Text 19] Divisions of the Creation 399

gita. The energy of the Lord transforms from mahda-maya to yoga-maya
and appears to pure devotees in her real feature. The material nature
therefore appears to function in three phases: as the creative principle
of the material world, as ignorance and as knowledge. As disclosed jn the
previous verse, in the third creation the power of knowledge is also
created. The conditioned souls are not originally fools, but by the
influence of the avidya function of material nature they are made fools,
and thus they are unable to utilize knowledge in the proper channel.

By the influence of darkness, the conditioned soul forgets his relation-
ship with the Supreme Lord and is overwhelmed by attachment, hatred,
pride, ignorance and false identification, the five kinds of illusion that
cause material bondage.

TEXT 18

qfea Maa: AA IHavats F yy |
GMA ATA sed afar: iercil

sad ime prakrtah sarga
vaikrtan api me srnu

rajobhajo bhagavato
lileyam hari-medhasah

sat—six; ime—all these; prakrtah—of the material energy; sargah—crea-
lions; vaikrtan—secondary creations by Brahma; api—also; me—from me;
Srpu—just hear; rajah-bhajah—of the incarnation of the mode of passion
(Brahma); bhagavatah—of the greatly powerful; lila—pastime; iyam—this;
hari—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; medhasah—of one who has
such a brain.

TRANSLATION

All the above are natural creations by the external energy of the Lord.
Now hear from me about the creations by Brahma, who is an incarnation
of the mode of passion and who, in the matter of creation, has a brain
like the Personality of Godhead.

TEXT 19

AHA POTTS TE TaTTT FT: |
THIANTISMARAN seat FAT: USM
