Adi2.35

TEXT 35

brahma balena, tumi ki na hao narayana

tumi narayana--suna tahara karana

SYNONYMS

brahma—Lord Brahma; balena—says; tumi—You; ki na hao—are not; narayana—Lord Narayana; tumi—You; narayana—Lord Narayana; suna—please hear; tahara—of that; karana—reason.

TRANSLATION

Brahma replied, "Are You not Narayana? You are certainly Narayana. Please listen as I state the proofs.

Adi2.36

TEXT 36

prakrtaprakrta-srstye yata jiva-rupa

tahara ye atma tumi mula-svarupa

SYNONYMS

prakrta—material; aprakrta—and spiritual; srstye—in the creations; yata—as many as there are; jiva-rupa—the living beings; tahara—of them; ye—who; atma—the Supersoul; tumi—You; mula-svarupa—ultimate source.

TRANSLATION

"All the living beings within the material and spiritual worlds are ultimately born of You, for You are the Supersoul of them all.

PURPORT

The cosmic manifestation is generated by the interaction of the three modes of material nature. The transcendental world has no such material modes, although it is nevertheless full of spiritual variegatedness. In that spiritual world there are also innumerable living entities, who are eternally liberated souls engaged in transcendental loving service to Lord Krsna. The conditioned souls, who remain within the material cosmic creation, are subjected to the threefold miseries and pangs of material nature. They exist in different species of life because they are eternally averse to transcendental loving devotion to the Supreme Lord.

Sankarsana is the original source of all living entities because they are all expansions of His marginal potency. Some of them are conditioned by material nature, whereas others are under the protection of the spiritual nature. The material nature is a conditional manifestation of spiritual nature, just as smoke is a conditional stage of fire. Smoke is dependent on fire, but in a blazing fire there is no place for smoke. Smoke disturbs, but fire serves. The serving spirit of the residents of the transcendental world is displayed in five varieties of relationship with the Supreme Lord, who is the central enjoyer. In the material world everyone is a self-centered enjoyer of mundane happiness and distress. A person considers himself the lord of everything and tries to enjoy the illusory energy, but he is not successful because he is not independent: he is but a minute particle of the energy of Lord Sankarsana. All living beings exist under the control of the Supreme Lord, who is therefore called Narayana.

Adi2.37

TEXT 37

prthvi yaiche ghata-kulera karana asraya

jivera nidana tumi, tumi sarvasraya

SYNONYMS

prthvi—the earth; yaiche—just as; ghata—of earthen pots; kulera—of the multitude; karana—the cause; asraya—the shelter; jivera—of the living beings; nidana—root cause; tumi—You; tumi—You; sarva-asraya—shelter of all.

TRANSLATION

"As the earth is the original cause and shelter of all pots made of earth, so You are the ultimate cause and shelter of all living beings.

PURPORT

Adi2.38

TEXT 38

’nara’-sabde kahe sarva jivera nicaya

’ayana’-sabdete kahe tahara asraya

SYNONYMS

nara-sabde—by the word nara; kahe—one means; sarva jivera—of all living entities; nicaya—the assemblage; ayana-sabdete—by the word ayana; kahe—one means; tahara—of them; asraya—the refuge.

TRANSLATION

"The word nara refers to the aggregate of all the living beings, and the word ayana refers to the refuge of them all.

Adi2.39

TEXT 39

ataeva tumi hao mula narayana

ei eka hetu, suna dvitiya karana

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; tumi—You; hao—are; mula—original; narayana—Narayana; ei—this; eka—one; hetu—reason; suna—please listen; dvitiya—second; karana—to the reason.

TRANSLATION

"You are therefore the original Narayana. This is one reason; please listen as I state the second.

Adi2.40

TEXT 40

jivera isvara--purusadi avatara

tanha saba haite tomara aisvarya apara

SYNONYMS

jivera—of the living beings; isvara—the Supreme Lord; purusa-adi—purusa incarnations, etc.; avatara—incarnations; tanha—Them; saba—all; haite—than; tomara—Your; aisvarya—opulences; apara—boundless.

TRANSLATION

"The direct Lords of the living beings are the purusa incarnations. But Your opulence and power are more exalted than Theirs.

