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  1. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/11
    कालं चरन्तं सृजतीश आश्रयं प्रधानपुम्भ्यां नरदेव सत्यकृत् । य एष राजन्नपि काल ईशिता सत्त्वं सुरानीकमिवैधयत्यतः । तत्प्रत्यनीकानसुरान् सुरप्रियो रजस्तमस्कान् प्रमिणोत्युरुश्रवाः ॥ ७-१-११ ॥kAlaM carantaM sRjatIza AzrayaM pradhAnapumbhyAM naradeva satyakRt । ya eSa rAjannapi kAla IzitA sattvaM surAnIkamivaidhayatyataH । tatpratyanIkAnasurAn surapriyo rajastamaskAn pramiNotyuruzravAH ॥ 7-1-11 ॥O great King, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the controller of the material and spiritual energies, who is certainly the creator of the entire cosmos, creates the time factor to allow the material energy and the living entity to act within the limits of time. Thus the Supreme Personality is never under the time factor nor under the material energy. O King, this time factor enhances the sattva-guṇa. Thus although the Supreme Lord is the controller, He favors the demigods, who are mostly situated in sattva-guṇa. Then the demons, who are influenced by tamo-guṇa, are annihilated. The Supreme Lord induces the time factor to act in different ways, but He is never partial. Rather, His activities are glorious, and therefore He is called Uruśravā. ॥ 7-1-11 ॥
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/10
    यदा सिसृक्षुः पुर आत्मनः परो रजः सृजत्येष पृथक् स्वमायया । सत्त्वं विचित्रासु रिरंसुरीश्वरः शयिष्यमाणस्तम ईरयत्यसौ ॥ ७-१-१० ॥yadA sisRkSuH pura AtmanaH paro rajaH sRjatyeSa pRthak svamAyayA । sattvaM vicitrAsu riraMsurIzvaraH zayiSyamANastama Irayatyasau ॥ 7-1-10 ॥When the Supreme Personality of Godhead creates different types of bodies, offering a particular body to each living entity according to his character and fruitive actions, the Lord revives all the qualities of material nature — sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa. Then, as the Supersoul, He enters each body and influences the qualities of creation, maintenance and annihilation, using sattva-guṇa for maintenance, rajo-guṇa for creation and tamo-guṇa for annihilation. ॥ 7-1-10 ॥
  3. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/9
    ज्योतिरादिरिवाभाति सङ्घातान्न विविच्यते । विदन्त्यात्मानमात्मस्थं मथित्वा कवयोऽन्ततः ॥ ७-१-९ ॥jyotirAdirivAbhAti saGghAtAnna vivicyate । vidantyAtmAnamAtmasthaM mathitvA kavayo'ntataH ॥ 7-1-9 ॥The all-pervading Personality of Godhead exists within the heart of every living being, and an expert thinker can perceive how He is present there to a large or small extent. Just as one can understand the supply of fire in wood, the water in a waterpot, or the sky within a pot, one can understand whether a living entity is a demon or a demigod by understanding that living entity’s devotional performances. A thoughtful man can understand how much a person is favored by the Supreme Lord by seeing his actions. ॥ 7-1-9 ॥
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/8
    जयकाले तु सत्त्वस्य देवर्षीन् रजसोऽसुरान् । तमसो यक्षरक्षांसि तत्कालानुगुणोऽभजत् ॥ ७-१-८ ॥jayakAle tu sattvasya devarSIn rajaso'surAn । tamaso yakSarakSAMsi tatkAlAnuguNo'bhajat ॥ 7-1-8 ॥When the quality of goodness is prominent, the sages and demigods flourish with the help of that quality, with which they are infused and surcharged by the Supreme Lord. Similarly, when the mode of passion is prominent the demons flourish, and when ignorance is prominent the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas flourish. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is present in everyone’s heart, fostering the reactions of sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa. ॥ 7-1-8 ॥
