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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 5]
with the Supreme Lord. In  Bhagavad-gītā  (15.15) the Lord says,  sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ : “I am situated in everyone’s heart.” This does not mean, however, that everyone is equal to the Lord. In the  śruti-mantras  it is also said,  hṛdi hy ayam ātmā pratiṣṭhitaḥ . In the beginning of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  it is said,  satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi . The Vedic  mantras  say,  satyaṁ jñānam anantam  and  niṣkalaṁ niṣkriyaṁ śāntaṁ niravadyam . God is supreme. Although naturally He does not do anything, He is doing everything. As the Lord says in  Bhagavad-gītā :
mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ
“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.” (Bg. 9.4)
mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate
“This material nature, working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.” (Bg. 9.10) Thus although the Lord is silent in His abode, He is doing everything through His different energies ( parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate ).
All the Vedic  mantras , or  śruti-mantras , are included in this verse spoken by Lord Brahmā, for Brahmā and his followers, the Brahma-sampradāya, understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the  paramparā  system. We have to gain understanding through the words of our predecessors. There are twelve  mahājanas , or authorities, of whom Brahmā is one.
svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