Adi2.41

TEXT 41

ataeva adhisvara tumi sarva pita

tomara saktite tanra jagat-raksita

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; adhisvara—primeval Lord; tumi—You; sarva—of all; pita—father; tomara—Your; saktite—by the energy; tanra—They; jagat—of the cosmic creations; raksita—protectors.

TRANSLATION

"Therefore You are the primeval Lord, the original father of everyone. They [the purusas] are protectors of the universes by Your power.

Adi2.42

TEXT 42

narera ayana yate karaha palana

ataeva hao tumi mula narayana

SYNONYMS

narera—of the living beings; ayana—the shelters; yate—those to whom; karaha—You give; palana—protection; ataeva—therefore; hao—are; tumi—You; mula—original; narayana—Narayana.

TRANSLATION

"Since You protect those who are the shelters of all living beings, You are the original Narayana.

PURPORT

The controlling Deities of the living beings in the mundane worlds are the three purusa-avataras. But the potent energy displayed by Sri Krsna is far more extensive than that of the purusas. Sri Krsna is therefore the original father and Lord who protects all creative manifestations through His various plenary portions. Since He sustains even the shelters of the collective living beings, there is no doubt that Sri Krsna is the original Narayana.

Adi2.43

TEXT 43

trtiya karana suna sri-bhagavan

ananta brahmanda bahu vaikunthadi dhama

SYNONYMS

trtiya—third; karana—reason; suna—please hear; sri-bhagavan—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; ananta—unlimited; brahma-anda—universes; bahu—many; vaikuntha-adi—Vaikuntha, etc.; dhama—planets.

TRANSLATION

"O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead! Kindly hear my third reason. There are countless universes and fathomless transcendental Vaikunthas.

Adi2.44

TEXT 44

ithe yata jiva, tara trai-kalika karma

taha dekha, saksi tumi, jana saba marma

SYNONYMS

ithe—in these; yata—as many; jiva—living beings; tara—of them; trai-kalika—past, present and future; karma—the activities; taha—that; dekha—You see; saksi—witness; tumi—You; jana—You know; saba—of everything; marma—the essence.

TRANSLATION

"Both in this material world and in the transcendental world, You see all the deeds of all living beings, in the past, present and future. Since You are the witness of all such deeds, You know the essence of everything.

Adi2.45

TEXT 45

tomara darsane sarva jagatera sthiti

tumi na dekhile karo nahi sthiti gati

SYNONYMS

tomara—Your; darsane—by the seeing; sarva—all; jagatera—of the universe; sthiti—maintenance; tumi—You; na dekhile—in not seeing; karo—of anyone; nahi—there is not; sthiti—staying; gati—moving.

TRANSLATION

"All the worlds exist because You oversee them. None can live, move or have their being without Your supervision.

Adi2.46

TEXT 46

narera ayana yate kara darasana

tahateo hao tumi mula narayana

SYNONYMS

narera—of the living beings; ayana—the motion; yate—since; kara—You do; darasana—seeing; tahateo—therefore; hao—are; tumi—You; mula—original; narayana—Narayana.

TRANSLATION

“You oversee the wanderings of all living beings. For this reason also, You are the primeval Lord Narayana.”

PURPORT

Sri Krsna, in His Paramatma feature, lives in the hearts of all living beings in both the transcendental and mundane creations. As Paramatma, He witnesses all actions the living beings perform in all phases of time, namely past, present and future. Sri Krsna knows what the living beings have done for hundreds and thousands of past births, He sees what they are doing now, and therefore He knows the results of their present actions that will fructify in the future. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, the entire cosmic situation is created as soon as He glances over the material energy. Nothing can exist without His superintendence. Since He sees even the abode for rest of the collective living beings, He is the original Narayana.

Adi2.47

TEXT 47

krsna kahena--brahma, tomara na bujhi vacana

jiva-hrdi, jale vaise sei narayana

SYNONYMS

krsna—Lord Krsna; kahena—says; brahma—O Brahma; tomara—your; na—not; bujhi—I understand; vacana—speech; jiva—of the living entity; hrdi—in the heart; jale—in the water; vaise—sits; sei—that; narayana—Lord Narayana.

TRANSLATION

Krsna said, “Brahma, I cannot understand what you are saying. Lord Narayana is He who sits in the hearts of all living beings and lies down in the waters of the Karana Ocean.”

