Text 44]
Questions by Vidura
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The Lord always wants to see His devotee as the hero of some episode which He Himself performs. He wanted to see His devotee and friend Arjuna as the hero of the Battle of Kurukṣetra, and thus He waited for all the miscreants of the world to assemble. That, and nothing else, is the explanation of His waiting.
TEXT 44
अजस्य जन्मोत्पथनाशनाय कर्माण्यकर्तुग्रहणाय पुंसाम् । नन्वन्यथा कोऽर्हति देहयोगं परो गुणानामुत कर्मतन्त्रम् ॥४४॥
ajasya janmotpatha-nāśanāya karmāṇy akartur grahaṇāya puṁsām nanv anyathā ko 'rhati deha-yogam paro guṇānām uta karma-tantram
ajasya —of the unborn;  janma —appearance;  utpatha-nāśanāya —for the sake of annihilating the upstarts;  karmāṇi —works;  akartuḥ —of one who has nothing to do;  grahaṇāya —to take up;  puṁsām —of all persons;  nanu anyathā —otherwise;  kaḥ —who;  arhati —may deserve;  deha-yogam —contact of the body;  paraḥ —transcendental;  guṇānām —of the three modes of nature;  uta —what to speak of;  karma-tantram —the law of action and reaction.
TRANSLATION
The appearance of the Lord is manifested for the annihilation of the upstarts. His activities are transcendental and are enacted for the understanding of all persons. Otherwise, since the Lord is transcendental to all material modes, what purpose could He serve by coming to earth?
PURPORT
Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ (Brahma-saṁhitā, 5.1):  the form of the Lord is eternal, blissful and all-knowing. His so-called birth is therefore an appearance only, like the birth of the sun on the horizon. His birth does not, like that of the living entities, take place under the influence of material nature and the bondage of the reactions of past deeds. His works and activities are independent pastimes and are