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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 18]
theoretical knowledge acquired by studying the  Vedas  is insufficient to protect one from the clutches of  māyā . One must strongly adhere to the lotus feet of the Lord in devotional service. Then one's position is secure.
TEXT 5
विश्वोद्धवस्थाननिरोधकर्म ते 
    ह्यकर्तुरङ्गीकृतमप्यपावृतः । 
    युक्तं न चित्रं त्वयि कार्यकारणे 
    सर्वात्मनि व्यतिरिक्ते च वस्तुतः ॥ ५ ॥
viśvodbhava-sthāna-nirodha-karma te 
    hy akartur aṅgīkṛtam apy apāvṛtaḥ 
    yuktam na citram tvayi kārya-kāraṇe 
    sarvātmani vyatirikte ca vastutaḥ
viśva —of the whole universe;  udbhava —of the creation;  sthāna —of the maintenance;  nirodha —of the annihilation;  karma —these activities;  te —of You (O dear Lord);  hi —indeed;  akartuḥ —aloof;  aṅgīkṛtam —still accepted by the Vedic literature;  api —although;  apāvṛtaḥ —untouched by all these activities;  yuktam —befitting;  na —not;  citram —wonderful;  tvayi —in You;  kārya-kāraṇe —the original cause of all effects;  sarva-ātmani —in all respects;  vyatirikte —set apart;  ca —also;  vastutaḥ —the original substance.
TRANSLATION
O Lord, although You are completely detached from the creation, maintenance and annihilation of this material world and are not directly affected by these activities, they are all attributed to You. We do not wonder at this, for Your inconceivable energies perfectly qualify You to be the cause of all causes. You are the active principle in everything, although You are separate from everything. Thus we can realize that everything is happening because of Your inconceivable energy.