98 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 3

In this material world, everyone is a pasu, an animal, because of the
bodily conception of life.

yasyatma-buddhih kunape tri-dhatuke
sva-dhih kalatradisu bhauma ijya-dhih

yat tirtha-buddhih salile na karhicij
Janesv abhijnesu sa eva go-kharah

“‘A human being who identifies the body made of three elements as the
self, who considers the by-products of the body to be his kinsmen, who
considers the land of his birth to be worshipable, and who goes to a place
of pilgrimage simply to bathe rather than to meet men of transcendental
knowledge there is to be considered like a cow or an ass.”
(Bhag. 10.84.13) Practically everyone, therefore, is a pasu, an animal,
and everyone is attacked by the crocodile of material existence. Not only
the King of the elephants but every one of us is being attacked by the
crocodile and is suffering the consequences.

Only Krsna can deliver us from this material existence. Indeed, He is
always trying to deliver us. [svarah sarva-bhitandm hrd-dese ’rjuna
tisthati. He is within our hearts and is not at all inattentive. His only aim
is to deliver us from material life. It is not that He becomes attentive to
us only when we offer prayers to Him. Even before we offer our prayers,
He incessantly tries to deliver us. He is never lazy in regard to our
deliverance. Therefore this verse says, bhiri-karundya namo ’laydya. It
is the causeless mercy of the Supreme Lord that He always tries to bring
us back home, back to Godhead. God is liberated, and He tries to make us
liberated, but although He is constantly trying, we refuse to accept His
instructions (sarva-dharmdn parityajya mém ekar saranam vraja).
Nonetheless, He has not become angry. Therefore He is described here as
bhiri-karundaya, unlimitedly merciful in delivering us from this misera-
ble material condition of life and taking us back home, back to Godhead.

TEXT 18

AAT HAA TET ATG Ae
eI quTRfrahaey |
