68 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 10
trees and other vegetation had been shaken by the hands of great
monkeys, Lord Ramacandra went to Lanka to release Sitadevi from
the clutches of Ravana. With the direction and help of Vibhisana,
Ravana’s brother, the Lord, along with the monkey soldiers,
headed by Sugriva, Nila and Hanuman, entered Ravana’s kingdom,
Lanka, which had previously been burnt by Hanuman.
PURPORT
Great mountain peaks covered with trees and plants were thrown into
the sea by the monkey soldiers and began to float by the supreme will of
the Lord. By the supreme will of the Lord, many great planets float
weightlessly in space like swabs of cotton. If this is possible, why should
great mountain peaks not be able to float on water? This is the omnipo-
tence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He can do anything and
everything He likes, because He is not under the control of the material
nature; indeed, material nature is controlled by Him. Mayddhyaksena
prakrtih sityate sacardcaram: only under His direction does prakrti, or
material nature, work. Similar information is given in the Brahma-
samhita (5.52):
yasydajnaya bhramati sambhrta-kdla-cakro
govindam ddi-purusam tam aham bhajami
Describing how material nature works, the Brahma-samhitd says that
the sun moves as desired by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Conse-
quently, for Lord Ramacandra to construct a bridge over the Indian
Ocean with the help of monkey soldiers who threw great mountain peaks
into the water is not at all wonderful; it is wonderful only in the sense
that it has kept the name and fame of Lord Ramacandra eternally
celebrated.
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