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must always remember that the Lord is the supreme will, and He is not bound by any law. Generally the law of  karma  is that one is awarded the result of one's own actions, but in special cases, by the will of the Lord, such resultant actions are changed also. But this change can be effected by the will of the Lord only, and no other. Therefore, the example of the player cited in this verse is quite appropriate, for the Supreme Will is absolutely free to do whatever He likes; and because He is all-perfect, there is no mistake in any of His actions or reactions. These changes of resultant actions are especially rendered by the Lord when a pure devotee is involved. It is assured in the  Bhagavad-gītā  (Bg. 9.30-31) that the Lord saves a pure devotee who has surrendered unto Him without reservation from all sorts of reactions of sins, and there is no doubt about this. There are hundreds of examples of this by the Lord in the history of the world. If the Lord is able to change the resultant reactions of one's past deeds, then certainly He is not Himself bound up by any action or reaction of His own deeds. He is perfect and transcendental to all laws.
TEXT 44
यन्मन्यसे ध्रुवं लोकमध्रुवं वा न चोमयम् । सर्वथा न हि शोच्यास्ते स्नेहादन्यत्र मोहजात् ॥४४॥
yan manyase dhruvam lokam adhruvam vā na cobhayam sarvathā na hi śocyās te snehād anyatra mohajāt
yat —even though;  manyase —you think;  dhruvam —Absolute Truth;  lokam —persons;  adhruvam —nonreality;  vā —either;  na —or not;  ca —also;  ubhayam —or bothwise;  sarvathā —in all circumstances;  na —never;  hi —certainly;  śocyāḥ —subject for lamentation;  snehāt —due to affection;  anyatra —or otherwise;  mohajāt —due to bewilderment.
TRANSLATION
O King, in all circumstances, whether you consider the soul to be an eternal principle, or the material body to be perishable, or everything to exist in the impersonal Absolute Truth, or everything to be an inexplicable combination of matter and spirit, feelings of separation are due only to illusory affection and nothing more.