Text 46] Dhrtarastra Quits Home 715
PURPORT
When we think of our kith and kin being helpless and dependent on us,
it is all due to ignorance. Every living creature is allowed all protection by
the order of the Supreme Lord in terms of each one’s acquired position in
the world. The Lord is known as bhitta-bhrt, one who gives protection to
all living beings. One should discharge his duties only; only the Supreme
Lord can give protection to anyone else. This is explained more clearly in
the following verse.
TEXT 46
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SUH TMT TT Tey (Val
kala-karma-gunadhino
deho’yam pajica-bhautikah
katham anyams tu gopayet
sarpa-grasto yathaparam
kalah—eternal time; karma—action; guna—modes of nature; ddhinah—
under the control of; dehah—material body and mind; ayam—this; panca—
five; bhautikah—made of the five elements; katham—how; anyan—others;
tu—but; gopayet—give protection; sarpa-grastah—one who is bitten by the
snake; yatha—as much as; param—others.
TRANSLATION
This gross material body made of five elements is already under the
control of eternal time [kala], action [karma] and the modes of material
nature [guna]. How, then, can it, being already in the jaws of the serpent,
protect others?
PURPORT
The freedom movements of the world and political, economic, social,
and cultural propaganda can do no benefit to anyone due to their being
controlled by superior power. A conditioned living being is under the full
control of material nature represented by eternal time and activities under
the dictation of different modes of nature. There are three material modes
of nature, namely goodness, passion and ignorance. Unless one is situated
in the mode of goodness, one cannot see things as they are. The passionate
and the ignorant cannot even see things as they are. Therefore a person
who is passionate and ignorant cannot direct his activities on the right
path. Only the man in the quality of goodness can help to a certain extent.
Most persons are passionaté and ignorant, and therefore, their plans and
projects can hardly do any good to others. Above the modes of nature
