sarva-kṣetreṣv avasthitaḥ
bhagavān eka evaiṣa
sarva-kṣetreṣv avasthitaḥ
amuṣya durbhagatvaṁ vā
kleśo vā karmabhiḥ kutaḥ
The Lord is situated in all bodies. Why does the jīva then suffer from ignorance and lose his sense of bliss?
The Lord is not like an irresponsible king, who assigns incapable rulers to his states, causing the innocent jīvas to suffer. The Lord is situated in all jīvas as the Paramātmā personally. He is not like a king who rules by his representative in his kingdom. He alone does this. This statement excludes the possibility of dividing the responsibilities among others. Though the Lord, protector of all beings, resides in all jīvas why does the jīva have misfortune or destruction of bliss (durbhagatvam), and suffering from ignorance (karmabhiḥ)?
|| 3.7.7 ||
etasmin me mano vidvan
khidyate ’jñāna-saṅkaṭe
tan naḥ parāṇuda vibho
kaśmalaṁ mānasaṁ mahat
O learned one! This mass of ignorance is afflicting my mind. O Supreme Lord! Destroy the great illusion in our minds.
My mind is afflicted by this stronghold (saṇkaṭe) of ignorance. Remove this illusion (kaśmalam). Naḥ stands for two people (Vidura and Maitreya) though it is in the plural.
|| 3.7.8 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
sa itthaṁ coditaḥ kṣattrā
tattva-jijñāsunā muniḥ
pratyāha bhagavac-cittaḥ
smayann iva gata-smayaḥ
Śukadeva said: When Vidura, inquisitive about the absolute truth, asked Maitreya these questions, Maitreya, becoming absorbed in the Lord, answered as if astonished, though he was actually without astonishment.
Thinking of how to resolve these questions, Maitreya remembered the Lord (bhagavac-cittaḥ). Then he got the answer. Externally acting surprised, he seemed to say,“Oh these are difficult doubts to resolve!” However, he had actually resolved the doubts.
|| 3.7.9 ||
maitreya uvāca
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