100 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 2

weak, we have not been vanquished or eaten by ferocious animals.
Thus we have a firm belief that the Supreme Personality of God-
head, who has given us protection even in the womb of the
mother, will protect us everywhere.

PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita (18.61), iSvarah sarva-bhitanam hrd-deée

yjuna tisthati: the Lord is present in the core of everyone’s heart. Thus
the Lord gives protection to everyone and gives the different types of
bodies the living entity wants to enjoy. Everything is done by the order
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore one should not lament
the birth and death of a living being, which have been arranged by the
Supreme Lord. Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (15.15), sarvosya
cadham hrdi sannivisto mattah smrtir jianam apohanam ca: “J am
seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge
and forgetfulness.” One must act according to the direction of the Lord
within the heart, but because the conditioned soul wants to act indepen-
dently, the Lord gives him the facility to act and experience the reac-
tions. The Lord says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam Ssaranam
vraja: “Give up all other duties and simply surrender unto Me.” One
who does not abide by the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
is given the facility to enjoy this material world. Instead of restricting
him, the Lord gives the conditioned soul the opportunity to enjoy so that
by mature experience, after many, many births (bahiinaém janmanam
ante), he will understand that surrender to the lotus feet of Vasudeva is
the only duty of all living beings.

TEXT 39
qT PSI Bader
qT Bq Weg FF |
rR fimetere Ty? IRS

ya icchayesah srjatidam avyayo
ya eva raksaty avalumpate ca yah
