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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.25.6

स एव भगवाननन्तोऽनन्तगुणार्णव आदिदेव उपसंहृतामर्षरोषवेगो लोकानां स्वस्तय आस्ते ॥ ६ ॥
sa eva bhagavān ananto ’nanta-guṇārṇava ādi-deva upasaṁhṛtāmarṣa-roṣa-vego lokānāṁ svastaya āste.
[sa eva bhagavaan ananto ’nanta-gunaarnava aadi-deva upasamhritaamarsha-rosha-vego lokaanaam svastaya aaste.]
Word-for-word
saḥ — that eva — certainly bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead anantaḥ — Anantadeva ananta-guṇa-arṇavaḥ — the reservoir of unlimited transcendental qualities ādi-devaḥ — the original Lord, or nondifferent from the original Supreme Personality of Godhead upasaṁhṛta — who has restrained amarṣa — of His intolerance roṣa — and wrath vegaḥ — the force lokānām — of all people on all planets svastaye — for the welfare āste — remains.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa eva bhagavān ananto ’nanta-guṇārṇava ādi-deva upasaṁhṛtāmarṣa-roṣa-vego lokānāṁ svastaya āste.
saḥ
that
eva
certainly
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
anantaḥ
Anantadeva
ananta-guṇa-arṇavaḥ
the reservoir of unlimited transcendental qualities
ādi-devaḥ
the original Lord, or nondifferent from the original Supreme Personality of Godhead
upasaṁhṛta
who has restrained
amarṣa
of His intolerance
roṣa
and wrath
vegaḥ
the force
lokānām
of all people on all planets
svastaye
for the welfare
āste
remains.
Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa is the ocean of unlimited spiritual qualities, and thus He is known as Anantadeva. He is nondifferent from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For the welfare of all living entities within this material world, He resides in His abode, restraining His anger and intolerance.
Purport

Anantadeva’s main mission is to dissolve this material creation, but He checks His anger and intolerance. This material world is created to give the conditioned souls another chance to go back home, back to Godhead, but most of them do not take advantage of this facility. After the creation, they again exercise their old propensity for lording it over the material world. These activities of the conditioned souls anger Anantadeva, and He desires to destroy the entire material world. Yet, because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He is kind toward us and checks His anger and intolerance. Only at certain times does He express His anger and destroy the material world.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lord Ananta is an ocean of unlimited spiritual qualities. For the welfare of all living entities within this material world, he resides in his abode, restraining his anger and intolerance until the proper time. He restrains his anger because at the time of maintenance, it is not suitable to display anger. Amarṣa means intolerance. What arises from intolerance is anger.
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Personal Guidance
Ananta wants to destroy the world that keeps failing its chance, but restrains His anger for our welfare. The kindness of restraint — choosing to give one more day — is a form of love. Notice how much restraint surrounds you.
Reflection Questions
  • What restraint of judgment has surrounded my life that I have failed to notice?
  • Where can I practice the same kindness — choosing restraint over expressed frustration?
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