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decision and satisfied the Lord by agreeing to fight (karisye vacanam tava),
and thus he became desireless.

The examples of Brahma and Lord Siva are specifically cited here be-
cause Brahmaji, Lord Siva, Srimati Laksmiji and the four Kumiaras, Sanaka,
Sanatana, etc., are leaders of the four desireless Vaisnava sampradayas.
They are all freed from all pretensions. Srila Jiva Gosvami interprets the
word gata-vyalikaih as projjhita-kaitavaih, or those who are freed from all
pretensions (the unalloyed devotees only). In the Caitanya-caritamrta it is
said: bhukti-mukti siddhi-kdmi, sakali ‘agdnta,’ krsna-bhakta—niskama, ata
eva ‘santa.’ Those who are after fruitive results for their pious activities,
those who desire salvation and identity with the Supreme, and those who
desire material perfections of mystic powers are all restless because they
want something for themselves, but the devotee is completely peaceful be-
cause he has no demand for himself and is always ready to serve the desire of
the Lord. The conclusion is, therefore, that the Lord is for everyone be-
cause no one can achieve the result of his respective desires without being
sanctioned by Him, but as stated by the Lord in Bhagavad-gita (Bg.
8.9), all such results are awarded by Him only, for the Lord is adhisvara
(the original controller) of everyone, namely the Veddntists, the great
karma-kandiyas, the great religious leaders, the great performers of aus-
terity and all who are striving for spiritual advancement. But ultimately He
is realized by the pretensionless devotees only. Therefore special stress is
given to the devotional service of the Lord by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami.

TEXT 20

fat aftateraterserata: |
Tetras oranaa
wateat FATAL AAT Te? Rol

Sriyah patir yajiia-patih praja-patir
dhiyam patir loka-patir dhara-patih

patir gatis candhaka-vrsni-satvatam
prasidatam me bhagavdan satarh patih

Sriyah—all opulence; patih—owner; yajfia—of sacrifice; patih—director;
praja-patih—leader of all living entities; dhiyam—of intelligence; patih—
