Texts 26-30] How Pariksit Received the Age of Kali 867

tenaham guna-patrena

Sri-nivasena sampratam
Socami rahitam lokam
papmana kalineksitam
satyam—truthfulness; Saucam—cleanliness; daya—intolerance of others’
unhappiness; ksantih—self-control even if there is cause of anger; tyagah—
magnanimity; santosah—self-satisfaction; arjavam—straightforwardness;
Samah—fixing of the mind; damah—control of the sense organs; tapah—
trueness to one’s responsibility; samyam—indiscrimination of friend and
foe; titiksa—tolerance of the offenses of others; uparatih—indifference to
loss and gain; srutam—following scriptural injunctions; jianam—knowledge
(self-realization); viraktih—detachment from sense enjeyment: aisvaryam—
leadership; Sauryam—chivalry; tejah—influence; balam—to render possible
that which is impossible; smytih—to find one’s proper duty; svatantryam—
not to depend on others; kausalam—dexterity in all activities; kantih—
beauty; dhairyam—freedom from disturbance; mardavam—kindheartedness;
eva—thus; ca—also; pragalbhyam—ingenuity ; prasrayah—gentility; silam—
mannerliness; saha— determination; ojah—perfect knowledge; balam—proper
execution; bhagah—object of enjoyment; gambhiryam—joyfulness;
sthairyam—immovability; dstikyam—faithfulness; kirtih—fame; .maénah—
worthy to be worshiped; anahankrtih—pridelessness; ete—all these; ca
anye—also many others; ca—and; bhagavan—the Personality of Godhead;
nityah—everlastingly; yatra—where; maha-gunah—great qualities; prarthyah
—worthy to possess; mahattvam—greatness; icchadbhih—those who desire
so; na—never; viyanti—deteriorates; sma—ever; karhicit—at any time; tena
—by Him; aham—myself; guna-patrena—the reservoir of all qualities; sri—
goddess of fortune; nivasena—by the resting place; sdémpratam— very
recently; socami—I am thinking of; rahitam—bereft of; lokam—planets;
papmana—by the store of all sins; kalina—by Kali; iksitam—is seen.

TRANSLATION
In Him reside 1) truthfulness, 2) cleanliness, 3) intolerance of another’s
unhappiness, 4) the power to control anger, 5) self-satisfaction, 6) straight-
forwardness, 7) steadiness of mind, 8) control of the sense organs, 9)
responsibility, 10) equality, 11) tolerance, 12) equanimity, 13) faithful-
ness, 14) knowledge, 15) absence of sense enjoyment, 16) leadership, 17)
chivalry, 18) influence, 19) the power to make everything possible, 20) the
discharge of proper duty, 21) complete independence, 22) dexterity, 23)
fullness of all beauty, 24) serenity, 25) kindheartedness, 26) ingenuity,
