Text 38] King Citraketu Meets the Lord 125

imagine how great each universe is, and there are many millions of uni-

verses. As confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita (10.42):

athava bahunaitena
kim jfiatena tavarjuna
vistabhydham idam krtsnam
ekarsena sthito jagat

“But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a
single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe.”
The entire material world manifests only one fourth of the Supreme
Lord’s energy. Therefore He is called ananta.

TEXT 38
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visaya-trso nara-pasavo

ya updsate vibhitir na param tvam
tesam GsSisa isa

tad anu vinasyanti yatha raja-kulam

visaya-trsah—eager to enjoy sense gratification; nara-pasavah—
manlike animals; ye—who; updsate—worship very gorgeously;
vibhitih —small particles of the Supreme Lord (the demigods); na—not;
param—the Supreme; tv@dm—You; tesam—of them; dsisah—the
benedictions; isa—O supreme controller; tat—them (the demigods) ;
anu—after; vinasyanti—will be vanquished; yatha—just as; rdja-
kulam—those who are supported by the government (when the govern-
ment is finished).

TRANSLATION

O Lord, O Supreme, unintelligent persons who thirst for sense
enjoyment and who worship various demigods are no better than
