Text 24] Mother Parvati Curses Citraketu 189

agency of His material potency. Thus for the continuation of the
materialistic way of life He creates happiness and distress, good

fortune and bad, bondage and liberation, birth and death.

PURPORT

# Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ultimate doer of
everything, in His original transcendental existence He is not responsible
for the happiness and distress, or bondage and liberation, of the condi-
tioned souls. These are due to the results of the fruitive activities of the
living entities within this material world. By the order of a judge, one
person is released from jail, and another is imprisoned, but the judge is
not responsible, for the distress and happiness of these different people is
due to their own activities. Although the government is ultimately the
supreme authority, the justice is administered by the departments of the
government, and the government is not responsible for the individual
judgments. Therefore the government is equal to all the citizens.
Similarly, the Supreme Lord is neutral to everyone, but for the mainte-
nance of law and order His supreme government has various depart-
ments, which control the activities of the living entities. Another
example given in this regard is that lilies open or close because of the
sunshine, and thus the bumblebees enjoy or suffer, but the sunshine and
the sun globe are not responsible for the happiness and distress of the
bumblebees.

TEXT 24
AY TARY A AT ATTA ae
THA TAN A aeacaa ats 112i!

atha prasddaye na tvam
sapa-moksaya bhamini

yan manyase hy asadhiktarn
mama tat ksamyatam sati

atha—therefore; prasadaye—I am trying to please; na—not; tuam—
you; Sdpa-moksaya—for being released from your curse: bhamini—O
most angry one; yat—which; manyase—you consider; hi—indeed:
