Text 56] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1095

It is very difficult to attain the lotus feet of the Lord by any method other
than bhakti-yoga.

TEXT 56

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yatra nirvistam aranam
krtanto nabhimanyate

visvam vidhvamsayan virya-
Saurya-visphiirjita-bhruva

yatra—wherein; nirvistam aranam—completely surrendered soul; krta-
antah—invincible time; na abhimanyate—does not go to attack; visvam—
the entire universe; vidhvarnsayan—by vanquishing; virya— prowess; saurya—
influence; visphurjita—simply by expansion; bhruva—of the eyebrows.

TRANSLATION

Simply by expansion of His eyebrows, invincible Time personified can
immediately vanquish the entire universe. However, formidable Time does
not approach the devotee who has taken complete shelter at Your lotus

feet. PURPORT

In Bhagavad-gita it is said that the Lord in the shape and form of death
destroys all a person’s possessions. Mrtyuh sarva-haras caham: “I am all-
devouring death.” (Bg. 10.34) The Lord in the shape of death takes away
everything that is created by the conditioned soul. Everything in this
material world is subject to perish in due course of time. However, all the
strength of time cannot hamper the activities of a devotee because a
devotee takes complete shelter under the lotus feet of the Lord. For this
reason only is a devotee free from formidable time. All the activities of
the karmis and jianis, which have no touch of devotional service, are
spoiled in due course of time. The material success of the karmis is destined
to be destroyed; similarly, the impersonal realization attained by the jidnis
is also destroyed in the course of time.

aruhya krechrena param padam tatah
patanty adho ’nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah (Bhag. 10.2.32)

To say nothing of the karmis, the janis undergo severe austerities to
attain the impersonal brahmajyoti, but because they do not find the lotus
feet of the Lord, they fall down again into this material existence. Unless
