Text 51] The Sacrifice Performed by Daksa 267

But impersonally there is no difference between Brahma, Lord Siva and
Myself.

PURPORT

Lord Brahma was born out of the transcendental body of Lord Visnu,
and Lord Siva was born out of the body of Brahma. Lord Vignu is,
therefore, the supreme cause. In the Vedas also it is stated that in the
beginning there was only Visnu, Narayana, but there was no Brahma or
Siva. Similarly, Satkaracarya confirmed this: nardyapah parah. Narayana,
or Lord Visnu, is the origin, and Brahma and Siva are manifested after
creation. Lord Visnu is also Gtmesvara, the Supersoul in everyone. Under
His direction, everything is prompted from within. For example, in the
beginning of the Srimad-Bhdgavatam it is stated, tene brahma hrda: He
first educated Lord Brahma from within.

In Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna states, aham adir hi devanam: Lord Visnu,
or Krsna, is the origin of all demigods, including Lord Brahma and
Lord Siva. In another place in Bhagavad-gita Krsna states, aharh sarvasya
prabhavah: “‘Everything is generated from Me.” This includes all the
demigods. Similarly, in the Veddnta-siitra: janmddyasya yatah. And in the
Upanisads is the statement, yato va imdni bhitani jdyante. Everything is
generated from Lord Visnu, everything is maintained by Him, and
everything is annihilated by His energy. Therefore, by their actions and
reactions, the energies which come from Him create the cosmic manifes-
tations, and they also dissolve the whole creation. Thus the Lord is the
cause and also the effect. Whatever effect we see is the interaction of His
energy. And because the energy is generated from Him, He is both cause
and effect. Simultaneously, everything is different and the same. It is said
that everything is Brahman: sarvarh khalv idam brahma. In the highest
vision, nothing is beyond Brahman, and therefore Lord Brahma and
Lord Siva are certainly nondifferent from Him.

TEXT 51

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atma-mayam samavisya
so ‘ham gunamayim dvija
srjan raksan haran visvarn
dadhre samjiam kriyocitam
