466 Srimad Bhagavatam {Canto 2, Ch. 9
sah—he; ddi-devah—the first demigod; jagatam—of the universe; parah—
supreme; guruh—spiritual master; svadhisnyam—his lotus seat ; dsthaya—to
find out the source of it; sisrksaya—for the matter of creating the universal
affairs; aiksata—began to think; tam—in that matter; na—could not; adhya-
gacchat—understand; drsam—the direction;,. atra—therein; sammatam—just
the proper way; prapaica—material; nirmana—construction; vidhih—
process; yaya—as much as; bhavet—should be.
TRANSLATION
Lord Brahma, the first spiritual master, supreme in the universe, could
not trace out the source of his lotus seat, and while thinking of creating
the material world, he could not understand the proper direction for such
creative work, nor could he find out the process for such creation.
PURPORT

This verse is the prelude for explaining the transcendental nature of the
form and the abode of the Lord. In the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam
it is already said that the Supreme Absolute Truth exists in His own abode
without any touch of the deluding energy. Therefore the kingdom of God
isnot a myth but factually a different and transcendental sphere of planets
known as the Vaikunthas. This will also be explained in this chapter.

Such knowledge of the spiritual sky far above this material sky and its
paraphernalia can be known only by dint of devotional service or bhekti-
yoga. The power of creation by Lord Brahma was also achieved by bhekLi-
yoga. Brahmaji was bewildered in the matter of creation, and he could not
even trace out the source of his own existence. But all this knowledge was
fully achieved by him through the medium of bhakti-yoga. By bhakti-yoga
one can know the Lord, and by knowing the Lord as the Supreme, one is
able to know everything clse. One who knows the Supreme knows
everything clse. That is the version of all Vedas. Even the first spiritual
master of the universe was enlightened by the grace of the Lord, so who
else can attain perfect knowledge of everything without the mercy of the
Lord? If anyone desires to seck perfect knowledge of everything, he must
seck the mercy of the Lord, and there is no other means. To seck know-
ledge on the strength of one’s personal attempt is a sheer waste of time.
