74 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 1

TEXT 17

Te BATrrate fetta teers |
afe A: ACAATAT StaaAT TAT: Fat: (Ll

tasya karmany udarani
parigitdni siribhih

brithi nah sraddadhananam
lilaya dadhatah kalah

tasya—His; karmani—transcendental acts; udarani— magnanimous; parigi-
tani—broadcast; suribhih—by the great souls; brihi—please speak; nah—
unto us; sraddadhananam—ready to receive with respect; lilaya— pastimes;
dadhatah—advented; kalah—incarnations.

TRANSLATION

His transcendental acts are magnificent and gracious, and great learned
sages like Narada sing of them. Please, therefore, speak to us, who are
eager to hear about His adventures which He performs in His various
incarnations.

PURPORT

The Personality of Godhead is never inactive as some less intelligent
persons suggest. His works are magnificent and magnanimous. His creations
both material and spiritual are all wonderful and contain all variegatedness.
They are described nicely by such liberated souls as Srila Narada, Vyasa,
Valmiki, Devala, Asita, Madhva, Si Caitanya, Ramanuja, Visnusvami,
Nimbarka, Sridhara, Vigvanatha, Baladeva, Bhaktivinode, Siddhanta Sara-
svati and many other learned and self-realized souls. These creations, both
material and spiritual, are full of opulence, beauty, and knowledge, but
the spiritual realm is more magnificent due to its being full of knowledge,
bliss and eternity. The material creations are manifested for some time as
perverted shadows of the spiritual kingdom and can be likened to cinemas.
They attract people of less intelligent caliber who are attracted by false
things. Such foolish men have no information of the reality, and they
take it for granted that the false material manifestation is the all in all.
But more intelligent men guided by sages like Vyasa and Narada know
that the eternal kingdom of God is more delightful, larger, and eternally
full of bliss and knowledge. Those who are not conversant with the
