Text 67] The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vrndavana 191

SYNONYMS

acintya-saktye—by inconceivable energy; kara—do; tumi—You; tahdra—of
that relationship; ghatana—the operation; ye—whatever; karaha—You make Me
do; sei—that; kari—| do; nahika—there is not; niyama—restriction.

TRANSLATION

“By Your inconceivable energy, You can do whatever You like, and whatever
You make Me do, I do without restriction.”

PURPORT

As stated in the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam: tene brahma hrda ya adi-
kavaye. Lord Brahma is the first living creature within this universe, and he is also
the creator of this universe. How is this possible? Although he is the first living en-
tity, Lord Brahma is not in the category of visnu-tattva. Rather, he is part of the
jiva-tattva. Nonetheless, by the grace of the Lord, who instructed him through the
heart (tene brahma hrda), Lord Brahma could create a huge universe. Those who
are actually pure devotees of the Lord are instructed by the Lord through the
heart, where the Lord is always situated. Isvarah sarva-bhatanarh hrd-deége ‘rjuna
tisthati (Bg. 18.61). If he follows the instructions of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, the living entity, even though an insignificant creature, can perform the
most difficult tasks by the Lord’s grace. This also is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita:

tesdm satata-yuktanam
bhajatam priti-parvakam

dadami buddhi-yogam tam
yena mam upayanti te

“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, | give the
understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Bg. 10.10)

Everything is possible for a pure devotee because he acts under the instructions
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Through His inconceivable energy, a pure
devotee can perform tasks that are supposed to be very, very difficult. He can per-
form tasks not even previously performed by the Lord Himself. Therefore Nitya-
nanda Prabhu told Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, ye karaha, sei kari, nahika niyama: “|
do not know by what regulative principle | am carrying out this wonderful work,
but | know for certain that | will do whatever You desire.” Although the Lord
wants to give all credit to His devotee, the devotee himself never takes credit, for
he acts only under the Lord’s direction. Consequently all credit goes to the Lord.
This is the nature of the relationship between the Lord and His devotee. The Lord
wants to give all credit to His servant, but the servant does not take any credit, for
he knows that everything is carried out by the Lord.
