tat te 'nukampam susamiksamano
bhunjana evatma-krtam vipakam
hrd-vag-vapurbhir vidadhan namas te
jiveta yo mukti-pade sa daya-bhak
(SB. 10. 14.8)
The purport of this verse is that when a devotee is in a calamitous condition he takes it as a benediction of the Supreme Lord and takes responsibility himself for his past misdeeds. In such a condition, he offers still more devotional service and is not disturbed. One who lives in such a disposition of mind, engaged in devotional service, is the most eligible candidate for promotion to the spiritual world. In other words, such a devotee's claim for promotion to the spiritual world is assured in all circumstances.
The above verse was spoken by Lord Brahma.
dhiro daiva-vasanugaih
tad vidvan na calen margad
anvasiksham kshiter vratam
SYNONYMS
bhutaih -- by various creatures; akramyamanah -- being harassed; api -- although; dhirah -- sober; daiva -- of fate; vasa -- the control; anugaih -- who are simply following; tat -- this fact; vidvan -- he who is in knowledge of; na calet -- should not deviate; margat -- from the path; anvasiksham -- I have learned; kshiteh -- from the earth; vratam -- this fixed practice.
TRANSLATION
A sober person, even when harassed by other living beings, should understand that his aggressors are acting helplessly under the control of God, and thus he should never be distracted from progress on his own path. This rule I have learned from the earth.
The earth is the symbol of tolerance. By deep oil-drilling, atomic explosions, pollution, and so on, the earth is constantly harassed by demoniac living entities. Sometimes lush forests are cut down by greedy men with commercial interests, and thus a wasteland is created. Sometimes the earth's surface is soaked by the blood of soldiers fighting in savage warfare. Yet, despite all these disturbances, the earth continues to provide all the necessities of the living beings. In this way one may learn the art of tolerance by studying the earth.
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