Text 33] The Narayana-kavaca Shield 89
knowledge, beauty and renunciation; sva-madyayd—by expanding His
spiritual energy; tena eva—by that; satya-manena—true understand-
ing; sarva-jiah—omniscient; bhagavaén—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; harih—who can take away all the illusion of the living en-
tities; padtu—may He protect; sarvaih—with all; sva-ripaih—His
forms; nah—us; sadé—always; sarvatra—everywhere; sarva-gah—
who is all-pervasive.
TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the living entities, the
material energy, the spiritual energy and the entire creation are all
individual substances. In the ultimate analysis, however, together
they constitute the supreme one, the Personality of Godhead.
Therefore those who are advanced in spiritual knowledge see
unity in diversity. For such advanced persons, the Lord’s bodily
decorations, His name, His fame, His attributes and forms and the
weapons in His hand are manifestations of the strength of His
potency. According to their elevated spiritual understanding, the
omniscient Lord, who manifests various forms, is present every-
where. May He always protect us everywhere from all calamities.

PURPORT

A person highly elevated in spiritual knowledge knows that nothing
exists but the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in
Bhagavad-gita (9.4) where Lord Krsna says, mayd tatam idam sarvam,
indicating that everything we see is an expansion of His energy. This is
confirmed in the Visnu Purdna (1.22.52):

ekadesa-sthitasyagner
Jyotsna vistarini yatha
parasya brahmanah saktis
tathedam akhilam jagat

As a fire, although existing in one place, can expand its light and heat
everywhere, so the omnipotent Lord, the Supreme Personality of God-
head, although situated in His spiritual abode, expands Himself every-
where, in both the material and spiritual worlds, by His various energies.
