Text 38] Vidura’s Talks with Maitreya 199
varam—superior; lesam—all of them; para—the Supreme; anusarisargat—
last touch; yatha—as many: sank hyam—number; gunan—qualities; viduh—
you may understand,
TRANSLATION
O gentle one, of all the physical elements, beginning from the sky
down to the earth, all the inferior and superior qualities are due only to
the final touch of the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
TEXT 38
Cae: Sor on: wana: |
AAAI: Mg: THN a 311
ete devah kala visnoh
kala-mayanisa-linginah
nanalval svakriyanisah
procuh praijalayo vibhum
ele—of all these physical clements; devah—the controlling demigods;
kalah—parts and parcels; visnoh—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
kala—time; maya—external energy; arsa—part and parcel; liiginah—so
embodied; nanatvat—because of various; svakriya—personal duties; anisah—
not being able to perform; procuh—uttered; prdiijalayah—fascinating;
vibhum—unto the Lord.
TRANSLATION
The controlling deities of all the above-mentioned physical elements are
empowered expansions of Lord Visnu. They are embodied by eternal
time under the external energy, and they are His parts and parcels.
Because they were entrusted with different functions of universal duties
and were unable to perform them, they offered fascinating prayers to the
Lord as follows:
PURPORT
The conception of various controlling demigods who inhabit the higher
planetary systems for the management of universal affairs is not imaginary,
as proposed by persons with a poor fund of knowledge. The demigods
are expanded parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord Visnu, and they are
embodied by time, external energy and partial consciousness of the
Supreme. Human beings, animals, birds, etc., are also parts and parcels of
