226 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3
things are going on automatically; gunaih—by the operation of the |
material modes.
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, learned Vedic scholars conclude that the creation,
maintenance and annihilation of the entire cosmic manifestation
are performed by You, who are free from endeavor, unaffected by
the modes of material nature, and changeless in Your spiritual
situation. There are no contradictions in You, who are the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Parabrahman. Because the three
modes of material nature—sattva, rajas and tamas—are under Your
control, everything takes place automatically.
PURPORT
As stated in the Vedas:
na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate
na tat-samas cadbhyadhikas ca drsyate
parasya saktir vividhaiva Srityate
svdbhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca
“The Supreme Lord has nothing to do, and no one is found to be equal to
or greater than Him, for everything is done naturally and systematically
by His multifarious energies.” (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.8) Creation,
maintenance and annihilation are all conducted personally by the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, and this is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita
(mayadhyaksena prakrtih sityate sa-cardcaram). Yet ultimately the Lord
does not need to do anything, and therefore He is nirvikdra, changeless.
Because everything is done under His direction, He is called srsti-kartd,
the master of creation. Similarly, He is the master of annihilation. When
a master sits in one place while his servants work in different duties,
whatever the servants are doing is ultimately an activity of the master,
although he is doing nothing (na tasya karyarn karanam ca vidyate).
The Lord’s potencies are so numerous that everything is nicely done.
Therefore, He is naturally still and is not directly the doer of anything in
this material world.
