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Brahmā's Prayers for Creative Energy
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known as  Bhagavān , or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Brahmā prayed for His mercy so that he might be able to create the universal affairs as he did before; only by the Lord's causeless mercy could he create both material and spiritual personalities like Marīci and Nārada respectively. Brahmā prayed to the Lord because He is very much dear to the surrendered soul. The surrendered soul knows nothing but the Lord, and therefore the Lord is very affectionate towards him.
TEXT 23
एष प्रपञ्चवरदो रमयाऽऽत्मशक्तया 
  यद्यत्करिष्यति गृहीतगुणावतारः । 
  तस्मिन् स्वविक्रममिदं मृजतोऽपि चेतो 
  युञ्जीत कर्मशमलं च यथा विजह्याम् ॥२३॥
eṣa prapanna-varado ramayā''tma-śaktyā 
  yad yat kariṣyati gṛhīta-guṇāvatāraḥ 
  tasmin sva-vikramam idam sṛjato 'pi ceto 
  yuñjīta karma-śamalam ca yathā vijahyām
eṣaḥ—this; prapanna—one who is surrendered; varadaḥ—benefactor; ramayā—enjoying always with the goddess of fortune (Lakṣmī); ātma-śaktyā—with His internal potency; yat yat—whatever; kariṣyati—He may act; gṛhīta—accepting; guṇa-avatāraḥ—incarnation of the mode of goodness; tasmin—unto Him; sva-vikramam—with omnipotency; idam—this cosmic manifestation; sṛjataḥ—creating; api—in spite of; cetaḥ—heart; yuñjīta—be engaged; karma—work; śamalam—material affection; ca—also; yathā—as much as; vijahyām—I can give up.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, is always the benefactor of the surrendered souls. His activities are always enacted through His internal potency, Ramā, or the goddess of fortune. I pray only to engage in His service in the creation of the material world, and I pray that I not be materially affected by my works, for thus I may be able to give up the false prestige of being the creator.
PURPORT
In the matter of material creation, maintenance and destruction, there are three incarnations of the material modes of nature—Brahmā, Viṣṇu and