270 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 7
The impersonal Brahman is unknown even to the other directors of
the material creation, including Lord Brahma, Lord Indra and even Lord
Visnu. This does not mean, however, that Lord Visnu is not omniscient.
Lord Visnu is omniscient, but He does not need to understand what is
going on in His all-pervading expansion. Therefore in Bhagavad-gita the
Lord says that although everything is an expansion of Him (mayd tatam
idarn sarvam), He does not need to take care of everything (na cahar
tesv avasthitah), since there are various directors like Lord Brahma,
Lord Siva and Indra.
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PATA AAAS
ARS: ATT: WAI aj Tq 7 |
TRATHS CATA GAA
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kamadhvara-tripura-kdlagarady-aneka-
bhita-druhah ksapayatah stutaye na tat te
yas tv anta-kala idam atma-krtam sva-netra-
vahni-sphuliiga-sikhaya bhasitam na veda
kaéma-adhvara—sacrifices for sense gratification (like Daksa-yajiia,
the sacrifices performed by Daksa); tripura—the demon named
Tripurasura; kalagara—Kalagara; ddi—and others; aneka—many;
bhiita-druhah—who are meant for giving trouble to the living entities;
ksapayatah—being engaged in their destruction; stutaye—your prayer;
na—not; tat—that; te—speaking to you; yah tu—because; anta-kale—
at the time of annihilation; idam—in this material world; atma-krtam —
done by yourself; sva-netra—by your eyes; vahni-sphulinga-sikhaya—
by the sparks of fire; bhasitam—burned to ashes; na veda—I do not
know how it is happening.
TRANSLATION
When annihilation is performed by the flames and sparks
emanating from your eyes, the entire creation is burned to ashes.
Nonetheless, you do not know how this happens. What then is to
