Text 35] Prayers by Queen Kunti 415
PURPORT

Brahmi, or the first living being born just after the creation, is the direct
son of Narayana. Narayana, as Garbhodakaégayi Visnu, first of all entered
the material universe. Without spiritual contact, matter cannot create. This
principle was followed from the very beginning of the creation. The
Supreme Spirit entered the universe, and the first living being, Brahma,
was born on a lotus flower grown out of the transcendental abdomen of
Visnu. Visnu is therefore known as Padmanabha. Brahma is known as
alma-bhu because he was begotten directly from the father without any
contact of mother Laksmiji. Laksmiji was present just before Narayana,
engaged in the service of the Lord, and still, without contact with Laksmij1,
Narayana begot Brahma. That is the omnipotency of the Lord. One who
foolishiy considers Narayana like other living beings should take a lesson
from this. Narayana is not an ordinary living being. He is the Personality
of Godhead Himself, and He has all the potencies of all the senses in all
parts of His transcendental body. An ordinary living being begets a child
by the intercourse of sex, and he has no other means to beget a child other
than the one designed for him. But Narayana, being omnipotent, is not
bound to any condition of energy. He is complete andindependent to do
any thing and everything by His various potencies, very easily and perfectly.
Brahma is therefore directly the son of the father and was not put into
the womb of a mother. Therefore he is known as atma-bhu. This Brahma
is in charge of further creations in the universe, secondarily reflected by
the potency of the Omnipotent. Within the halo of the universe there is a
transcendental planet known as Svetadvipa, which is the abode of the
Ksirodakasayi Visnu, the Paramatma feature of the Supreme Lord. When-
ever there is trouble in the universe that cannot be solved by the adminis-
trative demigods, they approach Brahmaji for a solution, and if it is not to
be solved even by Brahmaji then Brahmaji consults and prays to the
Ksirodakasayi Visnu for an incarnation and solution to the problems. Such
a problem arose when Kamsa and others were ruling over the earth and the
earth became too much overburdened by the misdeeds of the asuras.
Brahmaji, along with other demigods, prayed at the shore of the Ksirodaka
Ocean, and they were advised of the descent of Krsna as the son of
Vasudeva and Devaki. So some people say that the Lord appeared because
of the prayers of Brahmaji.

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