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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.31

यथा हि भगवानेव वस्तुत: सदसच्च यत् । सत्येनानेन न: सर्वे यान्तु नाशमुपद्रवा: ॥ ३१ ॥
yathā hi bhagavān eva
[yathaa hi bhagavaan eva]
vastutaḥ sad asac ca yat
[vastutah sad asach cha yat]
satyenānena naḥ sarve
[satyenaanena nah sarve]
yāntu nāśam upadravāḥ
[yaantu naasham upadravaah]
yathā — just as hi — indeed bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead eva — undoubtedly vastutaḥ — at the ultimate issue sat — manifested asat — unmanifested ca — and yat — whatever satyena — by the truth anena — this naḥ — our sarve — all yāntu — let them go nāśam — to annihilation upadravāḥ — disturbances.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā hi bhagavān eva
yathā
just as
hi
indeed
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
eva
undoubtedly
vastutaḥ sad asac ca yat
vastutaḥ
at the ultimate issue
sat
manifested
asat
unmanifested
ca
and
yat
whatever
satyenānena naḥ sarve
satyena
by the truth
anena
this
naḥ
our
sarve
all
yāntu nāśam upadravāḥ
yāntu
let them go
nāśam
to annihilation
upadravāḥ
disturbances.
The subtle and gross cosmic manifestation is material, but nevertheless it is nondifferent from the Supreme Personality of Godhead because He is ultimately the cause of all causes. Cause and effect are factually one because the cause is present in the effect. Therefore the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, can destroy all our dangers by any of His potent parts.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May the Lord who is actually all the universe destroy all of our misfortunes by that truth! The Lord is actually this universe made of cause and effect (sad-asat), because it arises from his external energy, his śakti. By that vow, may all our misfortunes be destroyed! This means “If the Lord is actually the universe, our misfortunes will certainly be destroyed.” This is similar to saying “If the Vedas are proof, then certainly it will happen.”
Subtle and gross cosmic manifestation is material yet nondifferent from the Lord, because He is the cause of all causes and effects equal their cause. The shield rests on a tight ontological reasoning.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I really believe that the gross world is nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa?
  • How would that conviction change my response to everyday material events?
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