8 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 1
dharad-mandala-samsthanam
bhaga-laksana-manatah

jyotisam vivaranarh ca
yathedam asrjad vibhuh

priyavrata—of Priyavrata; uttanapadoh—and of Uttanapada; varh-
sah—the dynasty; tat-caritani—their characteristics; ca—also; dvipa—
different planets; varsa—lands; samudra—oceans and seas; adri—
mountains; nadi—rivers; udydna—gardens; vanaspatin—and trees;
dhara-mandala—of the planet earth; saristhanam—situation; bhaga—
according to divisions; laksana—different symptoms; mdnatah—and
measurements; jyotisam—of the sun and other luminaries;
vivaranam—of the lower planetary systems; ca—and; yatha—as;
idam—this; asrjat—created; vibhuh—the Supreme Personality of God-
head.

TRANSLATION

My dear lord, you have described the dynasties and charac-
teristics of King Priyavrata and King Uttanapada. The Supreme
Personality of Godhead created this material world with various
universes, planetary systems, planets and stars, with varied lands,
seas, oceans, mountains, rivers, gardens and trees, all with dif-
ferent characteristics. These are divided among this planet earth,
the luminaries in the sky and the lower planetary systems. You
have very clearly described these planets and the living entities
who live on them.

PURPORT

Here the words yathedam asrjad vibhuh clearly indicate that the
Supreme, the great, almighty Personality of Godhead, created this entire
material world with its different varieties of planets, stars and so forth.
Atheists try to conceal the hand of God, which is present in every cre-
ation, but they cannot explain how all these creations could come into ex-
istence without a competent intelligence and almighty power behind
them. Simply to imagine or speculate is a waste of time. In Bhagavad-
gita (10.8), the Lord says, aham sarvasya prabhavo: “I am the origin of
