68 Sri Isopanisad

before the creation of Brahma, and One Who enlightened Brahma
with Vedic knowledge, is Lord Sri Krsna. “The Supreme Person
desired to create the living entities, and thus Narayana created
all the beings. From Narayana, Brahma was born. Narayana
created all the Prajapatis. Narayana created Indra. Narayana
created the eight Vasus. Narayana created the eleven Rudras.
Narayana created the twelve Adityas.” This Narayana being the
plenary manifestation of Lord Krsna, Narayana and Krsna are
one and the same.

There are later readings also which say that the same Supreme
Lord is the Son of Devaki. His childhood with Devaki and
Vasudeva and His identity with Narayana have also been
confirmed by Sripad Sankaracarya, even though Sankara does
not belong to the Vaisnava, or personalist, cult. There are still
other readings, also in the Atharva Veda, such as this: ‘Only
Narayana existed in the beginning, and there was no existence of
Brahma or Siva, nor of Agni, the fire, nor of water. There were
no stars, there was no Sun, no Moon. He does not remain alone.
He creates as He desires.”

In the Moksa-dharma it is said: “I created the Prajapatis and
the Rudras. They have not complete knowledge of Me because
they are also covered by My illusory energy.”

In the Vardha Purana it is said: ‘Narayana is the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, and from Ilim the four-headed Brahma
became manifested, as also did Rudra, who later became
omniscient.”

Thus all Vedic literature will confirm this view that Narayana
or Krsna is the Cause of all causes. In the Brahma-samhita also
it is said that the Supreme Lord is Sri Krsna. He is “Govinda,”
the Delighter of every living being, and He is the Primeval
Cause of all causes. The really learned person will know all this
by the evidence of great sages and the Vedas, and will thus decide
to worship Lord Krsna as all-in-all.

Persons are called buddha, or really learned, who fasten
themselves only to the worship of Sri Krsna. This conviction can
