556 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 10
and subtle forms are simply due to ignorance of the conditioned soul, and
as soon as he is fixed in the devotional service of the Lord, he becomes
eligible to be freed from the conditioned state. This devotional service is
transcendental attraction for the Supreme on account of the latter’s being
the source of all pleasing humors. Everyone is after some pleasure of humor
for enjoyment, but does not know the supreme source of all attraction
(raso vai sa rasarh hy evayam labdhvanandi bhavati). The Vedic hymns
inform everyone about the supreme source of all pleasure; the unlimited
fountainhead of all pleasure is the Personality of Godhead, and one who is
fortunate enough to get this information through the transcendental
literatures like Srimad-Bhagavatam becomes permanently liberated to
occupy one’s proper place in the kingdom of God.
TEXT 7
anmag fitaay as meqqarad |
TTT TE TA TAA Tea I 9 II
abhdsas ca nirodhas ca
yato ’sty adhyavasiyate
sa asrayah param brahma
paramatmeti sabdyate

abhasah—the cosmic manifestation; ca—and; nirodhah—and its winding
up; ca—also; yatah—from the source; asti—is; adhyavasiyate—become
manifested; sah—He; asrayah—reservoir; param—the Supreme; brahma—
Being; paramatma—the Supersoul; iti—thus; sabdyate—called.

TRANSLATION
The supreme one who is celebrated as the Supreme Being or the
Supreme Soul is the supreme source of the cosmic manifestation as well as
its reservoir and winding up. Thus He is the Supreme Fountainhead
Absolute Truth.
PURPORT

Synonyms of the supreme source of all energies, as explained in the very

beginning of the Srimad-Bhagatavam, are janmadyasya yatah, vadanti tat
