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puruṣa  respectively. The whole cosmic manifestation is an amalgamation of the  prakṛti  and  puruṣa . Nature is the ingredient cause, and the living entities are the effective cause. These two causes combine together, and the effect is this cosmic manifestation. When one is fortunate enough to come to the right conclusion about this cosmic manifestation and everything which is going on within it, he knows it to be caused directly and indirectly by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. It is concluded in the  Brahma-saṁhitā , therefore,  īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam .
After much deliberation and consideration, when one has attained the perfection of knowledge, he comes to the conclusion that Kṛṣṇa, or God, is the original cause of all causes. Instead of speculating about the measurement of God—whether He is so long or so wide—or philosophizing, one should come to the conclusion of  Brahma-saṁhitā :  sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam : “Kṛṣṇa, or God, is the cause of all causes.” That is the perfection of knowledge.
Thus the  Veda-stuti , or the prayers offered by the personified  Vedas  to the Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, were first narrated in disciplic succession by Sanandana to his brothers, all of whom were born of Brahmā. In the beginning the four Kumāras were the first-born of Brahmā; therefore they are known as  pūrva-jāta . It is stated in the  Bhagavad-gītā  that the  paramparā  system, or the disciplic succession, begins with Kṛṣṇa Himself. Similarly, here, in the prayers of the personified  Vedas , it is to be understood that the  paramparā  system begins with the Personality of Godhead Nārāyaṇa Rṣi. We should remember that this  Veda-stuti  is being narrated by Kumāra Sanandana, and the narration is being repeated by Nārāyaṇa Rṣi in Bodi Āśrama. Nārāyaṇa Rṣi is the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa for showing us the path of self-realization by undergoing severe austerities. In this age Lord Caitanya demonstrated the path of pure devotional service by putting Himself in the role of a pure devotee. Similarly, in the past Lord Nārāyaṇa Rṣi was an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa who performed severe austerities in the Himalayan ranges. Śrī Nārada Muni was hearing from Him. So in the statement given by Nārāyaṇa Rṣi to Nārada Muni, as it was narrated by Kumāra Sanandana in the form of  Veda-stuti , it is understood that God is the one supreme and that all others are His servants.
In the  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  it is stated,  ekalā īśvara kṛṣṇa : “Kṛṣṇa is the only Supreme God.”  Āra sava bhṛtya : “All others are His servants.”  Yāre yaiche nācāya, se taiche kare nṛtya : “The Supreme Lord, as He desires, is engaging all the living entities in different activities, and thus they are exhibiting their different talents and tendencies.” This  Veda-stuti  is thus the original instruction regarding the relationship existing between the living entity