Adi-fila, Chapter 5 443
TRANSLATION

Although He is thus connected with the material energy in two ways, He does

not have the slightest contact with it.
PURPORT

In the Laghu-bhagavatamrta, Srila RGpa Gosvami, commenting upon the Lord’s
transcendental position beyond the material qualities, says that Visnu, as the con-
troller and superintendent of material nature, has a connection with the material
qualities. That connection is called ‘‘yoga.’’ However, the person who directs a
prison is not also a prisoner. Similarly, although the Supreme Personality of
Godhead Visnu directs or supervises the qualitative nature, He has no connection
with the material modes of nature. The expansions of Lord Visnu always retain
their supremacy; they are never connected with the material qualities. One may
argue that Maha-Visnu cannot have any connection with the material qualities, be-
cause if He were so connected, Srimad-Bhdgavatam would not state that material
nature, ashamed of her thankless task of acting to induce the living entities to be-
come averse to the Supreme Lord, remains behind the Lord in shyness. In answer
to this argument, it may be said that the word guna means ‘‘regulation.” Lord
Visnu, Lord Brahma and Lord Siva are situated within this universe as the direc-
tors of the three modes, and their connection with the modes is known as yoga.
This does not indicate, however, that these personalities are bound by the qualities
of nature, Lord Visnu specifically is always the controller of the three qualities.
There is no question of His coming under their control.

Although the causal and element-supplying features exist in material nature by
dint of the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord is never
affected by glancing over the material qualities. By the will of the Supreme Lord
the different qualitative changes in the material world take place, but there is no
possibility of material affection, change or contamination for Lord Visnu.

TEXT 87
COAARTD ABET BALA: |
A TAITS AMAA ZPeawretal tb
etad isSanam isasya
praksti-stho ‘pi tad-gunaih
na yujyate sadatma-sthair
yatha buddhis tad-dsraya
SYNONYMS

etat—this is; Sanam—opulence; iSasya—of the Lord; prakrti-sthah—within this
material world; api—although; tat-gunaip—by the material qualities; na yujyate—
never affected; sadd—always; dtma-sthaih—situated in His own energy; yathd—as
also; buddhif—intelligence; tat—His; dsrayd—devotees.
