Text 19] Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version 487

in the renounced order of life; he can remain in his present condition of
life, but he must search out the association of a bona fide devotee of the
Lord and hear from him the transcendental message of the Lord with faith
and conviction. That is the path of the paramahamsa recommended herein.
Amongst various holy names of the Lord, He is called also ajita, or one
who can never be conquered by anyone else. Yet He can be conquered by
the paramahamsa path, as is practically realized and shown by the great
spiritual master Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma has personally recommended
this paramaharmsa-pantha in his own words as follows:

jiiane praydsam udapasya namanta eva
Jivanti sanmukharitam bhavadiyavartam

sthane sthitah sruti-gatam tanuvanmanobhir
ye prayaso jita-jito pyasi tais trilokyam

Lord Brahma said, “O my Lord Krsna, a devotee who abandons the path
of empiric philosophical speculation aimed at becoming merged in the
existence of the Supreme and engages himself in hearing Your glories and
activities from a bona fide sadhu, or saint, and who lives an honest life in
the occupational engagement of his social life, can conquer Your sympathy
and mercy even though You are ajita, or unconquerable by anyone.”
(Bhag. 10.14.3) That is the path of the paramahamsas, which was person-
ally followed by Lord Brahma and later on recommended by him for
attaining perfect success in life.

TEXT 19
aq dat agquead aff
mae | asrarTaTey |
aa safeenaaitan fir
fora: fred thera: BT LITT 11221

tam priyamanam samupasthitam kavim
praja-visarge nija-sasanarhanam
babhdsa isat-smita-socisa gira
priyah priyam prita-manah kare sprsan

tam—unto Lord Brahma; priyamanam—worthy of being dear; samu-
pasthitam—present before; kavim—the great scholar; praja—living entities;
