Text 33] Lord Visnu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena 809

maitreyah—Maitreya, the great sage; uvdca—spoke; iti— thus; adi-rajena—
by the original King (Prthu); nutah—being worshiped; sah—He (the
Supreme Personality of Godhead); visva-drk—the seer of the whole
universe; tam—unto him; aha—said; rajan—my dear King; mayi—unto Me;
bhaktih—devotional service; astu—let it be; te—your; distya—by good
fortune; idrsi—like this; dhih—intelligence; mayi—unto Me; te—by you;
krta—having been performed; yaya—by which; mayam—illusory energy;
madiyam—My;: tarati—crosses over; sma—certainly; dustyajam—very diffi-
cult to give up.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya continued to speak: The Lord, the seer of the
universe, after hearing Prthu Maharaja’s prayer, addressed the King: My
dear King, may you always be blessed by engaging in My devotional service.
Only by such purity of purpose, as you yourself very intelligently express,
can one cross over the insurmountable illusory energy of maya.

PURPORT

This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita wherein the Lord also claims that
the illusory energy is insurmountable. No one can transcend the illusory
energy of maya by fruitive activity, speculative philosophy or mystic yoga.
The only means for transcending illusory energy is devotional service, as
the Lord Himself states.

mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam tarantite (Bg. 7.14)

If one wants to cross over the ocean of material existence, there is no
alternative than to take to devotional service. A devotee, therefore, should
not care for any material position, whether in heaven or in hell. A pure
devotee should always engage in the service of the Lord, for that is his
real occupation. Simply by sticking to that position one can overcome
the stringent laws of material nature.

TEXT 33

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tat tvam kuru mayadistam
apramattah prajapate
