464 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 9
do with the material conception of life because He is absolute spiritual
identity, there is for Him no superior or inferior action. Being the Ab-
solute Personality of Godhead, He has no false ego, and so He does not
identify Himself with anything different from Him. The material con-
ception of ego is equibalanced in Him. He does not feel, therefore, in-
ferior by becoming the chariot driver of His pure devotee. It is the glory
of the pure devotee only that he can bring about service from the affec-
tionate Lord.
TEXT 22
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TMARAAAT TT aT teTTy |
FASTA MAH M TATANTT (RRM
tathapy ekanta-bhaktesu
pasya bhipanukampitam
yan me’siirs tyajatah saksat
krsno darsanam agatah

tathapi—still; ekdnta—unflinching; bhaktesu—unto the devotees; pasya—
see here; bhiipa—O King; anukampitam—how sympathetic; yat—for which;
me—my; asiin—life; tyajatah—ending; saksat—directly; krsnah—the Person-
ality of Godhead; darsanam—in my view; agatah—has kindly come.

TRANSLATION
Yet, despite His being equally kind to everyone, He has graciously
come before me while I am ending my life, for I am His unflinching
servitor.
PURPORT

The Supreme Lord Absolute Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna, although
equal to everyone, is still more inclined to His unflinching devotee who is
completely surrendered and knows no one else as his protector and master.
Having unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord as one’s protector, friend
and master is the natural condition of eternal life. A living entity is so
made by the will of the Almighty that he is most happy when placing
himself in a condition of absolute dependence.

The opposite tendency is the cause of falldown. The living entity has
this tendency of falling down by dint of misidentifying himself as fully
