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merable more powerful Brahmās as well in far bigger universes beyond this universe, and all of these universes combined together form  ekapād-vibhūti  or one-fourth of the manifestation of the Lord's creative energy. The other three-fourths of His energy are displayed in the spiritual world, so what can the tiny scientist with a tiny brain know of the Absolute Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa? The Lord says, therefore,  mohitam nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam : bewildered by such modes of material nature, they cannot understand that there is a Supreme Person beyond these manifestations who is the absolute controller of everything. Brahmā, Nārada and Lord Śiva know about the Lord to a considerable extent, and therefore one should follow the instructions of these great personalities instead of being satisfied with a tiny brain and its playful discoveries such as spacecraft and similar products of science. As the mother is the only authority to identify the father of a child, so the mother  Vedas , presented by the recognized authority such as Brahmā, Nārada or Śiva, etc., is the only authority to inform us about the Absolute Truth.
TEXT 38
यस्यावतारकर्माणि गायन्ति ह्यसदादयः । न यं विदन्ति तच्चेन तस्मै भगवते नमः ॥३८॥
yasyāvatāra-karmāṇi gāyanti hy asmad-ādayaḥ na yaṁ vidanti tattvena tasmai bhagavate namaḥ
yasya—whose; avatāra—incarnation; karmāṇi—activities; gāyanti—chant in glorification; hi—indeed; asmat-ādayaḥ—persons like us; na—do not; yam—whom; vidanti—know; tattvena—cent percent as He is; tasmai—unto Him; bhagavate—unto the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa; namaḥ—respectful obeisances.
TRANSLATION
Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead whose incarnations and activities are chanted by us for glorification, though He can hardly be fully known as He is.