Text 30] Prayers by Queen Kunti 409
because death before the presence of the Lord purifies the passing soul
from the effects of all sins, and therefore the dying man gets a place
somewhere in the transcendental abode. Somehow or other if someone
puts himself open in the sun rays, he is sure to get the requisite benefit
both by heat and ultraviolet rays. Therefore, the conclusion is that the
Lord is never partial. It is wrong for the people in general to think of Him
as partial.
TEXT 30
aa aH a PATA ETRTTAA |
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Janma karma ca visvatmann
ajasyakartur atmanah
tiryan nrsisu yadahsu
tad atyanta-vidambanam
janma—birth; karma—activity; ca—and; visva-dtman—O soul of the
universe; ajasya—of the unborn; akartuh—of the inactive; atmanah—of the
vital energy; tiryak—animal; nr—human being: rsisu—in the sages; yddahsu
—in the water: tat—that: atyanta—veritable; vidambanam—bewildering.
TRANSLATION
Of course it is bewildering, O soul of the universe, that You work,
though You are inactive, and that You take birth, though You are the vital
force and the unborn. You Yourself descend amongst animals, men, sages
and aquatics. Verily, this is bewildering.
PURPORT
The transcendental pastimes of the Lord are not only bewildering but
also apparently contradictory. In other words, they are all inconceivable
to the limited thinking power of the human being. The Lord is the all-
prevailing Supersoul of all existence, and yet He appears in the form of
boar amongst the animals, in the form of a human being as Rama, Krsna,
etc.,in the form of a rst like Narayana, and in the form of an aquatic like a
fish. Yet it is said that He is unborn, and He has nothing to do. In the Sruti
mantra it is said that the Supreme Brahman has nothing to do. No one is
equal to or greater than Him. He has manifold energies, and everything is
