Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.15.15

vishnau try-adhisvare cittam

dharayet kala-vigrahe

sa isitvam avapnoti

kshetrajna-kshetra-codanam

SYNONYMS

vishnau -- in Lord Vishnu, the Supersoul; tri-adhisvare -- the supreme controller of maya, which consists of three modes of nature; cittam -- the consciousness; dharayet -- one concentrates; kala -- of time, the prime mover; vigrahe -- in the form; sah -- he, the yogi; isitvam -- the mystic perfection of controlling; avapnoti -- obtains; kshetra-jna -- the conscious living entity; kshetra -- and the body with its designations; codanam -- impelling.

TRANSLATION

One who places his consciousness on Vishnu, the Supersoul, the prime mover and Supreme Lord of the external energy consisting of three modes, obtains the mystic perfection of controlling other conditioned souls, their material bodies and their bodily designations.

PURPORT

We should remember that mystic perfection never enables a living entity to challenge the supremacy of the Personality of Godhead. In fact, one cannot obtain such perfections without the mercy of the Supreme Lord; thus one's controlling power can never disturb the plan of Lord Krishna. One is allowed to exhibit mystic control only within the confines of the law of God, and even a great yogi who transgresses the law of God by his so-called mystic opulences will be severely punished, as revealed in the story of Durvasa Muni cursing Ambarisha Maharaja.

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