Shloka 24
Vyāsa’s Vision, the Power of Bhāgavatam, and the Arrest of Aśvatthāmā
स एव जीवलोकस्य मायामोहितचेतस: । विधत्से स्वेन वीर्येण श्रेयो धर्मादिलक्षणम् ॥ २४ ॥
sa eva jīva-lokasya māyā-mohita-cetasaḥ vidhatse svena vīryeṇa śreyo dharmādi-lakṣaṇam
Obwohl Du jenseits der materiellen Energie (māyā) stehst, errichtest Du zum höchsten Wohl der von māyā betörten Seelen aus eigener Kraft die Prinzipien der Befreiung: dharma, artha, kāma und mokṣa.
The Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, out of His causeless mercy, descends to the manifested world without being influenced by the material modes of nature. He is eternally beyond the material manifestations. He descends out of His causeless mercy only to reclaim the fallen souls who are captivated by the illusory energy. They are attacked by the material energy, and they want to enjoy her under false pretexts, although in essence the living entity is unable to enjoy. One is eternally the servitor of the Lord, and when he forgets this position he thinks of enjoying the material world, but factually he is in illusion. The Lord descends to eradicate this false sense of enjoyment and thus reclaim conditioned souls back to Godhead. That is the all-merciful nature of the Lord for the fallen souls.
FAQs
It says living beings become bewildered in consciousness by the Lord’s māyā, and that the Lord Himself arranges their ultimate welfare by establishing dharma and related guidance.
To show that true dharma is not merely social convention; it is ordained by Bhagavān’s own potency for the upliftment (śreyaḥ) of conditioned souls.
When confused by illusion or anxiety, align choices with dharma—truthfulness, self-control, compassion, devotion—trusting that divine order supports genuine long-term good over short-term impulse.