216 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 18

anviksaya—by careful consideration; ariga—by the limbs of yogic prac-
tice; atisaya-dtma-buddhibhih —by those whose intelligence has become
fixed; nirasta—completely freed from; mayd—the illusory energy;
Gkrtaye—whose form; namah—all respectful obeisances; namah—
respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

The objects of material enjoyment [sound, form, taste, touch
and smell], the activities of the senses, the controllers of sensory
activities [the demigods], the body, eternal time and egotism are all
creations of Your material energy. Those whose intelligence has
become fixed by perfect execution of mystic yoga can see that all
these elements result from the actions of Your external energy.
They can also see Your transcendental form as Supersoul in the
background of everything. Therefore I repeatedly offer my
respectful obeisances unto You.

PURPORT

The objects of material enjoyment, the sensory activities, attachment
to sensual pleasure, the body, false egotism and so on are produced by
the Lord’s external energy, mayd. The hackground of all these activities
is the living being, and the director of the living beings is the Supersoul.
The living being is not the all in all. He is directed by the Supersoul. In
Bhagavad-gita (15.15) Krsna confirms this:

sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto
mattah smrtir jidnam apohanam ca

‘I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance,
knowledge and forgetfulness.” The living entity depends on the Super-
soul for directions. A person advanced in spiritual knowledge, or a per-
son expert in the practice of mystic yoga (yama, niyama, dsana and so
on) can understand transcendence either as Paramatma or as the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Lord is the original cause
of all natural events. Therefore He is described as sarva-kdrana-
karanam, the cause of all causes. Behind everything visible to our
