246 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 15

paratvena nirmalam). Then he takes the arrow of his purified life, and
with the help of the bow—the transcendental chanting of pranava, or
the Hare Krsna mantra—he throws himself toward the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.

Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has commented that because the
words “bow” and “arrow” are used in this verse, one might argue that
the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entity have become
enemies. However, although the Supreme Personality of Godhead may
become the so-called enemy of the living being, this is His chivalrous
pleasure. For example, the Lord fought with Bhisma, and when Bhisma
pierced the Lord’s body on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, this was a kind
of humor or relationship, of which there are twelve. When the condi-
tioned soul tries to reach the Lord by hurling an arrow at Him, the Lord
takes pleasure, and the living entity gains the profit of going back home,
back to Godhead. Another example given in this regard is that Arjuna, as
a result of piercing the a@dhdra-mina, or the fish within the cakra,
achieved the valuable gain of Draupadi. Similarly, if with the arrow of
chanting the holy name of the Lord one pierces Lord Visnu’s lotus feet,
by dint of performing this heroic activity of devotional service one
receives the benefit of returning home, back to Godhead.

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rago dvesas ca lobhas ca
Soka-mohau bhayarn madah
mano ’vamano ’siiya ca
maya himsd ca matsarah

rajah pramadah ksun-nidra
Satravas tv evam Gdayah

rajas-tamah-prakrtayah
sattva-prakrtayah kvacit
