Text 9] Krsna Is the Source of All Incarnations 147
is comparative material distress. But material conditions, either in so-called
happiness or in so-called distress, are all meant ultimately for distress only.
Foolish materialists have ne information how to obtain eternal happiness
in the unconditional state. Sri Narada informs these foolish fruitive
workers how to realize the reality of happiness. He gives direction to the
diseased men of the world how one’s present engagement can lead one to
the path of spiritual emancipation. The physician gives direction to the
patient to take treated milk in the form of curd for his sufferings from
indigestion due to his taking another milk preparation. So the cause of the
disease and the remedy of the disease may be the same, but it must be
treated by an expert physician like Narada. The Bhagavad-gita also gives
the same solution for serving the Lord by the fruits of one’s labor. That
will lead one to the path of naiskarmya, or liberation.
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aq yaaa = atari |
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FAUST FAC TTS UI
turye dharma-kala-sarge
nara-narayanau rsi
bhiituatmopasamopetam
akarod duscaram tapah
turye—in the fourth of the line; dharma-kala—wife of Dharmaraja;
sarge—being born of; nara-nadrayanau—named Nara and Narayana; rsi—
sages; bhiitva—becoming; atma-upasama—controlling the senses; upetam—
for achievement of; akarot—undertook; duscaram—very strenuous; tapah—
penance.
TRANSLATION
In the fourth incarnation, the Lord became Nara and Narayana, the
twin sons of the wife of King Dharma. Thus He undertook severe and
exemplary penances to control the senses.
PURPORT
As it was advised by King Rsabha to His sons, tapasya, or voluntary
acceptance of penance for realization of the transcendence, is the only
duty of the human being; it was so done by the Lord Himself in an
