Text 36] Brahma’s Prayers for Creative Energy 375

TEXT 35

sateen a Tata Tea aT ATM: |
Taal Aa faags Aa: AaTATSET a 134A

rsim adyam na badhnati
papiyams tvam rajo-gunah

yan mano mayi nirbaddham
prajah samsrjato ‘pi te

rsim—unto the great sage; adyam—the first of the kind; na—never;
badhnati—encroaches; papiyan—vicious; tvam—you; rajah-gunah—the
material mode of passion; yat—because; manah—mind; mayi—in Me;
nirbaddham—compact in; prajah—progeny; samsrjatah—generating; api—
in spite of; te—your.

TRANSLATION

You are the original rgi, and because your mind is always fixed on Me,
even though you will be engaged in generating various progeny, the vicious
mode of passion will never encroach upon you.

PURPORT

The same assurance is given to Brahma in the Second Canto, Chapter
Nine, verse 36. Being so favored by the Lord, Brahma’s schemes and plans
are all infallible. If sometimes Brahma is seen to be bewildered, as, in the
Tenth Canto, he is bewildered by seeing the action of the internal potency,
that is also for his further advancement in transcendental service. Arjuna is
found to be similarly bewildered. All such bewilderment of the pure
devotees of the Lord is specifically meant for their further advancement in
knowledge of the Lord.

TEXT 36

MASE Aaa cae TaATSHT Beary |
Tat oF ATA are e AAT al

jniato ‘ham bhavata tv adya
dur-vijiieyo ‘pi dehinam

yan mam tvam manyase ’yuktam
bhutendriya-gunatmabhih
