(Bhagavatham 5.1.14 – 5.1.16)

Lord Brahma tells Priyavratha how helpless all beings are, even in their Karma.

He compares us to the bulls tied to a cart. The poor animals are unable to free themselves. When they get tired after the tedious and hectic works, their master shows compassion and free them for some time. They get rid of their fatigue, eat grass and drink water.

Similarly we are also tied up with the three gunas and our own Karma. When we do our work as worship to the Lord, He gets pleased and gives liberation to us. There is no other way to liberation from our side.

He adds that we have no choice in ‘Bhogam’ too. We are bound to accept what we are granted by the Lord, including our physical body. This is a world of blind led by deaf.

This is not an exception for the Enlightened too. As long as you live with a physical body, you will have to bear the experiences in life.

But, as he has transcended the ‘body consciousness’ he has no pleasure or displeasure in what comes to him. He is no more bound by the dualities of the world.