48 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 1
Because of his poor fund of knowledge, the materialist cannot see beyond
the purview of his imperfect senses, and thus he thinks that matter
automatically takes its own shape without the aid of a superior intelligence.
This is refuted in this sloka by Srila Vyasadeva: ‘Since the complete
whole or the Absolute Truth is the source of everything, nothing can be
independent of the body of the Absolute Truth.” Whatever happens to
the body quickly becomes known to the embodied. Similarly, the creation
is the body of the absolute whole. Therefore, the Absolute knows every-
thing directly and indirectly that happens in the creation.

In the Sruti mantra, it is also stated that the absolute whole or Brahman
is the ultimate source of everything. Everything emanates from Him, and
everything is maintained by Him. And at the end, everything enters into
Him. That is the law of nature. In the Smrti mantra, the same is confirmed.
It is said that the source from which everything emanates at the beginning
of Brahma’s millennium, and the reservoir to which everything ultimately
enters, is the Absolute Truth or Brahman. Material scientists take it for
granted that the ultimate source of the planetary system is the sun, but
they are unable to explain the source of the sun. Herein, the ultimate
source is explained. According to the Vedic literatures, Brahma, who may
be compared to the sun, is not the ultimate creator. It is stated in this
§loka that Brahma was taught Vedic knowledge by the Personality of
Godhead. One may argue that Brahma, being the original living being,
could not be inspired because there was no other being living at that time.
Herein it is stated that the Supreme Lord inspired the secondary creator,
Brahma, in order that Brahma could carry out his creative functions. So,
the supreme intelligence behind all creations is the Absolute Godhead, Sn
Krsna. In Bhagavad-gita, Lord Sri Krsna states that it is He only who super-
intends the creative energy, prakrti, which constitutes the totality of
matter. Therefore, Sri Vyasadeva does not worship Brahma, but the
Supreme Lord, who guides Brahma in his creative activities. In this sloka,
the particular words abhijiah and svarat are significant. These two words
distinguish the Supreme Lord from all-the other living entities. No other
living entity is either abhijfiah or svarat. Namely, no one is either fully
cognizant or fully independent. Even Brahma has to meditate upon the
Supreme Lord in order to create. Then what to speak of great scientists
like Einstein! The brains of such a scientist are certainly not the products
of any human being. Scientists cannot manufacture such a brain, and
what to speak of foolish atheists who defy the authority of the Lord?
Even Mayavadi impersonalists who flatter themselves that they can become
one with the Lord are neither abhijfiah nor svarat. Such impersonalists
