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the process for obtaining this goal—all are nothing but manifesta-
tions of Your energy. Indeed, since the energy and energetic are
identical, all of them are but manifestations of You.

PURPORT

Whether one thinks himself protected by his parents, by the govern-
ment, by some place or by some other cause, everything is due to the
various potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everything
that is done, whether in the higher, middle or lower planetary systems, is
due to the supervision or control of the Supreme Lord. It is therefore
said, karmandé daiva-netrena jantur dehopapattaye. The Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, the Supersoul within the core of everyone’s heart,
gives inspirations for action according to one’s mentality. All of these
mentalities are merely facilities given by Krsna to the person acting.
Bhagavad-gita therefore says, mattah smrtir jidnam apohanam ca:
everyone works according to the inspiration given by the Supersoul. Be-
cause everyone has a different goal of life, everyone acts differently, as
guided by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

The words yasmin yato yarhi yena ca yasya yasmat indicate that all
activities, whatever they may be, are but different features of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. All of them are created by the living
entity and fulfilled by the mercy of the Lord. Although all such activities
are nondifferent from the Lord, the Lord nonetheless directs, sarva-
dharman parityajya mam ekam Saranam vraja: “Give up all other
duties and surrender unto Me.” When we accept this direction from the
Lord, we can actually become happy. As long as we work according to our
material senses we are in material life, but as soon as we act according to
the real, transcendental direction of the Lord, our position is spiritual.
The activities of bhakti, devotional service, are directly under the control
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Ndrada-pajicaratra states:

sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam
tat-paratvena nirmalam

hrsikena hrsikesa-
sevanam bhaktir ucyate
