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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.5.25
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 25
- sā vā etasya saṁdraṣṭuḥ
- śaktiḥ sad-asad-ātmikā
- māyā nāma mahā-bhāga
- yayedaṁ nirmame vibhuḥ
sāthat external energy — that external energy; vāis either — is either; etasyaof the Lord — of the Lord; saṁdraṣṭuḥof the perfect seer — of the perfect seer; śaktiḥenergy — energy; satas both the cause and the effect-asatas both the cause and the effect-ātmikāas both the cause and the effect — as both the cause and the effect; māyācalled by the name māyā nāmacalled by the name māyā — called by the name māyā; mahāO fortunate one-bhāgaO fortunate one — O fortunate one; yayāby which — by which; idamthis material world — this material world; nirmameconstructed — constructed; vibhuḥthe Almighty — the Almighty.
The Lord is the seer, and the external energy, which is seen, works as both cause and effect in the cosmic manifestation. O greatly fortunate Vidura, this external energy is known as māyā or illusion, and through her agency only is the entire material manifestation made possible.
The material nature, known as māyā, is both the material and efficient cause of the cosmos, but in the background the Lord is the consciousness for all activities. As in the individual body the consciousness is the source of all energies of the body, so the supreme consciousness of the Lord is the source of all energies in material nature. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.10, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.) as follows:
- mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ
- sūyate sa-carācaram
- hetunānena kaunteya
- jagad viparivartate
"Throughout all the energies of material nature there is the hand of the Supreme Lord as the final superintendent. Due to this supreme cause only, the activities of material nature appear planned and systematic, and all things regularly evolve."