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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.5.6
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 6
- yathā punaḥ sve kha idaṁ niveśya
- śete guhāyāṁ sa nivṛtta-vṛttiḥ
- yogeśvarādhīśvara eka etad
- anupraviṣṭo bahudhā yathāsīt
yathāas much as — as much as; punaḥagain — again; svein His — in His; kheform of space ( virāṭ-rūpa ) — form of space (virāṭ-rūpa); idamthis — this; niveśyaentering into — entering into; śetelies down — lies down; guhāyāmwithin the universe — within the universe; saḥHe (the Personality of Godhead) — He (the Personality of Godhead); nivṛttawithout endeavor — without endeavor; vṛttiḥmeans of livelihood — means of livelihood; yogathe master of all mystic powers-īśvarathe master of all mystic powers — the master of all mystic powers; adhīśvaraḥproprietor of everything — proprietor of everything; ekaḥone without a second — one without a second; etatthis — this; anupraviṣṭaḥentering afterwards — entering afterwards; bahudhāby innumerable — by innumerable; yathāas much as — as much as; āsītexists — exists.
He lies down on His own heart spread in the form of the sky, and thus placing the whole creation in that space, He expands Himself into many living entities, which are manifested as different species of life. He does not have to endeavor for His maintenance, because He is the master of all mystic powers and the proprietor of everything. Thus He is distinct from the living entities.
The questions regarding creation, maintenance and destruction, which are mentioned in many parts of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, are in relation to different millenniums (kalpas), and therefore they are differently described by different authorities when questioned by different students. There is no difference regarding the creative principles and the Lord's control over them, yet there are some differences in the minute details because of different kalpas. The gigantic sky is the material body of the Lord, called the virāṭ-rūpa, and all material creations are resting on the sky, or the heart of the Lord. Therefore, beginning from the sky, the first material manifestation to the gross vision, down to the earth, everything is called Brahman. Sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma: "There is nothing but the Lord, and He is one without a second." The living entities are the superior energies, whereas matter is the inferior energy, and the combination of these energies brings about the manifestation of this material world, which is in the heart of the Lord.