134 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 9

Therefore He is the cause of all causes, the manifester of intelli-
gence and the senses. He is perceived as the Supersoul of every-
thing. Without Him, everything would be dead. You, as that
Supersoul, the supreme controller, are the only one remaining.

PURPORT

The words sarva-vastuni vastu-svaripah indicate that the Supreme

Lord is the active principle of everything. As described in the Brahma-
samhita (5.35):

eko ‘py asau racayitum jagad-anda-kotim
yac-chaktir asti jagad-anda-cayé yad-antah

andantara-stha-paramanu-caydantara-stham
govindam 4di-purusam tam aham bhajami

“I worship the Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who enters the exis-
tence of every universe and every atom by one of His plenary portions
and thus manifests His infinite energy throughout the material crea-
tion.” By His one plenary portion as Paramatma, antaryami, the Lord is
all-pervading throughout the unlimited universes. He is the pratyak, or
antaryami, of all living entities. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (13.3),
ksetrajiam capi mam viddhi sarva-ksetresu bhdrata: ‘“‘O scion of
Bharata, you should understand that I am also the knower in all bodies.”
Because the Lord is the Supersoul, He is the active principle of every liv-
ing entity and even the atom (andéntara-stha-paramaénu-caydntara-
stham). He is the actual reality. According to various stages of intelli-
gence, one realizes the presence of the Supreme in everything through
the manifestations of His energy. The entire world is permeated by the
three gunas, and one can understand His presence according to one’s
modes of material nature.

TEXT 39

AY F TA TT Alena agcasien arate favq-
wanhean anata aaaatirradty sate Pract fara faa
