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The Descent of the River Ganges
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Himself appears angry and very fearful. However, this is an illusion. When the wives of the serpent demon were agitated by the touch of the Lord's lotus feet, due to shyness they could proceed no further in their worship of Him. Yet the Lord remained unagitated by their touch, for He is equipoised in all circumstances. Therefore who will not worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
PURPORT
Anyone who remains unagitated, even in the presence of cause for agitation, is called  dhīra , or equipoised. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being always in a transcendental position, is never agitated by anything. Therefore someone who wants to become  dhīra  must take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. In  Bhagavad-gītā  (2.13) Kṛṣṇa says,  dhīras tatra na muhyati : a person who is equipoised in all circumstances is never bewildered. Prahlāda Mahārāja is a perfect example of a  dhīra . When the fierce form of Nṛsiṁhadeva appeared in order to kill Hiraṇyakaśipu, Prahlāda was unagitated. He remained calm and quiet, whereas others, including even Lord Brahmā, were frightened by the features of the Lord.
TEXT 21
यमाहुरस्य स्थितिजन्मसंयमं 
    त्रिभिर्विहीनं यमनन्तमृषयः । 
    न वेद सिद्धार्थमिव क्वचित्स्थितं 
    भूमण्डलं मूर्धसहस्रधामसु ॥२१॥
yam āhur asya sthiti-janma-saṁyamaṁ 
    tribhir vihīnaṁ yam anantam ṛṣayaḥ 
    na veda siddhārtham iva kvacit sthitaṁ 
    bhū-maṇḍalaṁ mūrdha-sahasra-dhāmasu
yam —whom;  āhuḥ —they said;  asya —of the material world;  sthiti —the maintenance;  janma —creation;  saṁyamam —annihilation;  tribhiḥ —these three;  vihīnam —without;  yam —which;  anantam —