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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.12

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 12

Verse text

viśvaṁ vai brahma-tan-mātraṁ
saṁsthitaṁ viṣṇu-māyayā
īśvareṇa paricchinnaṁ
kālenāvyakta-mūrtinā

Synonyms

viśvamthe material phenomenon — the material phenomenon; vaicertainly — certainly; brahmathe Supreme — the Supreme; tatthe same as-mātramthe same as — the same as; saṁsthitamsituated — situated; viṣṇuby the energy of Viṣṇu-māyayāby the energy of Viṣṇu — by the energy of Viṣṇu; īśvareṇaby the Personality of Godhead — by the Personality of Godhead; paricchinnamseparated — separated; kālenaby the eternal time — by the eternal time; avyaktaunmanifested — unmanifested; mūrtināby such a feature — by such a feature.


Translation

This cosmic manifestation is separated from the Supreme Lord as material energy by means of kāla, which is the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Lord. It is situated as the objective manifestation of the Lord under the influence of the same material energy of Viṣṇu.


Purport

As stated previously by Nārada before Vyāsadeva (SB 1.5.20, Available in the library), idaṁ hi viśvaṁ bhagavān ivetaraḥ: this unmanifested world is the self-same Personality of Godhead, but it appears to be something else beyond or besides the Lord. It appears so because of its being separated from the Lord by means of kāla. It is something like the tape-recorded voice of a person who is now separated from the voice. As the tape recording is situated on the tape, so the whole cosmic manifestation is situated on the material energy and appears separate by means of kāla. The material manifestation is therefore the objective manifestation of the Supreme Lord and exhibits His impersonal feature so much adored by impersonalist philosophers.
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