Text 27] The Demigods Appeal to the Lord 171

prahlado janako bhismo
balir vaiydsakir vayam

(Bhag. 6.3.20)

We belong to the disciplic succession of Brahma, and therefore we are
known as the Brahma-sampradaya. As the demigods follow Lord Brahma
to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we also have to
follow the authorities of the parampara system to understand the Lord.

TEXT 27
farfad = momairearcaat-
mifaMTaafaATY
saat Ha D7
amat a Pratt aa 1120

vipascitam prana-mano-dhiyatmanam
arthendriyabhasam anidram avranam
chayatapau yatra na grdhra-paksau
tam aksaram kham tri-yugam vrajamahe

vipascitam—unto the omniscient; praéna—how the living force is
working; manah—how the mind is working; dhiya—how the intelli-
gence is working; atmanam—of all living entities; artha—the objects of
the senses; indriya—the senses; abhdsam—knowledge; anidram—al-
ways awake and free from ignorance; avranam—without a material
body subject to pains and pleasures; chaéyd-dtapau —the shelter for all
who are suffering from ignorance; yatra—wherein; na—not; grdhra-
paksau—partiality toward any living being; tam—unto Him; ak-
saram—infallible; kham—all-pervading like the sky; tri-yugam—ap-
pearing with six opulences in three yugas (Satya, Treta and i
vrajamahe —] take shelter.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead directly and indirectly
knows how everything, including the living force, mind and
