488 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 9
of death. Therefore, His diminishing the duration of life of the enemy of
Arjuna does not mean that He was partial to the cause of Arjuna. Factually
He was merciful to the opposite party because they would not have
attained salvation by dying at home in the ordinary course of life. Here
was a chance to see the Lord at the time of death and thus attain salvation
from material life. Therefore, the Lord is all good, and whatever He does
is for everyone’s good. Apparently it was for the victory of Arjuna, His
intimate friend, but factually it was for the good of Arjuna’s enemies. Such
are the transcendental activities of the Lord, and whoever understands
this also gets salvation after quitting this material body. The Lord does
no wrong in any circumstance because He is absolute, all good at all times.
TEXT 36
aafearegad == fatter
aaaasgaa cyzaT |
PICU AGC Ot (MD
Pe
ata: AA TA AST UR
vyavahita-prtana-mukham nirtksya
sva-jana-vadhad vimukhasya dosa-buddhya
kumatim aharad atma-vidyaya yas
carana-ratih paramasya tasya me ’stu
vyavahita—standing at a distance; prtanad—soldiers; mukham—faces;
nirtksya—by looking upon; sva-jana~kinsmen; vadhat—from the act of
killing; vimukhasya—one who is reluctant; dosa-buddhya—by polluted
intelligence; kumatim—poor fund of knowledge; aharat—eradicated;
atma-vidyaya—by transcendental knowledge; yah—the person; carana—
feet; ratih—attraction; paramasya-—of the Supreme; tasya—for Him; me—
my: astu—let there be.
TRANSLATION
When Arjuna was seemingly polluted by ignorance upon observing
the soldiers and commanders before him on the battlefield, the Lord
eradicated his ignorance by delivering transcendental knowledge. May His
lotus feet always remain the object of my attraction.
