128 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 8

PURPORT

Since the material world is being moved by the three material modes
and since the Lord is their master, the Lord can create, maintain and
destroy the material world.

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jahy dsuram bhdvam imam tvam adtmanah
samam mano dhatsva na santi vidvisah
rte ‘jitad atmana utpathe sthitat
tad dhi hy anantasya mahat samarhanam

jahi—just give up; dsuram—demoniac; bhavam—tendency; imam—
this; tvam—you (my dear father); atmanah—of yourself; samam—
equal; manah—the mind; dhatsvsa—make; na—not; santi—are;
vidvisah—enemies; rte—except; ajitat—uncontrolled; dtmanah—the
mind; utpathe—on the mistaken path of undesirable tendencies;
sthitat—being situated; tat hi—that (mentality); hi—indeed;
anantasya—of the unlimited Lord; mahat—the best; samarhanam—
method of worship.

TRANSLATION

Prahlada Maharaja continued: My dear father, please give up
your demoniac mentality. Do not discriminate in your heart be-
tween enemies and friends; make your mind equipoised toward
everyone. Except for the uncontrolled and misguided mind, there
is no enemy within this world. When one sees everyone on the
platform of equality, one then comes to the position of worshiping
the Lord perfectly.

PURPORT

Unless one is able to fix the mind at the lotus feet of the Lord, the
mind is impossible to control. As Arjuna says in Bhagavad-gita (6.34):
