SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

100 Srnnad-Bhagavabun [Canto 7, Ch. 2weak, we have not been vanquished or eaten by ferocious animals.Thus we have a finn belief that the Supreme Personality of Godhead,who has given us protection even in the womb of themother, will protect us everywhere.PURPORTAs stated in Bhagavad-gitii (18.61), iSvarat£ sarva-bhutiirulm hrd-dese'rjuna ti$thati: the Lord is present in the core of everyone's heart. Thusthe Lord gives protection to everyone and gives the different types ofbodies the living entity wants to enjoy. Everything is done by the orderof the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore one should not lamentthe birth and death of a living being, which have been arranged by theSupreme Lord. Lord l(rQa says in Bhagavad-gitii (15.15), sarvasyaciiham hrdi sannivto mattat£ smrtir jfiiinam apohanam ca: "I amseated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledgeand forgetfulness." One must act according to the direction of the Lordwithin the heart, but because the conditioned soul wants to act independently,the Lord gives him the facility to act and experience the reactions.The Lord says, sarva-dharmiin parityajya miim ekam Sara7J-amvraja: "Give up all other duties and simply surrender unto Me." Onewho does not abide by the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godheadis given the facility to enjoy this material world. Instead of restrictinghim, the Lord gives the conditioned soul the opportunity to enjoy so thatby mature experience, after many, many births (bahurulm janmarulmante), he will understand that surrender to the lotus feet of Vasudeva isthe only duty of all living beings.TEXT 39 --u q\ifijl'itll iifPi