Text 5] The Island of Jambiadvipa 229

means nirniscayena aham. Niraham does not mean that the Supreme
Lord has no identity. Rather, the stress given by the word aham proves
strongly that He does have His personal identity because nir not only
means “negative” but also means “‘strong ascertainment.”

TEXT 5

Raaanikae «= aera
wimama a tad feat |

SUSAN AAA: Wa AAA:
MaMa Aaa aT | 4 II

martyavataras tv iha martya-siksanam
rakso-vadhdyaiva na kevalam vibhoh

kuto *nyathé sydd ramatah sva dtmanah
sita-krtani vyasandanisvarasya

martya—as a human being; avatarah—whose incarnation; tu—
however; tha—in the material world; martya-siksanam—for teaching
all the living entities, especially human beings; raksah-vadhaya—to kill
the demon Ravana; eva—certainly; na—not; kevalam—only; vibhoh—
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kutah—from where; anyatha—
otherwise; syat—there would be; ramatah—of one enjoying; sve—in
Himself; atmanah—the spiritual identity of the universe; sita—of the
wife of Lord Ramacandra; krtani—appearing due to the separation;
vyasanani—all the miseries; isvarasya—of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead.
TRANSLATION

It was ordained that Ravana, chief of the Raksasas, could not be
killed by anyone but a man, and for this reason Lord Ramacandra,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared in the form of a
human being. Lord Ramacandra’s mission, however, was not only
to kill Ravana but also to teach mortal beings that material happi-
ness centered around sex life or centered around one’s wife is the
cause of many miseries. He is the self-sufficient Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, and nothing is lamentable for Him.
