Text 18] The Residents of Jambidvipa Offer Prayers 183

by his daughters [the deities of the nights], Laksmidevi worships
the Lord during the period known as the Sarnvatsara in His most
merciful form as Kamadeva. Fully absorbed in devotional service,
she chants the following mantras.

PURPORT

The word maéydmayam used in this verse should not be understood
according to the interpretations of the Mayavadis. Mdyd means affection
as well as illusion. When a mother deals with her child affectionately, she
is called mdéydmaya. In whatever form the Supreme Lord Visnu appears,
He is always affectionate iowa His devotees. Thus the word
rrvagpeven aire is used here to mean “very affectionate toward the devo-
tees.” Srila Jiva Gosvami writes in this regard that maéyaémayam can also
mean krpé-pracuram, deeply merciful. Similarly, Srila Viraraghava
says, mdyd-pracuranatmiya- sankalpena parigrhitam ity arthah jnana-
parydyo ‘tra mayd-sabdah: when one is very affectionate due to an inti-
mate relationship, one is described as mdydmaya. Srila Viévanatha
Cakravati Thakura explains maéydmayam by dividing it into the words
maya and dmayam. He explains these words to indicate that because the
living entity is covered by the disease of illusion, the Lord is always eager
to deliver His devotee from the clutches of maya and cure him of the dis-
ease caused by the illusory energy.

TEXT 18
Sa Gi Sam waa atta aigquisaiafean
aradat fadtar {aat faa aafaqaa
UEIETESAATITAAITNTTTT «aT «Aa TA
THT BT WATT ARR TTT AMT NRC

om hram hrim hriim om namo bhagavate hrsikesaya sarva-guna-visesair
vilaksitatmane akiitindm cittinam cetasam visesanam cadhipataye
sodasa-kalaya cchando-mayaéyaénna-maydydamrta-maydya sarva-
maydaya sahase ojase baldya kantaya kamdaya namas te ubhayatra
bhityat.
