10 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 17
siddhanta baliya citte na kara alasa
iha ha-ite krsne lage sudrdha manasa
Anyone trying to become fully Krsna conscious must know the Lord’s
glories as far as they are possible to understand. Here Aditi hints at these
glories. The universe is nothing but the external potency of the Lord.
This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gitd (9.4): maya tatam idarh sarvam.
Whatever we see in this universe is but an expansion of the potency of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, just as the sunshine and heat all
over the universe are expansions of the sun. When one surrenders unto
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he surpasses the influence of the il-
lusory energy, for the Supreme Lord, being fully wise and being situated
in the heart of everyone, especially in the heart of the devotee, gives one
intelligence by which one is sure never to fall into illusion.
TEXT 10
Ma: T VASAT
aha: Teeter: |
Mel F HATHA Hale TENT
eae It fy ATAAANTATIN2 of!
Gyuh param vapur abhistam atulya-laksmir
dyo-bhi-rasah sakala-yoga-gunas tri-vargah
jfanam ca kevalam ananta bhavanti tustat
tvatto nrmam kim u sapatna-jayddir asih
adyuh—duration of life; param—as long as that of Lord Brahma;
vapuh—a particular type of body; abhistam—the goal of life; atulya-
laksmih—unparalleled opulence in material existence; dyo—the upper
planetary system; bhi—Bhiloka; raséh—the lower planetary system;
sakala—all kinds of; yoga-gundh—the eight mystic perfections; tri-
vargah—the principles of religiosity, economic development and sense
gratification; jidnam—transcendental knowledge; ca—and; kevalam—
complete; ananta—O unlimited one; bhavanti—all become possible;
tustat—by Your satisfaction; tvattah—from You; nrnam—of all living
