Jiva Gosvami teaching Narottam, Srinivas and Syamananda at Radha Damodar Temple
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Mar 26, CANADA (SUN) —
Sri Paramatma-Sandarbha, Volume 5, by Srila Jiva Goswami
Anuccheda 86
Text 1
tatas cin-matratve bhagavattve ca tasya tuccha gunah kriyas ca na sambhavanty eveti dvi-guni-bhuyaiva prasnah. kim carbhakaval lilapi na yujyate vaisamyad ity aha
Because He is perfectly spiritual, the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not engage in ordinary insignificant material activities that are impelled by the modes of nature. This truth is repeated again in the following question, which asserts that it is illogical to assume that the Supreme Lord would play in the same way an ordinary material child would play (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.7.3):
Text 2
kridayam udyamo 'rbhasya
kamas cakridisanyatah svatas trptasya ca katham
nivrttasya sadanyatah
"Boys are enthusiastic to play with other boys or with various diversions because they are encouraged by desire. But there is no possibility of such desire for the Lord because He is self-satisfied and detached from everything at all times."
Text 3
udyamayati pravartayatity udyamah. arbhakasya kridayam pravrtti-hetuh kamo 'sti. anyatas tu vastv-antarena balantara- pravartanena va tasya krideccha bhavati. bhagavatas tu svatah svenatmana svarupa-vaibhavena ca trptasya ata evanyatah sada nivrttasya ca katham anyato jivaj jagatas ca nimittat cikridiseti.
Here the word "udyamah" means "what impels one to act". Here it is said that desire (kamah) is the cause of boys' playing (arbhakasya kridayam). "Anyatah" means either "other things" or "other boys". In this way there is a desire to play. The verse then says, However, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is already satisfied (trptasya) with His own (svatah) glories and opulences and powers, and therefore He is always detached from all else. How (katham), then, is it possible that He could desire to play (cikridisa) with the conditioned souls residing in the material world (anyatah)?"
Anuccheda 87
Text 1
na ca tasya te gunas tah kriyas ca na vidyanta ity apalapaniyam. tatraiva prasiddher ity aha
In this way it is affirmed that the Supreme Lord performs no material activities and is not influenced by the material modes. This is also confirmed by the following words (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.7.4):
Text 2
asraksid bhagavan visvam
guna-mayyatma-mayaya taya samsthapayaty etad
bhuyah pratyapidhasyati
"By His self-sheltered potency of the three modes of material nature, the Lord has caused the creation of this universe. By her He maintains the creation and conversely dissolves it, again and again."
Text 3
guna-mayya traigunya-vyanjinya atmasritaya mayaya samsthapayati palayati pratyapidhasyati pratilaumyena tirohitam karisyati.
Here the word "guna-mayya" means consisting of the three modes", "atma-mayaya" means "by His own potency", "samsthapayati" means "He protects", and "pratyapidhasyati" means "He will dissolve".
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