Text 10] Prayers by Queen Kunti 383
uttarovaca
pahi pahi maha-yogin
deva-deva jagat-pate
nanyam tvad abhayam pasye
yatra mrtyuh parasparam
uttarah uvdca—Uttara said; pahi pahi—protect, protect; maha-yogin—the
greatest mystic; deva-deva—the worshipable of the worshiped; jagat-pate—
O Lord of the universe; na—not; anyam—anyone else: tuat— Your; abhayam
—fearlessness; pasye—do I see: yatra—where there is: mrtyuh—death;
perasparam—in the world of duality.
TRANSLATION
Uttara said: O Lord of lords, Lord of the universe! You are the
greatest of the mystics. Please protect me, for there is no one else who can
save me from the clutches of death in this world of duality.
PURPORT
This material world is the world of duality in contrast with the oneness
of the absolute realm. The world of duality is composed of matter and
spirit, whereas the absolute world is complete spirit without any tinge of
the material qualities. In the dual world everyone is falsely trying to
become the master of the world, whereas in the absolute world the Lord is
the Absolute Lord and all others are Ilis absolute servitors. In the world of
duality everyone is envious of all others, and death is inevitable due to the
dual existence of matter and spirit. The Lord is the only shelter of fearless-
ness for the surrendered soul. No one can save himself from the cruel
hands of death in the material world without having surrendered himself
at the iotus feet of the Lord.
TEXT 10
n na ~ AA
afagata aha aeerarrat fat |
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ard Seq At ATT ATA TAT FerTaAAT 112 oll
abhidravati mam isa
Saras taptayaso vibho
kamam dahatu mam natha
ma me garbho nipatyatam
