82 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 3

na vidyate yasya ca janma karma va
na nama-riipe guna-dosa eva va

tathapi lokapyaya-sambhavaya yah
sva-mayaya tany anukalam rechati

tasmai namah paresaya
brahmane ’nanta-saktaye
arupayoru-rupaya
nama dscarya-karmane

na—not; vidyate—there is; yasya—of whom (the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead); ca—also; janma—birth; karma—activities; vé—
or; na—nor; ndéma-riipe—any material name or material form; guna—
qualities; dosah—fault; eva—certainly; vad—either; tathdpi—still;
loka—of this cosmic manifestation; apyaya—who is the destruction;
sambhavaya—and creation; yah—He who; sva-mayaya—by His own
potency; tdni—activities; anukdlam—eternally; rcchati—accepts;
tasmai—unto Him; namah—I offer my obeisances; para —transcenden-
tal; iSéya—who is the supreme controller; brahmane—who is the
Supreme Brahman (Parabrahman); ananta-saktaye—with unlimited
potency; ariipaya—possessing no material form; uru-ripdya—possess-
ing various forms as incarnations; namah—I offer my obeisances;
dascarya-karmane—whose activities are wonderful.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead has no material birth, ac-
tivities, name, form, qualities or faults. To fulfill the purpose for
which this material world is created and destroyed, He comes in
the form of a human being like Lord Rama or Lord Krsna by His
original internal potency. He has immense potency, and in various
forms, all free from material contamination, He acts wonderfully.
He is therefore the Supreme Brahman. I offer my respects to Him.

PURPORT

In the Visnu Purdna it is said, gundms ca dosams ca mune vyatita
samasta-kalyana-gunatmako hi. The Supreme Personality of Godhead