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/7
    सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति प्रकृतेर्नात्मनो गुणाः । न तेषां युगपद्राजन् ह्रास उल्लास एव वा ॥ ७-१-७ ।‌।sattvaM rajastama iti prakRternAtmano guNAH । na teSAM yugapadrAjan hrAsa ullAsa eva vA ॥ 7-1-7 ।‌।My dear King Parīkṣit, the material qualities — sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa — all belong to the material world and do not even touch the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These three guṇas cannot act by increasing or decreasing simultaneously. ॥ 7-1-7 ॥
  6. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/6
    निर्गुणोऽपि ह्यजोऽव्यक्तो भगवान् प्रकृतेः परः । स्वमायागुणमाविश्य बाध्यबाधकतां गतः ॥ ७-१-६ ।‌।nirguNo'pi hyajo'vyakto bhagavAn prakRteH paraH । svamAyAguNamAvizya bAdhyabAdhakatAM gataH ॥ 7-1-6 ।‌।The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, is always transcendental to material qualities, and therefore He is called nirguṇa, or without qualities. Because He is unborn, He does not have a material body to be subjected to attachment and hatred. Although the Lord is always above material existence, through His spiritual potency He appeared and acted like an ordinary human being, accepting duties and obligations, apparently like a conditioned soul. ॥ 7-1-6 ॥
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/5
    गीयते परमं पुण्यमृषिभिर्नारदादिभिः । नत्वा कृष्णाय मुनये कथयिष्ये हरेः कथाम् ॥ ७-१-५ ॥gIyate paramaM puNyamRSibhirnAradAdibhiH । natvA kRSNAya munaye kathayiSye hareH kathAm ॥ 7-1-5 ॥Therefore great sages like Nārada always speak upon Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam because it gives one the facility to hear and chant about the wonderful activities of the Lord. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrīla Vyāsadeva and then begin describing topics concerning the activities of Lord Hari. ॥ 7-1-5 ॥
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/4
    श्रीशुक उवाच साधु पृष्टं महाराज हरेश्चरितमद्भुतम् । यद्भागवतमाहात्म्यं भगवद्भक्तिवर्धनम् ॥ ७-१-४ ॥zrIzuka uvAca sAdhu pRSTaM mahArAja harezcaritamadbhutam । yadbhAgavatamAhAtmyaM bhagavadbhaktivardhanam ॥ 7-1-4 ॥The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, you have put before me an excellent question. Discourses concerning the activities of the Lord, in which the glories of His devotees are also found, are extremely pleasing to devotees. Such wonderful topics always counteract the miseries of the materialistic way of life. ॥ 7-1-4 ॥
  9. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/3
    इति नः सुमहाभाग नारायणगुणान् प्रति । संशयः सुमहान् जातस्तद्भवांश्छेत्तुमर्हति ॥ ७-१-३ ॥iti naH sumahAbhAga nArAyaNaguNAn prati । saMzayaH sumahAn jAtastadbhavAMzchettumarhati ॥ 7-1-3 ॥O greatly fortunate and learned brāhmaṇa, whether Nārāyaṇa is partial or impartial has become a subject of great doubt. Kindly dispel my doubt with positive evidence that Nārāyaṇa is always neutral and equal to everyone. ॥ 7-1-3 ॥
  10. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/1/2
    न ह्यस्यार्थः सुरगणैः साक्षान्निःश्रेयसात्मनः । नैवासुरेभ्यो विद्वेषो नोद्वेगश्चागुणस्य हि ॥ ७-१-२ ॥na hyasyArthaH suragaNaiH sAkSAnniHzreyasAtmanaH । naivAsurebhyo vidveSo nodvegazcAguNasya hi ॥ 7-1-2 ॥Lord Viṣṇu Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the reservoir of all pleasure. Therefore, what benefit would He derive from siding with the demigods? What interest would He fulfill in this way? Since the Lord is transcendental, why should He fear the asuras, and how could He be envious of them? ॥ 7-1-2 ॥