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Brahmā's Prayers for Creative Energy
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whatever one may do in one's daily activities, such as worship, sacrifice, and offer charity, all the results should be offered to Him only. This offering of the result of pious acts unto the Supreme Lord is a sign of devotional service to the Lord and is of permanent value, whereas enjoying the same results for oneself is only temporary. Anything done on account of the Lord is a permanent asset and accumulates in the form of unseen piety for gradual promotion to the unalloyed devotional service of the Lord. These undetected pious activities will one day result in full-fledged devotional service by the grace of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, any pious act done on account of the Supreme Lord is also recommended here for those who are not pure devotees.
TEXT 14
शश्वत्सरूपमहसेव निपीतमेद- मोहाय बोधधिषणाय नमः परस्मै । विश्वोद्धवस्थितिलयेषु निमित्तलीला- रासाय ते नम इदं चक्रमेश्वराय ॥१४॥
śaśvat svarūpa-mahasaiva nipīta-bheda mohāya bodha-dhiṣaṇāya namaḥ parasmai viśvodbhava-sthiti-layeṣu nimitta-līlā rāsāya te nama idam cakṛmeśvarāya
śaśvat—eternally; svarūpa—transcendental form; mahasa—by the glories; eva—certainly; nipīta—distinguished; bheda—differentiation; mohāya—unto the illusory conception; bodha—self-knowledge; dhiṣaṇāya—intelligence; namaḥ—obeisances; parasmai—unto the Transcendence; viśva-udbhava—creation of the cosmic manifestation; sthiti—maintenance; layeṣu—also destruction; nimitta—for the matter of; līlā—by such pastimes; rāsāya—for enjoyment; te—unto You; namaḥ—obeisances; idam—this; cakṛma—do I perform; īśvarāya—unto the Supreme.
TRANSLATION
Let me offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Transcendence who is eternally distinguished by His internal potency. His indistinguishable impersonal feature is realized by intelligence for self-realization. I offer my obeisances unto Him who, by His pastimes, enjoys the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the cosmic manifestation.