Text 64] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1109

existing, there is no question of creation. In the catuhsloki of Srimad-
Bhagavatam, the Lord says: aham evasam evagre (Bhag. 2.9.33). “‘I was
existing in the beginning before the creation.” In the Vedas it is also said,
eko narayana asit: ‘‘Before the creation there was only Narayana.” This is
also confirmed by Sankaracarya: narayanah paro’vyaktat (Gita-bhasya).
“Narayana is transcendental to the creation.” Since all the activities of
Narayana are spiritual, when Narayana said, ‘Let there be creation,” that
creation was all-spiritual. The “material” only exists for those who have
forgotten that Narayana is the original cause.

TEXT 64

a BARAT MNAE-
mara GAH TA

w efely amd a: Geil

srstam sva-Saktyedam anupravis tas
catur-vidham puram atmamsakena

atho vidus tam purusam santam antar
bhunkte hrsikair madhu sara-gham yah

srstam—in the creation; sva-saktya—by Your own potency; idam—this
cosmic manifestation; anupravistah—entering afterwards; catuh-vidham—
four kinds of; puram—bodies; dtma-amsakena—by Your own part and
parcel; atho—therefore; viduh—know; tam—him; purusam—the enjoyer;
santam—existing; antah—within; bhunkte—enjoys; hrsikaih—by the senses;
madhu—sweetness; sara-gham—honey; yah—one who.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, after creating by Your own potencies, You enter within
the creation in four kinds of forms. Being within the hearts of the living
entities, You know them and know how they are enjoying their senses.
The so-called happiness of this material creation is exactly like the bees’
enjoyment of honey after it has been collected in the honeycomb.

PURPORT

The material cosmic manifestation is an exhibition of the external
energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but because dull matter
cannot work independently, the Lord Himself enters within this material
