Text 23] Brahma’s Prayers for Creative Energy 363
known as Bhagavan, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Brahma
prayed for His mercy so that he might be able to create the universal
affairs as he did before; only by the Lord’s causeless mercy could he create
both material and spiritual personalities like Marici and Narada respec-
tively. Brahma prayed to the Lord because He is very much dear to the
surrendered soul. The surrendered soul knows nothing but the Lord, and
therefore the Lord is very affectionate towards him.
TEXT 23
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esa prapanna-varado ramaya ”’tma-sak tya
yad yat karisyati grhita-gunavatarah
tasmin sva-vikramam idam srjato ’pi ceto
yuiijita karma-samalam ca yatha vijahyam
esah-this; prapanna—one who is surrendered; varadah—benefactor;
ramaya—enjoying always with the goddess of fortune (Laksmi); atma-
Saktya—with His internal potency; yat yat—whatever; karisyati-He may
act; grhita—accepting; «guna-avatarah—incarnation of the mode of good-
ness; fasmin—unto Him; sva-vikramam—with omnipotency; idam-—this
cosmic manifestation; srjatah—creating; api—in spite of; cetah—heart;
yuiijita—be engaged; karma—work; samalam—material affection; ca—also;
yatha—as much as; vijahyam—] can give up.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, is always the benefactor
of the surrendered souls. His activities are always enacted through His
internal potency, Rama, or the goddess of fortune. I pray only to engage
in His service in the creation of the material world, and I pray that I not
be materially affected by my works, for thus I may be able to give up the
false prestige of being the creator.
PURPORT
In the matter of material creation, maintenance and destruction, there
are three incarnations of the material modes of nature—Brahma, Visnu and
