Text 21] The Atrocities of King Karnsa 295

“*A person acting in the service of Krsna with his body, mind and words
is a liberated person, even within the material world.” (Bhakti-
rasdmrta-sindhu 1.2.187) Therefore, one is forbidden to regard the guru
as an ordinary human being (gurusu nara-matir...ndraki sah). The
spiritual master, or Gcdrya, is always situated in the spiritual status of
life. Birth, death, old age and disease do not affect him. According to the
Hari-bhakti-vildsa, therefore, after the disappearance of an dcdrya, his
body is never burnt to ashes, for it is a spiritual body. The spiritual body
is always unaffected by material conditions.

TEXT 21

TATE AR ITAA AT SUTATA ATA l
ASU Fa: Aa: GHA ecasag 22!

tasmad bhadre sva-tanayan
maya vyapaditan api

manusoca yatah sarvah
sva-krtam vindate ’vasah

tasmat—therefore; bhadre—my dear sister (all auspiciousness unto
you); sva-tanayén—for your own sons; mayé—by me; vydpdditén—
unfortunately killed; api—although; ma anusoca—do not be aggrieved;
yatah—because; sarvah—everyone; sva-krtam—the fruitive results of
one’s own deeds; vindate—suffers or enjoys; avasah—under the control
of providence.

TRANSLATION

My dear sister Devaki, all good fortune unto you. Everyone
suffers and enjoys the results of his own work under the control of
providence. Therefore, although your sons have unfortunately
been killed by me, please do not lament for them.

PURPORT
As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.54):

yas tv indra-gopam athavendram aho sva-karma-
bandhdénuriipa-phala-bhajanam atanoti
