234 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3
called; avyaktam—not perceivable by the material senses (atah Sri-
krsna-namddi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih); ddyam—You are the
original cause; brahma—You are known as Brahman; jyotih—light;
nirgunam—without material qualities; nirvikdram—without change,
the same form of Visnu perpetually; satté-matram—the original sub-
stance, the cause of everything; nirvisesam—You are present every-
where as the Supersoul (within the heart of a human being and within
the heart of an animal, the same substance is present); nirtham—with-
out material desires; sah—that Supreme Person; tvam—Your Lordship;
sdksat—directly; visnuh—Lord Visnu; adhydtma-dipah—the light for
all transcendental knowledge (knowing You, one knows everything:
yasmin vijiidte sarvam evar vijfidtarn bhavati).
TRANSLATION
Sri Devaki said: My dear Lord, there are different Vedas, some
of which describe You as unperceivable through words and the
mind. Yet You are the origin of the entire cosmic manifestation.
You are Brahman, the greatest of everything, full of effulgence
like the sun. You have no material cause, You are free from change
and deviation, and You have no material desires. Thus the Vedas
say that You are the substance. Therefore, my Lord, You are
directly the origin of all Vedic statements, and by understanding
You, one gradually understands everything. You are different
from the light of Brahman and Paramatma, yet You are not dif-
ferent from them. Everything emanates from You. Indeed, You are
the cause of all causes, Lord Visnu, the light of all transcendental
knowledge.
PURPORT
Visnu is the origin of everything, and there is no difference between
Lord Visnu and Lord Krsna because both of Them are visnu-tattva. From
the Rg Veda we understand, or tad visnoh paramam padam: the
original substance is the all-pervading Lord Visnu, who is also
Paramatma and the effulgent Brahman. The living entities are also part
and parcel of Visnu, who has various energies (pardsya saktir vividhaiva
Sriyate svabhdviki jiana-bala-kriyé ca). Visnu, or Krsna, is therefore
