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The Glories of Lord Nityananda Balarama

Cc Ādi 5.104
Text
viṣṇu-rūpa hañā kare jagat pālane
guṇātīta-viṣṇu sparśa nāhi māyā-guṇe
Synonyms

viṣṇu-rūpa-the form of Lord Viṣṇu; hañā-becoming; kare-does; jagat pālane-maintenance of the material world; guṇa-atīta-beyond the material qualities; viṣṇu-Lord Viṣṇu; sparśa-touch; nāhi-not; māyā-guṇe-in the material qualities.

Translation

And as Lord Viṣṇu He maintains the entire world. Lord Viṣṇu, being beyond all material attributes, has no touch with the material qualities.

Purport

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is always uncontaminated by the modes of material nature, for He is beyond the material manifestation. He is the source of the knowledge of all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, and He is the witness of everything. Therefore one who worships the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu also attains freedom from the contamination of material nature." (Bhāg. 10.88.5) One can attain freedom from the contamination of material nature by worshiping Viṣṇu, and therefore He is called Sattvatanu, as described above.