Text 13] The Cause of All Causes 235

whimsically accept anyone and everyone as God. A responsible personality
like Brahmaji refuses to be addressed as the Supreme Lord by his disciples
or subordinates, but foolish persons praised by men of the nature of dogs,
hogs, camels, and asses feel flattered to be addressed as the Supreme Lord.
Why such persons take pleasure in being addressed as God, or why such
persons are addressed as God by foolish admirers, is explained in the
following verse.

TEXT 13

earn Fa Santas |
fariféen freeard aerefafa cfr: 112 30

vilajjamdnayd yasya
sthaétum-iksd-pathe ’muya

vimohita vikatthante
maméham iti durdhiyah

vilajjamanayad—by one who is ashamed of; yasya—whose; sthdtum—te
stay; tksd-pathe—in the front; amuya—by the bewildering energy; vimo-
hitah—those who are bewildered; vikatthante—talks nonsense; mama—it
is mine; aham—I am everything; iti—thus vituperating; durdhiyah—thus
ill conceived.

TRANSLATION

The illusory energy of the Lord cannot take precedence, being ashamed
of her position, but those who are bewildered by her always talk nonsense,
being absorbed in the thought of, ‘It is I, and it is mine.’

PURPORT

The invincible powerful deluding energy of the Personality of God, or
the third energy, representing nescience, can bewilder the entire world of
animation, but still she is not strong enough to be able to stand in front
of the Supreme Lord. Nescience is behind the Personality of Godhead
where she is powerful enough to mislead the living beings, and the primary
symptom of such bewildered persons is that they talk nonsense. Non-
sensical talks are not supported by the principles of Vedic literatures, and
