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The Activities of the Pracetās
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The  Brahma-saṁhitā  also says,  anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam : “The Supreme Lord is not caused by anything [ anādi ], but He is the cause of all causes.” The  Vedānta-sūtra  says,  janmādy asya yataḥ : “The Absolute Truth is that from which everything emanates.” The Absolute Truth is described as  ādi-puruṣa . The Absolute Truth is therefore a person and is not impersonal.
TEXT 8
श्रीभगवानुवाच
वरं वृणीध्वं भद्रं वो यूयं मे नृपनन्दनाः । सौहार्देनापृथग्धर्मास्तुष्टोऽहं सौहृदेन वः ॥ ८ ॥
śrī bhagavān uvāca varaṁ vṛṇīdhvaṁ bhadraṁ vo yūyaṁ me nṛpa-nandanāḥ sauhārdenāpṛthag-dharmās tuṣṭo ’haṁ sauhṛdena vaḥ
śrī bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;  varam—benediction ;  vṛṇīdhvam—ask ;  bhadram—good fortune ;  vaḥ—of you ;  yūyam—you ;  me—from Me ;  nṛpa-nandanāḥ—O sons of the King ;  sauhārdena—by friendship ;  apṛthak—nondifferent ;  dharmāḥ—occupation ;  tuṣṭaḥ—pleased ;  aham—I ;  sauhṛdena—by friendship ;  vaḥ—of you .
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear sons of the King, I am very much pleased by the friendly relationships amongst you. All of you are engaged in one occupation—devotional service. I am so pleased with your mutual friendship that I wish you all good fortune. Now you may ask a benediction of Me.
PURPORT
Since the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat were all united in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the Lord was very pleased with them. Each and every one of the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat was an individual soul, but they were united in offering transcendental service to the Lord. The unity of the individual souls attempting to satisfy the Supreme Lord or rendering service to the Lord is real unity. In the material world such unity is not