Text 24] The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone 29
TRANSLATION
The great sage Sri Naradaji said: O King, blasphemy and praise,
chastisement and respect, are experienced because of ignorance.
The body of the conditioned soul is planned by the Lord for
suffering in the material world through the agency of the external
energy.
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita (18.61) it is said:
iSvarah sarva-bhitanam
hrd-deSe ’rjuna tisthati
bhramayan sarva-bhitani
yantraridhani mayaya
“The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is
directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a
machine, made of material energy.” A material body is manufactured by
the external energy according to the direction of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead. The conditioned soul, being seated on this machine,
wanders throughout the universe, and because of his bodily conception
of life he only suffers. Actually the suffering of being blasphemed and
the enjoyment of being praised, the acceptance of a good welcome or of
chastisement by harsh words, are felt in the material conception of life;
but since the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not material
but sac-cid-dnanda-vigraha, He is unaffected by insults or greetings,
blasphemy or prayers. Being always unaffected and complete, He does
not feel extra pleasure when offered nice prayers by the devotee, al-
though the devotee benefits by offering prayers to the Lord. Indeed, the
Lord is very kind to His so-called enemy because one who always thinks
of the Personality of Godhead as an enemy also benefits, although he
thinks of the Lord adversely. If a conditioned soul, thinking of the Lord
as an enemy or a friend, somehow or other becomes attached to the Lord,
he receives great benefit.
TEXT 24
fen agftarta aerate |
arate aaai aaefatt ofa evil
