Text 31] Lord Viṣṇu's Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena
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TEXT 31
त्वन्माययाद्धा जन ईश खण्डितो 
  यदन्यदाशास्त ऋतात्मनोऽबुधः । 
  यथा चरेद्धालहितं पिता स्वयं 
  तथा त्वमेवार्हसि नः समीहितुम् ॥३१॥
tvan-māyayāddhā jana īśa khaṇḍito 
  yad anyad āśāsta ṛtātmano 'budhaḥ 
  yathā cared bāla-hitam pitā svayam 
  tathā tvam evārhasi naḥ samīhitum
tvat—Your; māyayā—by illusory energy; addhā—certainly; janaḥ—the people in general; īśa—O my Lord; khaṇḍitaḥ—separated; yat—because; anyat—other; āśāste—they desire; ṛta—real; ātmanaḥ—from the self; abudhaḥ—without proper understanding; yathā—as; caret—would engage in; bāla-hitam—the welfare of one's child; pitā—the father; svayam—personally; tathā—similarly; tvam—Your Lordship eva—certainly; arhasi naḥ samīhitum—please act on my behalf.
TRANSLATION
My Lord, due to Your illusory energy, all living beings in this material world have forgotten their real constitutional position, and out of ignorance they are always desirous of material happiness in the form of society, friendship and love. Therefore, please do not ask me to take some material benefits from You, but as the father, not waiting for the son's demand, does everything for the benefit of the son, please bestow upon me whatever You think best for me.
PURPORT
It is the duty of the son to depend upon his father without asking anything from him. The good son has faith that the father knows best how to benefit him. Similarly, a pure devotee does not ask anything from the Lord for material benefit. Nor does he ask anything for spiritual benefit. The pure devotee is fully surrendered unto the lotus feet of the Lord, and the Lord takes charge of him, as stated in  Bhagavad-gītā :  aham tvām sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi  (Bg. 18.66). The father