जयः सदैकत्र न वै परात्मनाम् ।
विनैकमुत्पत्तिलयस्थितीश्वरं
सर्वज्ञमाद्यं पुरुषं सनातनम् ॥७॥
yuyutsatÄá¹ kutracid ÄtatÄyinÄá¹
jayaḥ sadaikatra na vai parÄtmanÄm
vinaikam utpatti-laya-sthitÄ«Å›varaá¹
sarvajñam Ädyaá¹ puruá¹£aá¹ sanÄtanam
yuyutsatÄm - of those who are belligerent; kutracit - sometimes; ÄtatÄyinÄm - armed with weapons; jayaḥ - victory; sadÄ - always; ekatra - in one place; na - not; vai - indeed; para-ÄtmanÄm - of the subordinate living entities, who work only under the direction of the Supersoul; vinÄ - except; ekam - one; utpatti - of the creation; laya - annihilation; sthiti - and maintenance; Ä«Å›varam - the controller; sarva-jñam - who knows everything (past, present and future); Ädyam - the original; puruá¹£am - enjoyer; sanÄtanam - eternal.
Vá¹›trÄsura continued: O Indra, no one is guaranteed of being always victorious but the original enjoyer, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, BhagavÄn. He is the cause of creation, maintenance and annihilation, and He knows everything. Being dependent and being obliged to accept material bodies, belligerent subordinates are sometimes victorious and sometimes defeated.
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (15.15):
sarvasya cÄhaá¹ há¹›di sanniviá¹£á¹o
mattaḥ smá¹›tir jñÄnam apohanaá¹ ca
“I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness.†When two parties fight, the fighting actually goes on under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is ParamÄtmÄ, the Supersoul. Elsewhere in the GÄ«tÄ (3.27) the Lord says:
praká¹›teḥ kriyamÄṇÄni
guṇaiḥ karmÄṇi sarvaÅ›aḥ
ahaá¹…kÄra-vimÅ«á¸hÄtmÄ
kartÄham iti manyate
“The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself the doer of activities that are in actuality carried out by nature.†The living entities work only under the direction of the Supreme Lord. The Lord gives orders to material nature, and she arranges facilities for the living entities. The living entities are not independent, although they foolishly think themselves the doers (kartÄ).
Victory is always with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As for the subordinate living entities, they fight under the arrangement of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Victory or defeat is not actually theirs; it is an arrangement by the Lord through the agency of material nature. Pride in victory, or moroseness in defeat, is useless. One should fully depend on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is responsible for the victory and defeat of all living entities. The Lord advises, niyataá¹ kuru karma tvaá¹ karma jyÄyo hy akarmaṇaḥ: “Perform your prescribed duty, for action is better than inaction.†The living entity is ordered to act according to his position. Victory or defeat depends on the Supreme Lord. Karmaṇy evÄdhikÄras te mÄ phaleá¹£u kadÄcana: “You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of actions.†One must act sincerely, according to his position. Victory or defeat depends on the Lord.
Vá¹›trÄsura encouraged Indra, saying, “Don’t be morose because of my victory. There is no need to stop fighting. Instead, you should go on with your duty. When Kṛṣṇa desires, you will certainly be victorious.†This verse is very instructive for sincere workers in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We should not be jubilant in victory or morose in defeat. We should make a sincere effort to implement the will of Kṛṣṇa, or ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, and we should not be concerned with victory and defeat. Our only duty is to work sincerely, so that our activities may be recognized by Kṛṣṇa.
