Text 11] Disappearance of Lord Krsna 741

asuras, however, do not believe in the existence of God, and they make
their own plans to counteract all these threefold miseries, and so they meet
with failures every time. The Bhagavad-gita clearly states that the reaction
of material energy is never to be conquered because of the binding effects
of the three modes. They can simply be overcome by one who surrenders
fully in devotion under the lotus feet of the Lord. (Bg. 7.14)

TEXT 11

TAIT wet IH FA: Gar |
Trpale Ea areata TY NII

urv-aksi-bahavo mahyam
sphuranty anga punah punah
vepathus capi hrdaye
arad dasyanti vipriyam

uru—thighs; aksi—eyes; bahavah—the arms; mahyam—in my; sphuranti—
quivering; anga—left side of the body; punah punah—again and again;
vepathuh— palpitations; ca—also; api—certainly; hrdaye—in the heart; arat—
due to fearfulness; dasyanti—indicating; vipriyam—undesirables.

TRANSLATION

The left side of my body, my thighs, arms and eyes are all quivering
again and again. I am having heart palpitations due to fear. All this indicates
undesirable happenings.

PURPORT

Material existence is full of undesirables. Things we do not want are
forced upon us by some superior energy, and we do not see that these
undesirables are under the grip of the three modes of material nature.
When a man’s eyes, arms and thighs all quiver constantly, one must know
that something is going to happen which is undesirable. These undesirables
are compared with fire in a forest.No one goes in the forest to set fire, but
fire automatically takes place in the forest, creating inconceivable calami-
ties for the living beings of the forest. Such fire cannot be extinguished by
any human efforts. The fire can only be extinguished by the mercy of the
Lord, who sends clouds to pour water on the forest. Similarly, undesirable
