34 Raja-vidya: The King of Knowledge

Krsna sets His nature (prakrti) into motion, as one
may wind up a clock, and when nature unwinds, it is
absorbed into the Lord. The spiritual creation, how-
ever, is not like this, for it is permanent. In the mate-
rial creation everything is temporary. Just as. our
bodies are developing due to the spiritual spark that
is within, the whole creation is coming into being,
developing and passing out of being, due to the spirit
of the Lord which is within it. Just as our spirit is
present within the body, the Lord is present within
the universe as Paramatma. Due to the presence of
Ksirodakasayi Visnu, the material creation exists,
just as due to our presence our bodies are existing.
Sometimes Krsna manifests the material creation,
and sometimes He does not. In all cases, its existence
is due to His presence.
