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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 9]
the process for obtaining this goal—all are nothing but manifestations of Your energy. Indeed, since the energy and energetic are identical, all of them are but manifestations of You.
PURPORT
Whether one thinks himself protected by his parents, by the government, by some place or by some other cause, everything is due to the various potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everything that is done, whether in the higher, middle or lower planetary systems, is due to the supervision or control of the Supreme Lord. It is therefore said,  karmaṇā daiva-netreṇa jantur dehopapattaye . The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul within the core of everyone's heart, gives inspirations for action according to one's mentality. All of these mentalities are merely facilities given by Kṛṣṇa to the person acting.  Bhagavad-gītā  therefore says,  mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanam ca : everyone works according to the inspiration given by the Supersoul. Because everyone has a different goal of life, everyone acts differently, as guided by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The words  yasmin yato yarhi yena ca yasya yasmāt  indicate that all activities, whatever they may be, are but different features of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All of them are created by the living entity and fulfilled by the mercy of the Lord. Although all such activities are nondifferent from the Lord, the Lord nonetheless directs,  sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekam śaraṇam vraja : "Give up all other duties and surrender unto Me." When we accept this direction from the Lord, we can actually become happy. As long as we work according to our material senses we are in material life, but as soon as we act according to the real, transcendental direction of the Lord, our position is spiritual. The activities of  bhakti , devotional service, are directly under the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The  Nārada-pañcarātra  states:
sarvopādhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa- sevanam bhaktir ucyate