Text 39] Hiranyakasipu, King of the Demons 101

tasydbalah kridanam ahur isitus
cardcaram nigraha-sarigrahe prabhuh

yah—who; icchayé—by His will (without being forced by anyone);
isah—the supreme controller; srjati—creates; idam—this (material
world); avyayah—remaining as He is (not having lost His own existence
because of having created so many material manifestations); yah—who;
eva—indeed; raksati—maintains; avalumpate—annihilates; ca—also;
yah—who; tasya—of Him; abalah—O poor women; kridanam—the
playing; G@huh—they say; isituh—of the Supreme Personality of God-
head; cara-acaram—moving and not moving; nigraha—in destruction;

sarigrahe—or in protection; prabhuh—fully able.

TRANSLATION

The boy addressed the women: O weak women! Only by the will
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is never diminished,
is the entire world created, maintained and again annihilated. This
is the verdict of the Vedic knowledge. This material creation, con-
sisting of the moving and nonmoving, is exactly like His plaything.
Being the Supreme Lord, He is completely competent to destroy
and protect.

PURPORT

In this regard the queens might argue, “If our husband was protected
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead when in the womb, why has he
not been given protection now?” To this question the answer is, ya ic-
chayesah srjatidam avyayo ya eva raksaty avalumpate ca yah. One can-
not argue with the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The
Lord is always free, and therefore He can protect and can also annihilate.
He is not our order carrier; whatever He likes He will do. Therefore He
is the Supreme Lord. The Lord does not create this material world at any-
one’s request, and therefore He can annihilate everything merely by His
will. That is His supremacy. If one argues, “Why does He act in this
way?” the answer is that He can do so because He is supreme. No one can
question His activities. If one argues, “What is the purpose of this sinful
creation and annihilation?” the answer is that to prove His omnipotence
He can do anything, and no one can question Him. If He were answerable
