Text 47]
Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening
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TRANSLATION
In order to follow in his footsteps, saintly persons will try to emulate his character by practicing freedom from animosity, just as the purifying processes rectify gold of inferior quality.
PURPORT
Yoga  practice, the process of purifying one's existential identity, is based mainly on self-control. Without self-control one cannot practice freedom from animosity. In the conditional state, every living being is envious of another living being, but in the liberated state there is an absence of animosity. Prahlāda Mahārāja was tortured by his father in so many ways, yet after the death of his father he prayed for his liberation by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He did not ask any benediction that he might have asked, but he prayed that his atheistic father might be liberated. He never cursed any of the persons who engaged in torturing him on the instigation of his father.
TEXT 47
यत्प्रसादादिदं विश्वं प्रसीदति यदात्मकम् । स स्वद्रग्भगवान् यस्य तोष्यतेऽनन्यया दृशा ॥४७॥
yat-prasādād idam viśvam prasīdati yad-ātmakam sa sva-dṛg bhagavān yasya toṣyate 'nanyayā dṛśā
yat—by whose; prasādāt—mercy of; idam—this; viśvam—universe; prasīdati—becomes happy; yat—whose; ātmakam—because of His omnipotency; saḥ—He; sva-dṛk—taking special care for His devotees; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yasya—whose; toṣyate—becomes pleased; ananyayā—without deviation; dṛśā—by intelligence.
TRANSLATION
Everyone will be pleased with him because the Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller of the universe, is always satisfied with a devotee who does not wish for anything beyond Him.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated everywhere as the Supersoul, and He can dictate to anyone and everyone as He likes. The would-be grandson of Diti, who is predicted to be a great devotee, would