Adi-lila, Chapter 2 105

cause of innumerable universes, or the first purusa, who is lying on the Causal
Ocean, He is called Maha-Visnu. The three purusas direct the affairs of the material
world.

The authorized scriptures direct the individual souls to revive their relationship
with the Supersoul. Indeed, the system of yoga is the process of transcending the
influence of the material elements by establishing a connection with the purusa
known as Paramatma. One who has thoroughly studied the intricacies of creation
can know very easily that this Paramatma is the plenary portion of the Supreme
Being, Sri Krsna.

TEXT 19

GG “FST CALE AT MH SICH |
CSrw MCs Catfacows TM LISI Sa I

ananta sphatike yaiche eka siirya bhase
taiche jive govindera am§a prakase

SYNONYMS

ananta—unlimited; sphatike—in crystals; yaiche—just as; eka—one; sirya—sun;
bhase—appears; taiche—just so; jive—in the living entity; govindera—of Govinda;
amSa—portion; prakdse— manifests.

TRANSLATION

As the one sun appears reflected in countless jewels, so Govinda manifests
Himself [as Paramatma] in the hearts of all living beings.

PURPORT

The sun is situated in a specific location but is reflected in countless jewels and
appears in innumerable localized aspects. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, although eternally present in His transcendental abode Goloka Vrndavana,
is reflected in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. In the Upanisads it is said that the
jiva (living entity) and Paramatma (Supersoul) are like two birds sitting in the same
tree. The Supersoul engages the living being in executing fruitive work as a result of
his deeds in the past, but the Paramatma has nothing to do with such engagements.
As soon as the living being ceases to act in terms of fruitive work and takes to the
service of the Lord (Paramatma), coming to know of His supremacy, he is im-
mediately freed from all designations, and in that pure state he enters the kingdom
of God known as Vaikuntha.

The Supersoul (Paramatma), the guide of the individual living beings, does not
take part in fulfilling the desires of the living beings, but He arranges for their
fulfillment by material nature. As soon as an individual soul becomes conscious of
his eternal relationship with the Supersoul and looks only toward Him, he at once
becomes free from the entanglements of material enjoyment. Christian philosophers
