524 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 13
the drops of water from the tips of the Lord’s shoulder hairs were
sprinkled upon the bodies of the inhabitants of the higher planets, they
felt purified. The Ganges water is pure because of its emanating from the
toe of the Lord, and there is no difference between the water emanating
from the toe and that from the tips of the hair on the shoulder of Lord
Boar. They are both absolute and transcendental.
TEXT 45
A a
a a qq Beniraay a
a amt TATRA: |
Ane
TATAMTTRTA ee
fiat aned arr AE TZ val
sa vai bata bhrastamatis tavaisate
yah karmanam param apara-karmanah
yad-yoga-maya-guna-yoga-muhitam
visvam samastam bhagavan vidhehi sam
sah—he; vai—certainly; bata—alas; bhrastamatih—nonsense; tava— Y our;
esate—desires; yah—one who; karmanam—of activities; param—limit;
apara-karmanah—of one who has unlimited activities; yat—by whom; yoga—
mystic power; maya—potency; guna—modes of material nature; yoga—
mystic power; mohitam—bewildered; visvam—the universe; samastam—in
total; bhagavan—O Supreme Personality; vidhehi-just be pleased to bestow;
Sam—good fortune.
TRANSLATION
O Lord, there is no limit to Your wonderful activities. Anyone who
desires to know the limit of Your activities is certainly nonsensical.
Everyone in this world is conditioned by the powerful mystic potencies.
Please bestow Your causeless mercy upon these conditioned souls.
PURPORT
Mental speculators who want to understand the limit of the Unlimited
are certainly nonsensical. Every one of them is captivated by the external
potencies of the Lord. The best thing for them is to surrender unto Him,
knowing Him to be inconceivable, for thus they can receive His causeless
mercy. This prayer was offered by the inhabitants of the higher planetary
systems, namely the Jana, Tapas and Satya lokas, who are far more
intelligent and powerful than humans.