Adi2.48

TEXT 48

brahma kahe--jale jive yei narayana

se saba tomara amsa--e satya vacana

SYNONYMS

brahma—Lord Brahma; kahe—says; jale—in the water; jive—in the living being; yei—who; narayana—Narayana; se—They; saba—all; tomara—Your; amsa—plenary part; e—this; satya—truthful; vacana—word.

TRANSLATION

Brahma replied, "What I have said is true. The same Lord Narayana who lives on the waters and in the hearts of all living beings is but a plenary portion of You.

Adi2.49

TEXT 49

karanabdhi-garbhodaka-ksirodaka-sayi

maya-dvare srsti kare, tate saba mayi

SYNONYMS

karana-abdhi—Karanodakasayi Visnu; garbha-udaka—Garbhodakasayi Visnu; ksira-udaka-sayi—Ksirodakasayi Visnu; maya-dvare—with the material energy; srsti—creation; kare—They do; tate—therefore; saba—all; mayi—connected with maya.

TRANSLATION

"The Karanodakasayi, Garbhodakasayi and Ksirodakasayi forms of Narayana all create in cooperation with the material energy. In this way They are attached to maya.

Adi2.50

TEXT 50

sei tina jala-sayi sarva-antaryami

brahmanda-vrndera atma ye purusa-nami

SYNONYMS

sei—these; tina—three; jala-sayi—lying in the water; sarva—of all; antah yami—the Supersoul; brahma-anda—of universes; vrndera—of the multitude; atma—Supersoul; ye—who; purusa—purusa; nami—named.

TRANSLATION

"These three Visnus lying in the water are the Supersoul of everything. The Supersoul of all the universes is known as the first purusa.

Adi2.51

TEXT 51

hiranya-garbhera atma garbhodaka-sayi

vyasti-jiva-antaryami ksirodaka-sayi

SYNONYMS

hiranya-garbhera—of the total of the living entities; atma—the Supersoul; garbha-udaka-sayi—Garbhodakasayi Visnu; vyasti—the individual; jiva—of the living entity; antah-yami—Supersoul; ksira-udaka-sayi—Ksirodakasayi Visnu.

TRANSLATION

"Garbhodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of the aggregate of living entities, and Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of each individual living being.

Adi2.52

TEXT 52

e sabhara darsanete ache maya-gandha

turiya krsnera nahi mayara sambandha

SYNONYMS

e—this; sabhara—of the assembly; darsanete—in seeing; ache—there is; maya-gandha—connection with maya; turiya—the fourth; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; nahi—there is not; mayara—of the material energy; sambandha—connection.

TRANSLATION

"Superficially we see that these purusas have a relationship with maya, but above them, in the fourth dimension, is Lord Krsna, who has no contact with the material energy.

PURPORT

The three purusas-Karanodakasayi Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu-all have a relationship with the material energy, called maya, because through maya They create the material cosmos. These three purusas, who lie on the Karana, Garbha and Ksira oceans, are the Supersoul of everything that be: Karanodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of the collective universes, Garbhodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of the collective living beings, and Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of all individual living entities. Because all of Them are somehow attracted to the affairs of the material energy, They can be said to have some affection for maya. But the transcendental position of Sri Krsna Himself is not even slightly tinged by maya. His transcendental state is called turiya, or the fourth-dimensional stage.

Adi2.53

TEXT 53

virad hiranya-garbhas ca

karanam cety upadhayah

isasya yat tribhir hinam

turiyam tat pracaksate

SYNONYMS

virat—the virat manifestation; hiranya-garbhah—the hiranyagarbha manifestation; ca—and; karanam—the karana manifestation; ca—and; iti—thus; upadhayah—particular designations; isasya—of the Lord; yat—that which; tribhih—these three; hinam—without; turiyam—the fourth; tat—that; pracaksate—is considered.

TRANSLATION

" ’In the material world the Lord is designated as virat, hiranyagarbha and karana. But beyond these three designations, the Lord is ultimately in the fourth dimension.’

PURPORT

The phenomenal manifestation of the Supreme Whole, the numinous soul of everything, and the cause or causal nature are all but designations of the purusas, who are responsible for material creation. The transcendental position surpasses these designations and is therefore called the position of the fourth dimension. This is a quotation from Sridhara Svami’s commentary on the Eleventh Canto, Fifteenth Chapter, verse 16, of Srimad-Bhagavatam.

