शमो दमस्तपः साम्यं तितिक्षोपरतिः श्रुतम् ॥२६॥
ज्ञानं विरक्तिरैश्वर्यं शौर्यं तेजो बलं स्मृतिः ।
स्वातन्त्र्यं कौशलं कान्तिर्धैर्यं मार्दवमेव च ॥२७॥
प्रागल्भ्यं प्रश्रयः शीलं सह ओजो बलं भगः ।
गाम्भीर्यं स्थैर्यमास्तिक्यं कीर्तिर्मानोऽनहङ्कृतिः ॥२८॥
एते चान्ये च भगवन्नित्या यत्र महागुणाः ।
प्रार्थ्या महत्त्वमिच्छद्भिर्न वियन्ति स्म कर्हिचित् ॥२९॥
तेनाहं गुणपात्रेण श्रीनिवासेन साम्प्रतम् ।
शोचामि रहितं लोकं पाप्मना कलिनेक्षितम् ॥३०॥
आत्मानं चानुशोचामि भवन्तं चामरोत्तमम् ।
देवान्पितॄनृषीन्साधून्सर्वान्वर्णांस्तथाश्रमान् ॥३१॥
satyaá¹ Å›aucaá¹ dayÄ ká¹£Äntis
tyÄgaḥ santoá¹£a Ärjavam
Å›amo damas tapaḥ sÄmyaá¹
titikṣoparatiḥ śrutam
jñÄnaá¹ viraktir aiÅ›varyaá¹
śauryaṠtejo balaṠsmṛtiḥ
svÄtantryaá¹ kauÅ›alaá¹ kÄntir
dhairyaá¹ mÄrdavam eva ca
prÄgalbhyaá¹ praÅ›rayaḥ śīlaá¹
saha ojo balaṠbhagaḥ
gÄmbhÄ«ryaá¹ sthairyam Ästikyaá¹
kÄ«rtir mÄno 'nahaá¹…ká¹›tiḥ
ete cÄnye ca bhagavan
nityÄ yatra mahÄ-guṇÄḥ
prÄrthyÄ mahattvam icchadbhir
na viyanti sma karhicit
tenÄhaá¹ guṇa-pÄtreṇa
Å›rÄ«-nivÄsena sÄmpratam
Å›ocÄmi rahitaá¹ lokaá¹
pÄpmanÄ kalineká¹£itamÄtmÄnaá¹ cÄnuÅ›ocÄmi
bhavantaá¹ cÄmarottamam
devÄn pitá¹n ṛṣīn sÄdhÅ«n
sarvÄn varṇÄá¹s tathÄÅ›ramÄn
The earth said: You know all the dharma about which you are asking me. I am lamenting the population which is now influenced by the sinful glance of Kali, and which is devoid of the Lord, the abode of Lakṣmī, the abode of qualities, by whose power you existed with four legs which gave benefit to the people, and in whom reside the following eternal, great qualities, which do not disappear at any time: truthfulness, purity, compassion, control of anger, generosity, self-satisfaction, straightforwardness, control of mind, control of external senses, following his caste role during pastimes, neutrality to all, tolerance, indifference to material enjoyment, consideration of scripture, omniscience, distaste for material enjoyment, control of others, determination in battle, influence, skill, defining social duties, independence, expertise in arts, beauty, lack of confusion, tenderness, boldness, modesty, being good-natured, sharpness of mind, sharpness of the knowledge senses and action senses, the abode of enjoyment, imperturbability, steadiness, faith, fame, respectability, lack of pride, and as well, other qualities desirable for those who want greatness.
“You know all about dharma since you are dharma personified.â€
“Though I know, I want to hear from your mouth.†Therefore she speaks. You know the dharma because of which you exist with four legs. Present tense is used since the condition is near the present. The sentence continues till verse 31.
Satyam means speaking about things as they are. Saucam means purity. Daya means sympathizing with other’s suffering, protecting those who have surrendered, and being friendly to devotees. Ksanti means having control of the mind even when angry. Tyaga means generosity. Santosa means satisfied in the self. Arjavam means honesty, not being crooked. Sama means control of the mind, by which one has firm vows. Dama means control of the external senses. Tapas means acting according to one’s nature such as ksatriya during pastimes. Samyam means devoid of thinking one is an enemy and another is a friend. Titiksa is tolerance when others offend you. Uparati is indifference to attaining material enjoyment. Srutam means judging by scripture. Jnanam means omniscience and gratitude etc. Virakti means absence of taste for material enjoyment. Aisvaryam is control of others. Sauryam is determination in battle. Tejas is influence. Balam is skill. Smrti means searching out what should be done as duty. Svatantryam is non-dependence on others. Kausalam is skill in arts and play. Kantih is beauty. Dhairyam is not being agitated. Mardavam is being very young and being tender with prema. Pragalbhyam is extreme boldness. Prasraya is mildness. Sila means good natured. Sahas is sharpness of mind. Tejas is sharpness of knowledge senses. Ojas is sharpness of action senses. Bhaga is being the shelter of enjoyment. Gambhiryam means imperturbable. Sthairyam is not being fickle. Astikyam is faith. Kirti is fame. Mana is being worthy of worship. Anahankrti is absence of pride. Other qualities include being true to one’s word, respecting brahmanas and being affectionate to the devotees. These great qualities are eternal—existing over all time in the Lord. The Lord has said:
mam bhajanti gunah sarve nirgunam nirapeksakam
suhrdam priyam atmanam samyasangadayo ’gunah
All superior qualities, which are eternal, such as equality to all beings and attachment to my devotee, reside in me, who am beyond the material gunas, not dependent on material qualities, and the friend of my devotees, giving love to them. SB 11.13.40
Thus, though the Lord is beyond the gunas, he possesses qualities, great qualities, which are spiritual, beyond matter, arising from his svarupa. Even during universal destruction, these qualities do not disappear (na viyanti). If they continually reside in Krsna, even during the final destruction, then the qualities just listed must all be eternal. If they are eternal, the objects in which they exist must also be eternal. Thus the pastimes, the participants in the pastimes, the places of the pastimes and all ingredients are eternal.
