Text 9] Vrtrasura’s Glorious Death 223

lokah sapala yasyeme
Svasanti vivasd vase

dviyja iva Sica baddhah
sa kala iha karanam

lokah—the worlds; sa-palah—with their chief deities or controllers;
yasya—of whom; ime—all these; svasanti—live; vivasah—fully depen-
dent; vase—under the control; dvijah—birds; iva—like; sica—by a net;
baddhah—bound; sah—that; hkdlah—time factor; iha—in this;
karanam—the cause.

TRANSLATION

All living beings in all the planets of this universe, including the
presiding deities of all the planets, are fully under the control of
the Lord. They work like birds caught in a net, who cannot move
independently.

PURPORT

The difference between the suras and the asuras is that the suras know
that nothing can happen without the desire of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, whereas the asuras cannot understand the supreme will of
the Lord. In this fight, Vrtrasura is actually the sura, whereas Indra is
the asura. No one can act independently; rather, everyone acts under the
direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore victory and
defeat come according to the results of one’s karma, and the judgment is
given by the Supreme Lord (karmand daiva-netrena). Since we act
under the control of the Supreme according to our karma, no one is inde-
pendent, from Brahma down to the insignificant ant. Whether we are
defeated or victorious, the Supreme Lord is always victorious because
everyone acts under His directions.

TEXT 9
Fiat: aa ad MA aaa |
TIT Aat AAAKA Aad ASI 3 Il
ojah saho balam pranam
amrtam mrtyum eva ca

tam ajrdya jano hetum
Gtménam manyate jadam
