232 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 19

na—not; vai—indeed; sah—He; adtmaé—the Supreme Soul; atma-
vatam—of the self-realized souls; suhrt-tamah—the best friend; sak-
tah—attached; tri-lokyam—to anything within the three worlds;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vaésudevah—the all-
pervading Lord; na—not; stri-krtam—obtained because of His wife;
kasmalam —sufferings of separation; aSnuvita—would obtain; na—not;
laksmanam—His younger brother Laksmana; ca—also; api—certainly;
vihatum—to give up; arhati—be able.

TRANSLATION

Since Lord Sri Ramacandra is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Vasudeva, He is not attached to anything in this material
world. He is the most beloved Supersoul of all self-realized souls,
and He is their very intimate friend. He is full of all opulences.
Therefore He could not possibly have suffered because of separa-
tion from His wife, nor could He have given up His wife and
Laksmana, His younger brother. To give up either would have
been absolutely impossible.

PURPORT

In defining the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we say that He is full
in all six opulences—wealth, fame, strength, influence, beauty and
renunciation. He is called renounced because He is not attached to any-
thing in this material world; He is specifically attached to the spiritual
world and the living entities there. The affairs of the material world take
place under the superintendence of Durgadevi (srsti-sthiti-pralaya-
sddhana-saktir eka/ chayeva yasya bhuvanani bibharti durga). Every-
thing is going on under the strict rules and regulations of the material
energy, represented by Durga. Therefore the Lord is completely
detached and need not give attention to the material world. Sitadevi
belongs to the spiritual world. Similarly, Lord Laksmana, Ramacandra’s
younger brother, is a manifestation of Sankarsana, and Lord Ramacandra
Himself is Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Since the Lord is always spiritually qualified, He is attached to ser-
vants who always render transcendental loving service unto Him. He is
attached to the truth in life, not to brahminical qualities. Indeed, He is
never attached to any material qualities. Although He is the Supersoul of
