166 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 5

yatha—as much as; punah—again; sve—in His; khe—form of space (virata-
ripa); idam—this;nivesya—entering into; sete—lies down; guhadyam—within
the universe; sah—He (the Personality of Godhead); nivrtta—without
endeavor; urttih—means of livelihood; yoga-isvara—the master of all mys-
tic powers; adhisvarah—proprietor of everything; ekah—one without a
second; etat—this; anupravistah—entering afterwards; bahudha—by innu-
merable; yatha—as much as; dsit—exists.

TRANSLATION

He lies down on His own heart spread in the form of the sky, and thus
placing the whole creation in that space, He expands Himself into many
living entities, which are manifested as different species of life. He does
not have to endeavor for His maintenance because He is the master of all
mystic powers and the proprietor of everything. Thus He is distinct from
the living entities.

PURPORT

The questions regarding creation, maintenance and destruction, which
are mentioned in many parts of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, are in relation
to different millenniums (kalpas), and therefore they are differently
described by different authorities when questioned by different students.
There is no difference regarding the creative principles and the Lord’s
control over them, yet there are some differences in the minute details
because of different kalpas. The gigantic sky is the material body of the
Lord, called the virata-rupa, and all material creations are resting on the
sky or the heart of the Lord. Therefore, beginning from the sky, the first
material manifestation to the gross vision, down to the earth, everything is
called Brahman. Sarvari khalv idam brahma: ‘“There is nothing but the
Lord, and He is one without a second.” The living entities are the superior
energies, whereas matter is the inferior energy, and the combination of
these energies brings about the manifestation of this material world, which
isin the heart of the Lord.

TEXT 7

aq fed  faanreai
aura HATTA: |

wat A TaaY Wat a:
AMEMS ALATA tt 8
