46 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 13
svayaiva madyaydjo ‘pi
svayam eva vimohitah

evam—in this way; sammohayan—wanting to mystify; visnum—the
all-pervading Lord Krsna; vimoham—who can never be mystified;
visva-mohanam—but who mystifies the entire universe; svayd—by his
(Brahma’s) own; eva—indeed; maéyaya—by mystic power; ajah—Lord
Brahma; api—even; svayam—himself; eva—certainly; vimohitah—
was put into bewilderment, became mystified.

TRANSLATION

Thus because Lord Brahma wanted to mystify the all-pervading
Lord Krsna, who can never be mystified, but who, on the contrary,
mystifies the entire universe, he himself was put into bewilder-
ment by his own mystic power.

PURPORT

Brahma wanted to bewilder Krsna, who bewilders the entire universe.
The whole universe is under Krsna’s mystic power (mama maya
duratyayd), but Brahma wanted to mystify Him. The result was that
Brahm himself was mystified, just as one who wants to kill another may
himself be killed. In other words, Brahma was defeated by his own at-
tempt. In a similar position are the scientists and philosophers who want
to overcome the mystic power of Krsna. They challenge Krsna, saying,
“‘What is God? We can do this, and we can do that.”” But the more they
challenge Krsna in this way, the more they are implicated in suffering.
The lesson here is that we should not try to overcome Krsna. Rather, in-
stead of endeavoring to surpass Him, we should surrender to Him
(sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekarh Saranam vraja).

Instead of defeating Krsna, Brahma himself was defeated, for he could
not understand what Krsna was doing. Since Brahma, the chief person
within this universe, was so bewildered, what is to be said of so-called
scientists and philosophers? Sarva-dharmdn parityajya mam ekam
Saranam vraja. We should give up all our tiny efforts to defy the ar-
rangement of Krsna. Instead, whatever arrangements He proposes, we
should accept. This is always better, for this will make us happy. The
