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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.7.29
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 29
- tat karma divyam iva yan niśi niḥśayānaṁ
- dāvāgninā śuci-vane paridahyamāne
- unneṣyati vrajam ato 'vasitānta-kālaṁ
- netre pidhāpya sabalo 'nadhigamya-vīryaḥ
tatthat — that; karmaactivity — activity; divyamsuperhuman — superhuman; ivalike — like; yatwhich — which; niśiat night — at night; niḥśayānamsleeping carefreely — sleeping carefreely; dāvaby the glare of the forest fire-agnināby the glare of the forest fire — by the glare of the forest fire; śuciin the dry forest-vanein the dry forest — in the dry forest; paridahyamānebeing set ablaze — being set ablaze; unneṣyatiwould deliver — would deliver; vrajamall the inhabitants of Vraja — all the inhabitants of Vraja; ataḥhence — hence; avasitasurely — surely; antalast moments of life-kālamlast moments of life — last moments of life; netreon the eyes — on the eyes; pidhāpyasimply by closing — simply by closing; saalong with Baladeva-balaḥalong with Baladeva — along with Baladeva; anadhigamyaunfathomable — unfathomable; vīryaḥprowess — prowess.
On the very night of the day of the chastisement of the Kāliya snake, when the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi were sleeping carefreely, there was a forest fire ablaze due to dry leaves, and it appeared that all the inhabitants were sure to meet their death. But the Lord, along with Balarāma, saved them simply by closing His eyes. Such are the superhuman activities of the Lord.
Although in this verse the Lord's activity has been described as superhuman, it should be noted that the Lord's activities are always superhuman, and that distinguishes Him from the ordinary living being. Uprooting a gigantic banyan or arjuna tree and extinguishing a blazing forest fire simply by closing one's eyes are certainly impossible by any kind of human endeavor. But not only are these activities amazing to hear, but in fact all other activities of the Lord, whatever He may do, are all superhuman, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 4.9, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.). Whoever knows the superhuman activities of the Lord, due to their very transcendental nature, becomes eligible to enter the kingdom of Kṛṣṇa, and as such, after quitting this present material body, the knower of the transcendental activities of the Lord goes back home, back to Godhead.