76 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 3
confirmed in the Sruti-mantra, yato va imani bhitani jayante. yena
Jatani jivanti. yat prayanty abhisamvisanti. The original cause of every-
thing is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and after being annihi-
lated, everything enters into Him (prakrtirh yanti mamikam). Thus the
Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead—Lord Ramacandra or Lord
Krsna—is the original cause of everything.
isvarah paramah krsnah
sac-cid-Gnanda-vigrahah
anadir ddir govindah
sarva-kadrana-kéranam
“Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an
eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other
origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes.” (Brahma-samhita 5.1)
The Lord is the cause for everything, but there is no cause for Him.
Sarvam khalv idam brahma. Mat-sthani sarva-bhitani na caham tesv
avasthitah. Although He is everything, His personality is different from
the cosmic manifestation.
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yah svatmanidam nija-mdyayarpitam
kvacid vibhatam kva ca tat tirohitam
aviddha-drk saksy ubhayam tad iksate
sa Gtma-milo ’vatu mam parat-parah
yah—the Supreme Personality of Godhead who; sva-atmani—in
Him; idam—this cosmic manifestation; nija-mdéyaya—by His own
potency; arpitam—invested; kvacit—sometimes, at the beginning of a
kalpa; vibhatam—it is manifested; kva ca—sometimes, during dissolu-
