1082 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 26

prakrter guna-samyasya
nirvisesasya manavi

cesta yatah sa bhagavan
kala ity upalaksitah

prakrteh—of material nature; guna-simyasya—without interaction of the
three modes; nirvisesasya—without specific qualities; manavi—O daughter
of Manu; cesta—movement; yatah—from whom; sah—He; bhagavan—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; kalah—time; iti—thus; upalaksitah—is
designated.

TRANSLATION

My dear mother, O daughter of Svayambhuva Manu, the time factor, as
I have explained, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead from whom the
creation begins as a result of the agitation of the neutral, unmanifested
nature.

PURPORT

The unmanifested state of material nature, pradhdna, is being explained.
The Lord says that when the unmanifested material nature is agitated by
the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it begins to manifest
itself in different ways. Before this agitation, it remains in the neutral
state, without interaction by the three modes of material nature. In
other words, material nature cannot produce any variety of manifesta-
tions without the contact of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is
very nicely explained in Bhagavad-gita. The Supreme Personality of God-
head is the cause of the products of material nature. Without His contact,
material nature cannot produce anything.

In the Caitanya-caritdmrta also, a very suitable example is given in this
connection. Although the nipples on a goat’s neck appear to be breast
nipples, they do not give milk. Similarly, material nature appears to the
material scientist to act and react in a wonderful manner, but in reality
it cannot act without the agitator, time, who is the representation of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. When time agitates the neutral state of
material nature, then material nature begins to produce varieties of mani-
festations. Ultimately it is said that the Supreme Personality of Godhead
is the cause of creation. As a woman cannot produce children unless
impregnated by a man, similarly material nature cannot produce or
manifest anything unless it is impregnated by the Supreme Personality of
Godhead in the form of the time factor.
