Text 44] Questions by Vidura 45

The Lord always wants to see His devotee as the hero of some episode
which He Himself performs. He wanted to see His devotee and friend
Arjuna as the hero of the Battle of Kuruksetra, and thus He waited for all
the miscreants of the world to assemble. That, and nothing else, is the
explanation of His waiting.

TEXT 44

TAQ =—- FaTTATYAT
maRaaee =8=—- FATT |
aaa RIseta Aga
Gt TATA | Bey Mvell

ajasya janmotpatha-nasanaya
karmany akartur grahanaya pumsam
nanv anyatha ko ’rhati deha-yogam
paro gunanam uta karma-tantram

ajasya—of the unborn; Janma—appearance; utpatha-nasanaya—for the
sake of annihilating the upstarts; karmani—works; akartuh—of one who
has nothing to do; grahanaya—to take up; pumsam-—of all persons; nanu
anyatha—otherwise; kah—who; arhati— may deserve; deha-yogam—contact
of the body; parah—transcendental; gunanam—of the three modes of
nature; uta—what to speak of; karma-tantram—the law of action and
reaction.

TRANSLATION

The appearance of the Lord is manifested for the annihilation of the
upstarts. His activities are transcendental and are enacted for the
understanding of all persons. Otherwise, since the Lord is transcendental
to all material modes, what purpose could He serve by coming to earth?

PURPORT

Isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah (Brahma-samhita, 5.1):
the form of the Lord is eternal, blissful and all-knowing. His so-called
birth is therefore an appearance only, like the birth of the sun on the
horizon. His birth does not, like that of the living entities, take place
under the influence of material nature and the bondage of the reactions
of past deeds. His works and activities are independent pastimes and are
