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The Activities of the Pracetās
1543
TEXT 42
नमः समाय शुद्धाय पुरुषाय पराय च । वासुदेवाय सत्त्वाय तुभ्यं भगवते नमः ॥४२॥
namaḥ samāya śuddhāya puruṣāya parāya ca vāsudevāya sattvāya tubhyaṁ bhagavate namaḥ
namaḥ —we offer our respectful obeisances;  samāya —who is equal to everyone;  śuddhāya —who is never contaminated by sinful activities;  puruṣāya —unto the Supreme Person;  parāya —transcendental;  ca —also;  vāsudevāya —living everywhere;  sattvāya —who is in the transcendental position;  tubhyaṁ —unto You;  bhagavate —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  namaḥ —obeisances.
TRANSLATION
Dear Lord, You have no enemies or friends. Therefore You are equal to everyone. You cannot be contaminated by sinful activities, and Your transcendental form is always beyond the material creation. You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead because You remain everywhere within all existence. You are consequently known as Vāsudeva. We offer You our respectful obeisances.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is known as Vāsudeva because He lives everywhere. The word  vas  means “to live.” As stated in  Brahma-saṁhitā ,  eko 'py asau racayituṁ jagad-aṇḍa-koṭim : the Lord, through His plenary portion, enters into each and every universe to create the material manifestation. He also enters into each and every heart in all living entities and into each and every atom also ( paramāṇu-cayāntara-stham ). Because the Supreme Lord lives everywhere, He is known as Vāsudeva. Although He lives everywhere within the material world, He is not contaminated by the modes of nature. The Lord is therefore described in  Īśopaniṣad  as  apāpa-viddham . He is never contaminated by the modes of material nature. When the Lord descends on this planet, He acts in many ways. He kills demons and performs acts not sanctioned by the Vedic principles, that is, acts considered sinful. Even though He acts in such a way, He is never contaminated by His action. He is therefore described herein as  śuddha ,