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Visnu], and then [as Ksirodakagayi Visnu] into all the elements, including
every atom of matter. Such manifestations of cosmic creation are innumer-
able, both in the universes and in the individual atoms.”

Similarly, this is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (Bg. 10.42):

athava bahunaitena kim jiatena tavarjuna
vistabhyaham idam krtsnam ekamsena sthito jagat.

“O Arjuna, there is no necessity of your knowing about My innumerable
energies, which act in various ways. | enter into the material creation by
My partial plenary expansion [Paramatma, or the Supersoul] in all the
universes and in all the elements thereof, and thus the work of creation
goes on.” The wonderful activities of material nature are due to Lord
Krsna, and thus He is the final cause or the ultimate cause of all causes.

TEXT 3

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so’nupravisto bhagavams
cestarupena tarh ganam

bhinnam sarnyojayamasa
suptam karma prabodhayan

sah—that; anupravistah—thus entering later on; bhagavan—the Personality
of Godhead; cestaripena—by His representation of attempt, Kali; tam—
them; ganam—all the living entities, including the demigods; bhinnam—
separately; sarnyojayamasa—engaged them to work; suptam—sleeping;
karma— work; prabodhayan—enlightenment.

TRANSLATION

Thus when the Personality of Godhead enters into the elements by His
_energy, all the living entities are enlivened into different activities, just as
one engages in his work after awakening from sleep.

PURPORT

Every individual soul remains unconscious after the dissolution of the
creation and thus enters into the Lord with His material energy. These
individual living entities are conditioned souls everlastingly, but in each and
every material creation they are given a chance to liberate themselves and
