BHAGAVAD-GITA 9:8

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 9:8

 

prakrtim svam avastabhya

visrjami punah punah

bhuta-gramam imam krtsnam

avasam prakrter vasat

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

prakrtim--the material nature; svam--of My personal Self;

avastabhya--entering into; visrjami--I create; punah punah--again and

again; bhuta-gramam--all the cosmic manifestations; imam--these;

krtsnam--in total; avasam--automatically; prakrteh--of the force of

nature; vasat--under obligation.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The whole cosmic order is under Me. Under My will it is automatically

manifested again and again, and under My will it is annihilated at the

end.

 

PURPORT

 

This material world is the manifestation of the inferior energy of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead. This has already been explained

several times. At the creation, the material energy is let loose as

the mahat-tattva, into which the Lord as His first Purusa incarnation,

Maha-Visnu, enters. He lies within the Causal Ocean and breathes out

innumerable universes, and into each universe the Lord again enters as

Garbhodakasayi Visnu. Each universe is in that way created. He still

further manifests Himself as Ksirodakasayi Visnu, and that Visnu

enters into everything--even into the minute atom. This fact is

explained here. He enters into everything.

 

Now, as far as the living entities are concerned, they are impregnated

into this material nature, and as a result of their past deeds they

take different positions. Thus the activities of this material world

begin. The activities of the different species of living beings are

begun from the very moment of the creation. It is not that all is

evolved. The different species of life are created immediately along

with the universe. Men, animals, beasts, birds--everything is

simultaneously created, because whatever desires the living entities

had at the last annihilation are again manifested. It is clearly

indicated here by the word avasam that the living entities have

nothing to do with this process. The state of being in their past life

in the past creation is simply manifested again, and all this is done

simply by His will. This is the inconceivable potency of the Supreme

Personality of God. And after creating different species of life, He

has no connection with them. The creation takes place to accommodate

the inclinations of the various living entities, and so the Lord does

not become involved with it.

 

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