952 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 18
one who is unexcelled; hitva—leaving aside; itaran—others; prarthayatah—
of those who ask for; vibhitih—favor of the goddess of fortune; yasya—
one whose; anghri—feet; renum—dust; jusate—serves; anabhipsoh—of one
who is unwilling.
TRANSLATION
It is now ascertained that He [the Personality of Godhead] is unlimited
.and there is none equal to Him. Consequently no one can speak of Him
adequately. Great demigods cannot obtain the favor of the goddess of for-
tune even by prayers, but this very goddess renders service unto the Lord,
although He is unwilling to have such service.
PURPORT
The Personality of Godhead, or the Paramesvara Param Brahma, accord-
ing to the srittis, has nothing to do. He has no equal. Nor does anyone excel
Him. He has unlimited potencies, and His every action is carried out sys-
tematically in His natural and perfect ways. Thus the Supreme Personality
of Godhead is full in Himself, and He has nothing to accept from anyone
else, including the great demigods like Brahma. Others ask for the favor of
the goddess of fortune, and despite such prayers she declines to award such
favors. But still she renders service unto the Supreme Personality of God-
head, although He has nothing to accept from her. The Personality of
Godhead in His Maha-Vignu feature begets Brahma, the first created person
in the material world, from His naval lotus stem and not in the womb of
the goddess of fortune who is eternally engaged in His service. These are
some of the instances of His complete independence and perfection. That
He has nothing to do does not mean that He is impersonal. He is transcen-
dentally so full of inconceivable potencies that simply by His willing,
everything is done without physical or personal endeavor. He is called,
therefore, yogesvara, or the Lord of all mystic powers.
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