52 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

“The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of
material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities which are in
actuality carried out by nature.” (Bg. 3.27) Within conditioned life, no
one has freedom, but because one is bewildered, being subject to the rule
of mahamayé, one foolishly thinks himself independent (ahankdra-
vimidhatma kartéham iti manyate). But when the conditioned soul be-
comes liberated by executing devotional service, he is given a greater and
greater chance to relish a relationship with the Supreme Personality of
Godhead in different transcendental statuses, such as ddsya-rasa,
sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa and mddhurya-rasa.

Thus the Lord’s potency, visnu-mdayd, has two features—dvaranika
and unmukha. When the Lord appeared, His potency came with Him and
acted in different ways. She acted as yogamdya with Yasoda, Devaki and
other intimate relations of the Lord, and she acted in a different way with
Karnsa, Salva and other asuras. By the order of Lord Krsna, His potency
yogamaya came with Him and exhibited different activities according to
the time and circumstances. Kdrydarthe sambhavisyati. Yogamdya acted
differently to execute different purposes desired by the Lord. As con-
firmed in Bhagavad-gita (9.13), mahdtmanas tu mam partha daivim
prakrtim asritah. The mahatmas, who fully surrender to the lotus feet of
the Lord, are directed by yogamdyd, whereas the durdtmds, those who
. are devoid of devotional service, are directed by mahdmayéd.

TEXT 26

ays Tay
caesar «| sarefaatafey: |
Aare a wel aA: aaa Ga TAT REI

Sri-Suka uvdca
ity ddisyamara-ganan
prajapati-patir vibhuh
Gsvdsya ca mahim girbhih
sva-dhéma paramam yayau

Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—thus; ddisya—
after informing; amara-gandn—all the demigods; prajapati-patih—
