कथं त्वनाथाः कृपणा वर्तेरंस्ते च मां विना ॥४५॥
tasmÄj jahy aá¹…ga vaiklavyam
ajñÄna-ká¹›tam Ätmanaḥ
kathaá¹ tv anÄthÄḥ ká¹›paṇÄ
varteraá¹s te ca mÄá¹ vinÄ
tasmÄt - therefore; jahi - give up; aá¹…ga - O King; vaiklavyam - mental disparity; ajñÄna - ignorance; ká¹›tam - due to; Ätmanaḥ - of yourself; katham - how; tu - but; anÄthÄḥ - helpless; ká¹›paṇÄḥ - poor creatures; varteran - be able to survive; te - they; ca - also; mÄm - me; vinÄ - without.
Therefore give up your anxiety due to ignorance of the self. You are now thinking of how they, who are helpless poor creatures, will exist without you.
When we think of our kith and kin as being helpless and dependent on us, it is all due to ignorance. Every living creature is allowed all protection by the order of the Supreme Lord in terms of each one’s acquired position in the world. The Lord is known as bhūta-bhṛt, one who gives protection to all living beings. One should discharge his duties only, for no one but the Supreme Lord can give protection to anyone else. This is explained more clearly in the following verse.
