Text 29] Brahma’s Prayers for Creative Energy 369

TEXT 29

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TAATSSTATT TH TPT AAT 112A

Sri bhagavan uvaca
ma veda-garbha gas tandrim
sarga udyamam avaha
tan maya”’paditam hy agre
yan mam prarthayate bhavan

§ri bhagavan uvaca—the Lord, the Personality of Godhead, said; ma—
don’t; veda-garbha—one who has the depth of all Vedic wisdom; gah
tandrim—become dejected; sarge—for creation; udyamam-—enterprises;
avaha—you just undertake; tat—that (which you want); maya—by Me;
apaditam—executed; hi—certainly; agre—previously; yat—which; mam—
from Me; prarthayate—begging; bhavan—yourself.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead then said: O Brahma, O depth of
Vedic wisdom, be neither depressed nor anxious about the execution of
creation. What you are begging from Me has already been granted before.

PURPORT

Any person who is authorized either by the Lord or by His bona fide
representative is already blessed, as is the work entrusted to him. Of
course, the person who is entrusted with such a responsibility should
always be aware of his incapability and must always look for the mercy of
the Lord for the successful execution of his duty. One should not be
puffed up because he is entrusted with certain executive work. Fortunate
is he who is so entrusted, and if he is always fixed in the sense of being
subordinate to the will of the Supreme, he is sure to come out successful
in the discharge of his work. Arjuna was entrusted with the work of
fighting on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, and before he was so entrusted,
the Lord had already arranged for his victory. But Arjuna was always
conscious of his position as subordinate to the Lord, and thus he accepted
Him as the supreme guide in his responsibility. Anyone who takes the
pride of doing responsible work and does not give credit to the Supreme
Lord is certainly falsely proud and cannot execute anything nicely, Brahma
