Text 8] Mohini-marti Bewilders Lord Siva 105
mat-sthéni sarva-bhitani
na céham tesv avasthitah
“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All
beings are in Me, but I am not in them.” This explains the philosophy of
simultaneous oneness and difference, known as acintya-bhedabheda.
Everything is the Supreme Brahman, the Personality of Godhead, yet the
Supreme Person is differently situated from everything. Indeed, because
the Lord is differently situated from everything material, He is the
Supreme Brahman, the supreme cause, the supreme controller. [svarah
paramah krsnah sac-cid-dnanda-vigrahah. The Lord is the supreme
cause, and His form has nothing to do with the material modes of nature.
The devotee prays: “As Your devotee is completely free from all desires,
Your Lordship is also completely free from desires. You are fully inde-
pendent. Although all living entities engage in Your service, You do not
depend on the service of anyone. Although this material world is created
complete by You, everything depends on Your sanction. As stated in
Bhagavad-gita, mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca: remembrance,
knowledge and forgetfulness come from You. Nothing can be done inde-
pendently, yet You act independently of the service rendered by Your
servants. The living entities depend on Your mercy for liberation, but
when You want to give them liberation, You do not depend on anyone
else. Indeed, by Your causeless mercy, You can give liberation to anyone.
Those who receive Your mercy are called krpa-siddha. To reach the plat-
form of perfection takes many, many lives (bahinam janmandm ante
jfidnavan mam prapadyate). Nonetheless, even without undergoing
severe austerities, one can attain perfection by Your mercy. Devotional
service should be unmotivated and free from impediments (ahaituky
apratihata yayatmé suprasidati). This is the position of nirdsisah, or
freedom from expectations for results. A pure devotee continuously
offers transcendental loving service to You, but You may nonetheless
offer mercy to anyone, without depending on his service.”
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