Text 57] Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. People should take advantage of the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  and thus gain relief from all the problems created in this age of Kali.
TEXT 57
न ह्यस्य जन्मनो हेतुः कर्मणो वा महीपते । 
    आत्ममायां विनेशस्य परस्य द्रष्टुरात्मनः ॥५७॥
na hy asya janmano hetuḥ 
    karmaṇo vā mahīpate 
    ātma-māyām vineśasya 
    parasya draṣṭur ātmanaḥ
na —not;  hi —indeed;  asya —of Him (the Supreme Personality of Godhead);  janmanaḥ —of the appearance, or taking birth;  hetuḥ —there is any cause;  karmaṇaḥ —or for acting;  vā —either;  mahīpate —O King (Mahārāja Parikṣit);  ātma-māyām —His supreme compassion for the fallen souls;  vinā —without;  īśasya —of the supreme controller;  parasya —of the Personality of Godhead, who is beyond the material world;  draṣṭuḥ —of the Supersoul, who witnesses everyone's activities;  ātmanaḥ —of the Supersoul of everyone.
TRANSLATION
O King, Mahārāja Parikṣit, but for the Lord's personal desire, there is no cause for His appearance, disappearance or activities. As the Supersoul, He knows everything. Consequently there is no cause that affects Him, not even the results of fruitive activities.
PURPORT
This verse points out the difference between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and an ordinary living being. An ordinary living being receives a particular type of body according to his past activities ( karmaṇā daiva-netreṇa jantur dehopapattaye ). A living being is never independent and can never appear independently. Rather, one is forced to accept a body imposed upon him by  māyā  according to his past  karma .