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Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura
779
ekaḥ —You alone;  kleśa-daḥ —inflicting distress;  teṣām —on those;  anāsanna —not taken shelter;  padām —feet;  tava —Your.
TRANSLATION
My Lord, You are the only one capable of ending the affliction of the distressed and inflicting agony on those who never resort to Your feet.
PURPORT
The words  kleśadas teṣām anāsanna-padām tava  indicate that the Lord has two concerns. The first is to give protection to persons who take shelter of His lotus feet, and the second is to give trouble to those who are always demoniac and who are inimical towards the Lord.  Māyā 's function is to give afflictions to the nondevotees. Here Brahmā said, "You are the protector of the surrendered souls; therefore I surrender unto Your lotus feet. Please give me protection from these demons."
TEXT 28
सोऽवधार्यास्य कार्पण्यं विविक्ताध्यात्मदर्शनः । विमुञ्चात्मतनुं धोरामित्युक्तो विमुमोच ह ॥२८॥
so 'vadhāryāsya kārpaṇyam viviktādhyātma-darśanaḥ vimuñcātma-tanum ghorām ity ukto vimumoca ha
saḥ —the Supreme Lord, Hari;  avadhārya —perceiving;  asya —of Lord Brahmā;  kārpaṇyam —the distress;  vivikta —without a doubt;  adhyātma —minds of others;  darśanaḥ —one who can see;  vimuñca —cast off;  ātma-tanum —your body;  ghorām —impure;  iti uktaḥ —thus commanded;  vimumoca ha —Lord Brahmā threw it off.
TRANSLATION
The Lord, who can distinctly see the minds of others, perceived Brahmā's distress and said to him: Cast off this impure body of yours. Thus commanded by the Lord, Brahmā cast off his body.
PURPORT
The Lord is described here by the word  viviktādhyātma-darśanaḥ . If anyone can completely perceive another's distress without doubt, it is the