Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 36
Viśvarūpa’s Death, Vṛtrāsura’s Manifestation, and the Devas’ Surrender to Nārāyaṇa
न हि विरोध उभयं भगवत्यपरिमितगुणगण ईश्वरेऽनवगाह्यमाहात्म्येऽर्वाचीनविकल्पवितर्कविचारप्रमाणाभासकुतर्कशास्त्रकलिलान्त:करणाश्रयदुरवग्रहवादिनां विवादानवसर उपरत समस्तमायामये केवल एवात्ममायामन्तर्धाय को न्वर्थो दुर्घट इव भवति स्वरूपद्वयाभावात् ॥ ३६ ॥
na hi virodha ubhayaṁ bhagavaty aparimita-guṇa-gaṇa īśvare ’navagāhya-māhātmye ’rvācīna-vikalpa-vitarka-vicāra-pramāṇābhāsa-kutarka-śāstra-kalilāntaḥkaraṇāśraya-duravagraha-vādināṁ vivādānavasara uparata-samasta-māyāmaye kevala evātma-māyām antardhāya ko nv artho durghaṭa iva bhavati svarūpa-dvayābhāvāt.
至上主啊，在你之中一切矛盾皆可调和；你是无量灵性德性的宝藏，是至高主宰，其荣耀为受缚众生所不可测。那些内心被伪证、臆测与诡辩之论所搅浊的人，只会争辩而不得入你真实。待一切幻力（māyā）的构造止息，你以自身的ātma-māyā之能而独一安住；既然你的本性无二无别，对你而言又有什么不可能？凭你的能量，你随意而为，亦随意而不为。
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being self-sufficient, is full of transcendental bliss ( ātmārāma ). He enjoys bliss in two ways — when He appears happy and when He appears distressed. Distinctions and contradictions are impossible in Him because only from Him have they emanated. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the reservoir of all knowledge, all potency, all strength, opulence and influence. There is no limit to His powers. Since He is full in all transcendental attributes, nothing abominable from the material world can exist in Him. He is transcendental and spiritual, and therefore conceptions of material happiness and distress do not apply to Him.
FAQs
This verse states that in Bhagavān there is no real contradiction, because His greatness and powers are unfathomable; opposites can coexist in Him without conflict due to His inconceivable potency.
He points out that mundane speculation and sophistic reasoning are limited and often cloud the heart; the Lord’s nature is beyond such tools, and realization comes through purified consciousness and devotion rather than argument.
It encourages humility: instead of forcing God into mental categories, cultivate bhakti, accept the limits of intellect, and trust that the Lord can harmonize what appears impossible in our limited viewpoint.