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thought. The whole philosophy of the Mayavada school, based on “not
this, not that” (neti, neti), is basically material. Such thought cannot give
one the chance to know the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is.
TEXT 22
ASS AARAATAT ASH AAT
Arad TAHA ATA AAA |
aa F cargeranaaé
mete watet werafeaSAT RI
so ’yam samasta-jagatam suhrd eka atma
sattvena yan mrdayate bhagavan bhagena
tenaiva me drsam anusprsatad yathaham
sraksyami purvavad idam pranata-priyo ’sau
sah—He; ayam—the Lord; samasta-jagatam—of all the universes; suhrt
ekah—the one friend and philosopher; atma—the Supersoul; sattvena—by
the mode of goodness; yat—one who; mrdayate—causes happiness; bhaga-
van—the Personality of Godhead; bhagena—with six opulences; tena—by
Him; eva—certainly; me—to me; drsam—power of introspection; anusprsatat
—let Him give; yatha—as; aham—1; sraks yami—will be able to create; piirva-
vat—as before; idam—this universe; pranata—surrendered; priyah—dear;
asau—He (the Lord).
TRANSLATION
Let the Supreme Lord be merciful towards me. He is the one friend and
soul of all living entities in the world, and He maintains all, for their
ultimate happiness, by His six transcendental opulences. May He be
merciful towards me so that I can, as before, be empowered with the
introspection to create, for I am also one of the surrendered souls who are
dear to the Lord.
PURPORT
The Supreme Lord, Purugottama or Sri Krsna, is the maintainer of
all, both in the transcendental and material worlds. He is the life and
friend of all because there is eternally natural affection and love between
the living entities and the Lord. He is the one friend and well-wisher for
all, and He is one without a second. The Lord maintains all the living
entities everywhere by His six transcendental opulences, for which He is
