Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.45
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Original Cause
“There is no direct engineering by the Lord for the creation and destruction of the material world. What is described in the Vedas about His direct interference is simply to counteract the idea that material nature is the creator.”
What the purport teaches
- Descriptions of the Lord’s direct involvement in creation counteract the idea that material nature is the independent creator. He is the background of creation, maintenance and destruction, without directly engineering them.
- Inert matter has potential to interact but no initiative of its own. Material nature acts only under the direction and transcendental glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Kṛṣṇa is the original cause, and His plenary expansion Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu puts matter into motion. Material nature, the cosmic manifestation and living entities are different energies of the Lord, effective because He empowers them.
Try this today
Observe one moving or standing living being today and recall that material nature works under the Lord’s direction.
Ask yourself
When I observe material nature at work, do I remember its dependence on the Supreme Lord?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.