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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.10.24

स वा अयं सख्यनुगीतसत्कथो वेदेषु गुह्येषु च गुह्यवादिभि: । य एक ईशो जगदात्मलीलया सृजत्यवत्यत्ति न तत्र सज्जते ॥ २४ ॥
sa vā ayaṁ sakhy anugīta-sat-katho
[sa vaa ayam sakhy anugeeta-sat-katho]
vedeṣu guhyeṣu ca guhya-vādibhiḥ
[vedeshu guhyeshu cha guhya-vaadibhih]
ya eka īśo jagad-ātma-līlayā
[ya eka eesho jagad-aatma-leelayaa]
sṛjaty avaty atti na tatra sajjate
[srijaty avaty atti na tatra sajjate]
Word-for-word
saḥ — He vai — also ayam — this sakhi — O my friend anugīta — described sat-kathaḥ — the excellent pastimes vedeṣu — in the Vedic literatures guhyeṣu — confidentially ca — as also guhya-vādibhiḥ — by the confidential devotees yaḥ — one who ekaḥ — one only īśaḥ — the supreme controller jagat — of the complete creation ātma — Supersoul līlayā — by manifestation of pastimes sṛjati — creates avati atti — also maintains and annihilates na — never tatra — there sajjate — becomes attached to it.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa vā ayaṁ sakhy anugīta-sat-katho
saḥ
He
vai
also
ayam
this
sakhi
O my friend
anugīta
described
sat-kathaḥ
the excellent pastimes
vedeṣu guhyeṣu ca guhya-vādibhiḥ
vedeṣu
in the Vedic literatures
guhyeṣu
confidentially
ca
as also
guhya-vādibhiḥ
by the confidential devotees
ya eka īśo jagad-ātma-līlayā
yaḥ
one who
ekaḥ
one only
īśaḥ
the supreme controller
jagat
of the complete creation
ātma
Supersoul
līlayā
by manifestation of pastimes
sṛjaty avaty atti na tatra sajjate
sṛjati
creates
avati atti
also maintains and annihilates
na
never
tatra
there
sajjate
becomes attached to it.
O dear friends, here is that very Personality of Godhead whose attractive and confidential pastimes are described in the confidential parts of Vedic literature by His great devotees. It is He only who creates, maintains and annihilates the material world and yet remains unaffected.
Purport

As it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, all the Vedic literatures are glorifying the greatness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Here it is confirmed in the Bhāgavatam also. The Vedas are expanded by many branches and subbranches by great devotees and empowered incarnations of the Lord like Vyāsa, Nārada, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the Kumāras, Kapila, Prahlāda, Janaka, Bali and Yamarāja, but in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam especially, the confidential parts of His activities are described by the confidential devotee Śukadeva Gosvāmī. In the Vedānta-sūtras or Upaniṣads there is only a hint of the confidential parts of His pastimes. In such Vedic literatures as the Upaniṣads, the Lord has expressively been distinguished from the mundane conception of His existence. His identity being fully spiritual, His form, name, quality, and paraphernalia, etc., have been elaborately distinguished from matter, and therefore He is sometimes misunderstood by less intelligent persons as impersonal. But factually He is the Supreme Person, Bhagavān, and He is partially represented as Paramātmā or impersonal Brahman.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O friend! He is Kṛṣṇa with human form, friend of Arjuna, who is the subject of pure topics sung by some who discern the secrets in the confidential scriptures, who, though the one Lord, creates, maintains and destroys without being attached, as the soul of the universe.
Commentary

His secret pastimes are known by confidential persons. He, the friend of Arjuna, with human form, is the subject of pure discussion sung by some people who can discern the secrets (guhya-vādibhiḥ) in the secret scriptures. He is indeed the one Lord, who creates, maintains and destroys without being attached, but he does not do this directly with that form.

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Personal Guidance
Here is the Lord whose confidential pastimes are described in the inner parts of Vedic literature by His great devotees. He alone creates, maintains, and annihilates and is untouched. The whole universe rests in His hand.
Reflection Questions
  • What weight am I carrying that I should set down in His resting hands?
  • Where do I confuse running things with being responsible for everything?
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