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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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beginning of all things. As confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā  (10.8),  mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate : everything begins from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Lord is the supreme living entity. Therefore whatever exists, whether matter or spirit, is all but an emanation from the Supreme Person or supreme life. The modern scientists' theory that life begins from matter is nonsense. Both matter and life begin from life. Unfortunately the scientists do not know this scientific fact; they are drifting in the darkness of their so-called knowledge.
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বলিতে মা পারে কিছু, মোন হইল ।
প্রভু পুনঃ প্রশ্ন কৈল, কহিতে লাগিল ॥ ১০৭ ॥
balite nā pāre kichu, mauna ha-ila prabhu punaḥ praśna kaila, kahite lāgila
SYNONYMS
balite —to say;  nā pāre —is not able;  kichu —anything;  mauna —silent;  ha-ila —became;  prabhu —the Lord;  punaḥ —again;  praśna —question;  kaila —put;  kahite —to speak;  lāgila —began.
TRANSLATION
Struck with wonder, the astrologer remained silent, unable to speak. But when the Lord again put the question before him, he replied as follows.
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পূর্বজন্মে ছিলা ভূমি জগৎ-আশ্রয় ।
পরিপূর্ণ ভগবান্—সর্বৈষ্ণবময় ॥ ১০৮ ॥
pūrva-janme chilā tumi jagat-āśraya paripūrṇa bhagavān—sarvaiśvaryamaya
SYNONYMS
pūrva-janme —in the previous birth;  chilā —were;  tumi —You;  jagat —universe;  āśraya —shelter;  paripūrṇa —with full potencies;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sarva-aiśvarya-maya —full of all opulences.
TRANSLATION
“My dear sir, in Your previous birth You were the shelter of all creation, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, full of all opulences.