522 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 13

Personality of Godhead. Srimad-Bhagavatam teaches us to offer obeisances
unto the mother along with the Father, the Supreme Lord, because it is
the Father only who impregnates the mother with all energies for the
sustenance and maintenance of all living beings, both moving and
nonmoving.

TEXT 43

& Aedes TT
Tat TaN aa seaeoy |
a fretsat a Rafa
TM maIe aaastefraayz (v2!

kah Sraddadhitanyatamas tava prabho
rasam gataya bhuva udvibarhanam

na vismayo ’sau tvayi visva-vismaye
yo mayayedam sasrje ’tivismayam

kah—who else; sraddadhita—can endeavor; anyatamah—anyone besides
Yourself; tava— Your; prabho—O Lord; rasam—in the water; gatayah—
while lying in; bhuvah—of the earth; udvibarhanam—deliverance; na—never;
vismayah— wonderful; asau—such an act; tvayi—unto You; visva—universal;
vismaye—full of wonders; yah— one who;mayaya— by potencies; idam—
this; sasrje—created; ativismayam—surpassing all wonders.

TRANSLATION

Who else but Yourself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, could
deliver the earth from within the water? It is not very wonderful for You,
however, because You acted most wonderfully in the creation of the
universe. By Your energy You have created this wonderful cosmic
’ manifestation.

PURPORT

When a scientist discovers something impressive to the ignorant mass of
people, the common man, without inquiry, accepts such a discovery as
wonderful. But the intelligent man is not struck with wonder by such
discoveries. He gives all credit to the person who created the wonderful
brain of the scientist. A common man is also struck with wonder by the
wonderful action of material nature, and he gives all credit to the cosmic
manifestation. The learned Krgna conscious person, however, knows well
that behind the cosmic manifestation there is the brain of Krsna, as
