Shloka 39
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Wrath, the Assault on Vedic Culture, and the Boy-Yamarāja’s Teaching on the Soul
य इच्छयेश: सृजतीदमव्ययो य एव रक्षत्यवलुम्पते च य: । तस्याबला: क्रीडनमाहुरीशितु- श्चराचरं निग्रहसङ्ग्रहे प्रभु: ॥ ३९ ॥
ya icchayeśaḥ sṛjatīdam avyayo ya eva rakṣaty avalumpate ca yaḥ tasyābalāḥ krīḍanam āhur īśituś carācaraṁ nigraha-saṅgrahe prabhuḥ
বালকে ক’লে—হে অবলা নাৰীসকল! অব্যয় পৰমেশ্বৰৰ ইচ্ছাতেই এই জগত সৃষ্টি হয়, পালন হয় আৰু পুনৰ লয় পায়—এইয়াই বেদৰ সিদ্ধান্ত। চল-অচল সকলো সৃষ্টি তেওঁৰ খেলনাৰ দৰে; সেই প্ৰভু দমন আৰু ৰক্ষাত সম্পূৰ্ণ সক্ষম।
In this regard the queens might argue, “If our husband was protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead when in the womb, why has he not been given protection now?” To this question the answer is, ya icchayeśaḥ sṛjatīdam avyayo ya eva rakṣaty avalumpate ca yaḥ. One cannot argue with the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is always free, and therefore He can protect and can also annihilate. He is not our order carrier; whatever He likes He will do. Therefore He is the Supreme Lord. The Lord does not create this material world at anyone’s request, and therefore He can annihilate everything merely by His will. That is His supremacy. If one argues, “Why does He act in this way?” the answer is that He can do so because He is supreme. No one can question His activities. If one argues, “What is the purpose of this sinful creation and annihilation?” the answer is that to prove His omnipotence He can do anything, and no one can question Him. If He were answerable to us concerning why He does something and why He does not, His supremacy would be curtailed.
FAQs
This verse explains that creation, protection, and dissolution happen by the Lord’s will, and the powerless conditioned souls describe the entire cosmos as the Lord’s pastime.
Prahlāda teaches that the Supreme Lord alone controls everything—so one should stop trusting material power and instead take shelter of devotion to the true Controller.
See successes and setbacks as under divine governance; practice humility, reduce ego-driven anxiety, and focus on steady bhakti rather than trying to control everything.