692 Srimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 4, Ch. 17
PURPORT

The planet earth herein exhibits the symptoms of full surrender before
the Lord. As stated, no one can protect the person whom Krsna is pre-
pared to kill, and no one can kill the person whom Krsna protects. Be-
cause the Lord was prepared to kill the planet earth, there was no one to
give protection to her. We are all receiving protection from the Lord, and
it is therefore proper that every one of us surrender unto Him. In Bhagavad-
gita the Lord instructs:

sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvadm sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyadmi ma sucah
“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver
you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.” (Bg. 18.66)

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura sings: ‘“My dear Lord, whatever I have—even
my mind, the center of all material necessities, namely my home, my body
and whatever I have in connection with this body—I now surrender unto
You. You are now completely independent to act however You like. If You
like, You can kill me, and if You like, You can save me. In any case, | am
Your eternal servant, and You have every right to do whatever You like.”

TEXT 31
q Wag ASAT At
SAPTSSHTAT ATT ETT |
qa dist fae mcagaa:
° ° a
wt Zaft sae fratata 2 tul
ya etad adav asrjac cardcaram
sva-mayayatmasrayaydavitark yaya
tayaiva so ’yam kila goptum udyatah
katham nu mam dharma-paro jighamsati

yah—one who; etat—these; adau—in the beginning of creation; asrjat—
created; cara-acaram—moving and nonmoving living entities; sva-mayaya—
by His own potency; atma-asrayaya—sheltered under His own protection;
avitarkyaya—inconceivable; taya—by that same maya; eva—certainly; sah—