Adi2.54

TEXT 54

yadyapi tinera maya la-iya vyavahara

tathapi tat-sparsa nahi, sabhe maya-para

SYNONYMS

yadyapi—although; tinera—of these three; maya—the material energy; la-iya—taking; vyavahara—the dealings; tathapi—still; tat—of that; sparsa—the touch; nahi—there is not; sabhe—all of them; maya-para—beyond the material energy.

TRANSLATION

"Although these three features of the Lord deal directly with the material energy, none of them are touched by it. They are all beyond illusion.

Adi2.55

TEXT 55

etad isanam isasya

prakrti-stho ’pi tad-gunaih

na yujyate sadatma-sthair

yatha buddhis tad-asraya

SYNONYMS

etat—this; isanam—opulence; isasya—of the Supreme Lord; prakrti-sthah—situated in the material nature; api—although; tat—of maya; gunaih—by the qualities; na—not; yujyate—is affected; sada—always; atma-sthaih—which are situated in His own energy; yatha—as also; buddhih—the intelligence; tat—of Him; asraya—which has taken shelter.

TRANSLATION

" ’This is the opulence of the Lord: Although situated in the material nature, He is never affected by the modes of nature. Similarly, those who have surrendered to Him and fixed their intelligence upon Him are not influenced by the modes of nature.’

PURPORT

Adi2.56

TEXT 56

sei tina janera tumi parama asraya

tumi mula narayana--ithe ki samsaya

SYNONYMS

sei—these; tina—three; janera—of the plenary portions; tumi—You; parama—ultimate; asraya—shelter; tumi—You; mula—primeval; narayana—Narayana; ithe—in this; ki—what; samsaya—doubt.

TRANSLATION

"You are the ultimate shelter of these three plenary portions. Thus there is not the slightest doubt that You are the primeval Narayana.

PURPORT

Brahma has confirmed that Lord Krsna is the Supreme, the source of the three manifestations known as Ksirodakasayi Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Karanodakasayi Visnu (Maha-Visnu). For His pastimes, Lord Krsna has four original manifestations-namely Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. The first purusa-avatara, Maha-Visnu in the Causal Ocean, who is the creator of the aggregate material energy, is an expansion of Sankarsana; the second purusa, Garbhodakasayi Visnu, is an expansion of Pradyumna; and the third purusa, Ksirodakasayi Visnu, is an expansion of Aniruddha. All these are within the category of manifestations of Narayana, who is a manifestation of Sri Krsna.

Adi2.57

TEXT 57

sei tinera amsi paravyoma-narayana

tenha tomara vilasa, tumi mula-narayana

SYNONYMS

sei—these; tinera—of the three; amsi—source; para-vyoma—in the spiritual sky; narayana—Lord Narayana; tenha—He; tomara—Your; vilasa—pastime expansion; tumi—You; mula—original; narayana—Narayana.

TRANSLATION

“The source of these three features is the Narayana in the spiritual sky. He is Your vilasa expansion. Therefore You are the ultimate Narayana.”

Adi2.58

TEXT 58

ataeva brahma-vakye--paravyoma-narayana

tenho krsnera vilasa--ei tattva-vivarana

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; brahma—of Lord Brahma; vakye—in the speech; para-vyoma—in the spiritual sky; narayana—Lord Narayana; tenho—He; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; vilasa—pastime incarnation; ei—this; tattva—of the truth; vivarana—description.

TRANSLATION

Therefore according to the authority of Brahma, the Narayana who is the predominating Deity in the transcendental world is but the vilasa feature of Krsna. This has now been conclusively proved.

Adi2.59

TEXT 59

ei sloka tattva-laksana bhagavata-sara

paribhasa-rupe ihara sarvatradhikara

SYNONYMS

ei—this; sloka—verse; tattva—the truth; laksana—indicating; bhagavata—of Srimad-Bhagavatam; sara—the essence; paribhasa—of synonyms; rupe—in the form; ihara—of this (Srimad-Bhagavatam); sarvatra—everywhere; adhikara—jurisdiction.

TRANSLATION

The truth indicated in this verse [Text 30] is the essence of Srimad-Bhagavatam. This conclusion, through synonyms, applies everywhere.

Adi2.60

TEXT 60

brahma, atma, bhagavan--krsnera vihara

e artha na jani’ murkha artha kare ara

SYNONYMS

brahma—impersonal Brahman; atma—Supersoul; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; vihara—manifestations; e—this; artha—meaning; na—not; jani’-knowing; murkha—fools; artha—meaning; kare—make; ara—other.

TRANSLATION

Not knowing that Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan are all features of Krsna, foolish scholars speculate in various ways.

Adi2.61

TEXT 61

avatari narayana, krsna avatara

tenha catur-bhuja, inha manusya-akara

SYNONYMS

avatari—source of incarnations; narayana—Lord Narayana; krsna—Lord Krsna; avatara—incarnation; tenha—that; catuh-bhuja—four arms; inha—this; manusya—like a man; akara—form.

TRANSLATION

Because Narayana has four hands whereas Krsna looks just like a man, they say that Narayana is the original God whereas Krsna is but an incarnation.

PURPORT

Some scholars argue that Narayana is the original Personality of Godhead of whom Krsna is an incarnation because Sri Krsna has two hands whereas Narayana has four. Such unintelligent scholars do not understand the features of the Absolute.

Adi2.62

TEXT 62

ei-mate nana-rupa kare purva-paksa

tahare nirjite bhagavata-padya daksa

SYNONYMS

ei-mate—thus; nana—many; rupa—forms; kare—takes; purva-paksa—the objections; tahare—them; nirjite—overcoming; bhagavata—of Srimad-Bhagavatam; padya—poetry; daksa—expert.

TRANSLATION

In this way their arguments appear in various forms, but the poetry of the Bhagavatam expertly refutes them all.

Adi2.63

TEXT 63

vadanti tat tattva-vidas

tattvam yaj jnanam advayam

brahmeti paramatmeti

bhagavan iti sabdyate

SYNONYMS

vadanti—they say; tat—that; tattva-vidah—learned souls; tattvam—the Absolute Truth; yat—which; jnanam—knowledge; advayam—nondual; brahma—Brahman; iti—thus; paramatma—Paramatma; iti—thus; bhagavan—Bhagavan; iti—thus; sabdyate—is known.

TRANSLATION

“Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth say that it is nondual knowledge and is called impersonal Brahman, localized Paramatma and the Personality of Godhead.”

PURPORT

Adi2.64

TEXT 64

suna bhai ei sloka karaha vicara

eka mukhya-tattva, tina tahara pracara

SYNONYMS

suna—please listen; bhai—brothers; ei—this; sloka—verse; karaha—please give; vicara—consideration; eka—one; mukhya—principal; tattva—truth; tina—three; tahara—of that; pracara—manifestations.

TRANSLATION

My dear brothers, kindly listen to the explanation of this verse and consider its meaning: the one original entity is known in His three different features.

Adi2.65

TEXT 65

advaya-jnana tattva-vastu krsnera svarupa

brahma, atma, bhagavan--tina tanra rupa

SYNONYMS

advaya-jnana—knowledge without duality; tattva-vastu—the Absolute Truth; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; sva-rupa—own nature; brahma—Brahman; atma—Paramatma; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tina—three; tanra—of Him; rupa—forms.

TRANSLATION

Lord Krsna Himself is the one undivided Absolute Truth, the ultimate reality. He manifests Himself in three features-as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan.

PURPORT

Adi2.66

TEXT 66

ei slokera arthe tumi haila nirvacana

ara eka suna bhagavatera vacana

SYNONYMS

ei—this; slokera—of the verse; arthe—by the meaning; tumi—you; haila—have become; nirvacana—speechless; ara—other; eka—one; suna—please hear; bhagavatera—of Srimad-Bhagavatam; vacana—speech.

TRANSLATION

The import of this verse has stopped you from arguing. Now listen to another verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam.

Adi2.67

TEXT 67

ete camsa-kalah pumsah

krsnas tu bhagavan svayam

indrari-vyakulam lokam

mrdayanti yuge yuge

SYNONYMS

ete—these; ca—and; amsa—plenary portions; kalah—parts of plenary portions; pumsah—of the purusa-avataras; krsnah—Lord Krsna; tu—but; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam—Himself; indra-ari—the enemies of Lord Indra; vyakulam—full of; lokam—the world; mrdayanti—make happy; yuge yuge—at the right time in each age.

TRANSLATION

“All these incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or parts of the plenary portions of the purusa-avataras. But Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In every age He protects the world through His different features when the world is disturbed by the enemies of Indra.”

PURPORT