Text 45] Explanation of Devotional Service 1279
Lord Siva. Lord Vignu is in charge of the mode of goodness, Lord Brahma
is in charge of the mode of passion, and Lord Siva is in charge of the
mode of ignorance. Similarly, there are many other demigods in charge
of the air department, the water department, the cloud department, etc.
Just as the government has many different departments, so, within this
material world, the government of the Supreme Lord has many depart-
ments, and all these departments function in proper order out of fear of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Demigods are undoubtedly con-
trolling all matter, animate and inanimate, within the universe, but
above them the supreme controller is the Personality of Godhead. There-
fore in the Brahma-sarmuhita it is said, isvarah paramah krsnah. Undoubtedly
there are many controllers in the departmental management of this
universe, but the supreme controller is Krsna.

There are two kinds of dissolutions. One kind of dissolution takes
place when Brahma goes to sleep during his night, and the final dissolution
takes place when Brahm dies. As long as Brahma does not die, creation,
maintenance and destruction are actuated by different demigods under
the superintendence of the Supreme Lord.

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MSAASHTR: MASMATEHTETT: |
Sad FAA TAMA TArART UV
so ’nanto ’ntakarah kalo
‘nadir adikrd avyayah
Janam janena janayan
m4arayan mrtyunantakam

sah—that ; anantah—endless; anta-karah—destroyer; kalah—time; anadih—
without beginning; adi-krt—the creator; avyayah—not liable to change;
janam—persons; janena—by persons; janayan—creating ; marayan—destroying;
mrtyuna—by death; anta-kam—the lord of death.

TRANSLATION

The eternal time factor has no beginning and no end. It is the represen-
tative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the maker of the criminal
world. It brings about the end of the phenomenal world, it carries on the
work of creation by bringing one individual into existence from another,
