Text 12] Bhagavatam is the Answer 565
tasu—in that; avatsit—resided; sva—own; srstasu—in the matter of crea-
tion; sahasram—one thousand; parivatsaran—years of His measurement;
tena—for that reason; narayanah—the Personality of Godhead named
Narayana; ndma—name; yat—because; apah—water; purusa-udbhavah—
emanated from the Supreme Person.
TRANSLATION
That Supreme Person is not impersonal and therefore is distinctively a
nara, or person. Therefore the transcendental water created from the
Supreme Nara is known as nara. And because He lies down on that water,
He is known as Narayana.
TEXT 12
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dravyam karma ca kalas ca
sva-bhavo jiva eva ca
yad-anugrahatah santi
na santi yad-upeksaya
dravyam—physical elements; karma—action; ca—and; kalah—time; ca—
also; sva-bhavah jivah—the living entities; eva—certainly; ca—also; yat—
whose; anugrahatah—by the mercy of; santi—exist; na—does not; santi—
exist; yat-upeksaya—by negligence.
TRANSLATION
One should know definitely that all material ingredients, activities,
time, modes, and the living entities who are meant to enjoy them all,
exist by His mercy only, and as soon as He does not care for them, every-
thing becomes nonexistent.
PURPORT
The living entities are the enjoyers of the material ingredients, time,
modes, etc., because they want to lord it over the material nature. The
