Verse 2.17.94

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.17.94:

এই মতে কৃষ্ণ মহারাজ-রাজেশ্বর কর্তা-হর্তা ব্রহ্মা-শিব যাহার কিঙ্কর ॥ ৯৪ ॥

एइ मते कृष्ण महाराज-राजेश्वर कर्ता-हर्ता ब्रह्मा-शिव याहार किङ्कर ॥ ९४ ॥

ei mate kṛṣṇa mahārāja-rājeśvara kartā-hartā brahmā-śiva yāhāra kiṅkara || 94 ||

ei mate krsna maharaja-rajesvara karta-harta brahma-siva yahara kinkara (94)

English translation:

(94) “In the same way, Kṛṣṇa is the King of kings, while Brahmā and Śiva, the creator and annihilator, are His servants.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (3.14.29) it is stated:

brahmādayo yat-kṛta-setu-pālā yat-kāraṇaṃ viśvam idaṃ ca māyā ājñā-karī yasya piśāca-caryā

aho vibhūmnaś caritaṃ viḍambanam

“Demigods like Brahmā also follow the religious rites observed by him. He is the controller of the material energy, which causes the creation of the material world. He is great, and therefore his devilish characteristics are simply imitation.” In his commentary on the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (5.10.11) Madhvācārya has stated: svāmitvaṃ tu harer eva mukhyam anyatra bhṛtyatā—“Lord Śrī Hari is the supreme controller, and all others are His servants.” In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (9.4.54) it is stated:

ahaṃ bhavo dakṣa-bhṛgu-pradhānāḥ

prajeśa-bhūteśa-sureśa-mukhyāḥ sarve vayaṃ yan-niyamaṃ prapannā mūrdhnyārpitaṃ loka-hitaṃ vahāmaḥ

“Such personalities as me and Lord Śiva, as well as Dakṣa, Bhṛgu and similar great saints of which they are the head, and also the rulers of the living entities, the rulers of human society and the rulers of the demigods

—all of us surrender to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, bowing our heads, to carry out His orders for the benefit of all living entities.” In his commentary on the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (1.3.6) Madhvācārya quotes the following Vedic statement: sa hi sarvādhi-patiḥ sarva-pālaḥ sa īśaḥ sa viṣṇuḥ patiḥ viśvasyātmeśvaraḥ—“That Lord Viṣṇu is the master of everyone, including Brahmā and Śiva. He is the maintainer of everyone, He is the controller of everyone, He is the protector of everyone, He is worshipable to everyone, and He is the director of everyone.” In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 5.142) it is stated: ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa, āra saba bhṛtya—“Lord Kṛṣṇa alone is the supreme controller, and all others are His servants.” In his commentary on the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.2.47) Madhvācārya has stated: tad vaśa itare sarve śrī-brahmeśapurasarāḥ—“Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and all demigods including Brahmā and Śaṅkara are His subordinate servants.” In the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (2.5.15) it is stated: sa vā ayam ātmā sarveṣāṃ bhūtānām adhipatiḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ rājā—“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the master and Lord of all living beings.” In the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad it is stated: eṣa sarveśvara eṣa sarva-jña eṣo ‘ntaryāmy eṣa yoniḥ sarvasya prabhavāpyayau hi bhūtānām—“He is the Lord of all, He is omniscient, He is the Supersoul of all, He is the origin of all universes, and He is the creator and annihilator of all living entities.” In the Amṛta-bindu Upaniṣad (4.7) Lord Vāsudeva speaks as follows: sarvānugrāhaka-tvena tad asmy ahaṃ vāsudevas tad asmy ahaṃ vāsudeva. iti—“Since I display mercy on everyone including Brahmā, I am known as Vāsudeva.” In the Maitrāyaṇy-upaniṣad it is stated: eṣa bhūtādhi-patir eṣa bhūta-

pāla....śāstā ‘cyuto viṣṇur nārāyaṇaḥ—“He is the master of all living entities, and He is the maintainer of all living entities. Viṣṇu alone awards punishment, and He is infallible.” In the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (6.9) it is stated:

na tasya kaścit patir asti loke na ceśitā naiva ca tasya liṅgam

sa kāraṇaṃ karaṇādhipādhipo na cāsya kaścij janitā na cādhipaḥ

“No one is His master in this world. No one controls Him. He does not have a material body. He is the cause of all causes, and He is the master of all masters of the senses. No one is His father, and no one is His lord.”