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a slave to his body and its attributes) is not to perform such acts even
in mind. If he does such acts through ignorance, he is sure to be
ruined. It is only Siva that could drink the poison that appeared from
the ocean of milk. The words of the Lords (fsvara) are true. Their
deeds are only sometimes true, (/. e. their exceptional life, which is
governed by extraordinary consideration and unusual conditions, is
not meant always as an example for ordinary beings. Hut what they
say is always for the good of the universe and is to be followed as a
teaching. What is given as their life is also sometimes allegorical
and has to be understood in another sense). The wise man therefore
follows such of their deeds as are consistent with the other words of the
great ones. They have nothing to gain or lose by good or bad deeds.
For they have no Egoism in them. What is good and what is bad
to him who is' the Lord of all beings? By devotion to His feet and
by power of Yoga, even Munis are freed from the bonds of good and
evil. The Lord did only assume a body at will. Whence could
there be any bondage in His case? (And was there really an enjoy-
ment of others' wives? No for He dwells in all beings, even the
Gopis and their husbands. He is the manifestor of all the senses.
The assumption of the body is only a playful fancy. It is for the
good of all beings that He became a man. His indulgences are such
as are likely to make one devoted to Him, when heard of. Even the
minds of those that are very much turned away from tsvara are
attracted towards fsvara, by means of Sringara Rasa or love topics.
Hence the love matter of Sri Krishna. This is the purport. Sridhata)
The people of Vraja, deluded by the Mayfi of Krishna, thought that
their wives were by their side. They bore no ill-feeling towards
Krishna. (It follows that those who perform such acts without such
powers are sinners. Sridhara.)
When it was Brahma Muhurta, (the part of the night immedi-
ately preceding the dawn), the Gopis, with the permission of Sri
Krishna, reluctantly left Him and went home.
He who hears or recites this play of Vishnu with the women
of Vraja acquires supreme devotion to Bhagavat and shakes off in
no time that disease of the heart called Kama or passion for women.
SUDARSANA.
SKANDHA X. CHAP. 34.
(The Rasa is a teaching about conquering Kama by treating of
indulgence in Kama itself. Similarly this chapter treats of the con-
quest of Vidyadhara. Sridhara.}
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