Text 19] Questions by Vidura 19

puresu—holy places like Ayodhya, Dvaraka, Mathura, etc.; pupya—
piety; upavana—the air; adri—hill; kufijesu—in the orchards; apanka—with-
out sin; toyesu—in the water; sarit—river; sarahsu—lakes; ananta-lingaih—
the forms of the unlimited; samalankrtesu—being so decorated; cacara—
executed; tirtha—places of pilgrimage; ayatanesu—holy land; ananyah—
alone or seeing Krsna alone.

TRANSLATION

He began to travel along, thinking only of Krsna, through various holy
places like Ayodhya, Dvaraka and Mathura. He traveled where the air, hill,
orchard, river and lake are all pure and sinless and where the forms of the
Unlimited decorate the temples. Thus he performed the pilgrim’s progress.

PURPORT

These arca forms of the Lord may be considered idols by the atheists,
but that does not matter for persons like Vidura or His many other
servants. The forms of the Lord are mentioned here are ananta-lingam.
Such forms of the Lord have unlimited potency, the same as that of the
Lord Himself. There is no difference between the potencies of the arca and
those of the personal forms of the Lord. The example of the postbox and
post office may be applied here. The little postboxes distributed all over
the city have the same potency as the postal system in general. The duty
of the post office is to carry letters from one place to another. If one puts
letters in postboxes authorized by the general post office, the function of
carrying letters is performed without a doubt. Similarly, the arca-murti
can also deliver the same unlimited potency of the Lord as when He is per-
sonally present. Vidura, therefore, could see nothing but Krsna in the
different arca forms, and ultimately he was able to realize Krsna alone and
nothing else.

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