Gode guṇair apanayan praṇatāparādhān
bhrū-kṣepa eva tava bhoga-rasānukūlaḥ |
karmānubandhi-phala-dāna-ratasya bhartuḥ
svātantrya-durvyasana-marma-bhidā nidānam || 25 ||
Godā!
The contraction of Your eyebrows alone
destroying crooked sins through its virtues
well-suited to enjoyment
is the primary cause
of the destruction
of the vice of independence
of Your Lord
inclined to present rewards [strictly] in accordance with actions.
Notes
Godā's bhrū-kṣepa (the knitting together of the eyebrows) serves two purposes: it itself (eva) destroys the sins of evildoers, and it also destroys Viṣṇu's "vice" of independence. How? Because of its being suitable to enjoyment by Viṣṇu. And why? Because Viṣṇu by His own nature is just and hence apportions fruits to all creatures based solely on their actions. This is a "vice" because this doesn't allow for the possibility of redemption, and consequently it is Godā who is able to persuade the Lord to overlook (inevitable) human sins and to grant redemption.
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