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perfect knowledge and intelligence by the Lord. As stated in Srimad-
Bhagavatam, tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye: although Brahma is the
first created being, he is not independent, for he receives help from the
Supreme Personality of Godhead through his heart. There is no one but
Brahmi at the time of creation, and therefore he receives his intelligence
directly from the Lord through the heart. This has been discussed in the
beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam.

Lord Brahmi is described in this verse as the original cause of the cos-
mic manifestation, and this applies to his position in the material world.
There are many, many such controllers, all of whom are created by the
Supreme Lord, Visnu. This is illustrated by an incident described in
Caitanya-caritamrta. When the Brahma of this particular universe was
invited by Krsna to Dvaraka, he thought that he was the only Brahma.
Therefore when Krsna inquired from His servant which Brahma was at
the door to visit, Lord Brahma was surprised. He replied that of course
Lord Brahma, the father of the four Kumaras, was waiting at the door.
Later, Lord Brahma asked Krsna why He had inquired which Brahma
had come. He was then informed that there are millions of other
Brahmas because there are millions of universes. Krsna then called all
the Brahmas, who immediately came to visit Him. The catur-mukha
Brahma, the four-headed Brahma of this universe, thought himself a
very insignificant creature in the presence of so many Brahmas with so
many heads. Thus although there is a Brahma who is the engineer of
each universe, Krsna is the original source of all of them.

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tvam isise jagatas tasthusas ca
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patir mahan bhita-gunasayesah
