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whimsically accept anyone and everyone as God. A responsible personality like Brahmājī refuses to be addressed as the Supreme Lord by his disciples or subordinates, but foolish persons praised by men of the nature of dogs, hogs, camels, and asses feel flattered to be addressed as the Supreme Lord. Why such persons take pleasure in being addressed as God, or why such persons are addressed as God by foolish admirers, is explained in the following verse.
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विलजमानया यस्य स्थातुमीक्षापथेऽमुया । विमोहिता विकृत्यन्ते ममाहमिति दुर्धियः ॥१३॥
vilajjamānayā yasya sthātum-īkṣā-pathe 'muyā vimohitā vikatthante mamāham iti durdhiyaḥ
vilajjamānayā —by one who is ashamed of;  yasya —whose;  sthātum —to stay;  īkṣā-pathe —in the front;  amuyā —by the bewildering energy;  vimohitāḥ —those who are bewildered;  vikatthante —talks nonsense;  mama —it is mine;  aham —I am everything;  iti —thus vituperating;  durdhiyaḥ —thus ill conceived.
TRANSLATION
The illusory energy of the Lord cannot take precedence, being ashamed of her position, but those who are bewildered by her always talk nonsense, being absorbed in the thought of, 'It is I, and it is mine.'
PURPORT
The invincible powerful deluding energy of the Personality of God, or the third energy, representing nescience, can bewilder the entire world of animation, but still she is not strong enough to be able to stand in front of the Supreme Lord. Nescience is behind the Personality of Godhead where she is powerful enough to mislead the living beings, and the primary symptom of such bewildered persons is that they talk nonsense. Nonsensical talks are not supported by the principles of Vedic literatures, and