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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 9]
thought. The whole philosophy of the Māyāvāda school, based on “not this, not that” ( neti, neti ), is basically material. Such thought cannot give one the chance to know the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is.
TEXT 22
सोऽयं समस्तजगतां सुहृदेक आत्मा 
    सत्त्वेन यन्मृडयते भगवान् भगेन । 
    तेनैव मे दशमनुस्पृशताद्यथाहं 
    स्रक्ष्यामि पूर्ववदिदं प्रणतप्रियोऽसौ ॥२२॥
so 'yam samasta-jagatām suhṛd eka ātmā 
    sattvena yan mṛḍayate bhagavān bhagena 
    tenaiva me dṛśam anuspṛśatād yathāhami 
    srakṣyāmi pūrvavad idam praṇata-priyo 'sau
saḥ—He; ayam—the Lord; samasta-jagatām—of all the universes; suhṛt ekaḥ—the one friend and philosopher; ātmā—the Supersoul; sattvena—by the mode of goodness; yat—one who; mṛḍayate—causes happiness; bhagavān—the Personality of Godhead; bhagena—with six opulences; tena—by Him; eva—certainly; me—to me; dṛśam—power of introspection; anuspṛśatāt—let Him give; yathā—as; aham—I; srakṣyāmi—will be able to create; pūrvavat—as before; idam—this universe; praṇata—surrendered; priyaḥ—dear; asau—He (the Lord).
TRANSLATION
Let the Supreme Lord be merciful towards me. He is the one friend and soul of all living entities in the world, and He maintains all, for their ultimate happiness, by His six transcendental opulences. May He be merciful towards me so that I can, as before, be empowered with the introspection to create, for I am also one of the surrendered souls who are dear to the Lord.
PURPORT
The Supreme Lord, Puruṣottama or Śri Kṛṣṇa, is the maintainer of all, both in the transcendental and material worlds. He is the life and friend of all because there is eternally natural affection and love between the living entities and the Lord. He is the one friend and well-wisher for all, and He is one without a second. The Lord maintains all the living entities everywhere by His six transcendental opulences, for which He is