown to You.
PURPORT
The Absolute Truth exists in three phases of spiritual understandingBrahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan (brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate). Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the cause of Brahman and Paramatma. Brahman, the impersonal Absolute Truth, is all-pervading, and Paramatma is locally situated in everyones heart, but Bhagavan, who is worshipable by the devotees. is the original cause of all causes. A pure devotee is aware that since nothing is unknown to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He need not be informed of a devotees conveniences and inconveniences. A pure devotee knows that there is no need to ask the Absolute Truth for any material necessities. Therefore, while informing the Supreme Lord about their distress in being attacked by Vrtrasura, the demigods apologized for offering prayers for their safety. A neophyte devotee, of course, approaches the Supreme Lord for relief from distress or poverty, or for speculative knowledge of the Lord. Bhagavad-gita (7.16) mentions four kinds of pious men who begin devotional service to the Lordone who is distressed (arta), one in need of money (artharthi), one who is inquisitive (jijnasu) and one who is searching for the Absolute Truth (jnani). A pure devotee, however, knows that since the Lord is omnipresent and omniscient, there is no need to offer prayers or worship Him for ones personal benefit. A pure devotee always engages in the service of the Lord without demanding anything. The Lord is present everywhere and knows the necessities of His devotees; consequently there is no need to disturb Him by asking Him for material benefits.
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