Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.31-32
सृष्ट्वेदं मनसा विश्वमात्मनानुप्रविश्य य: ।
गुणै: कुर्वद्भिराभाति कर्तेव स्वप्नदृग् यथा ॥ ३१ ॥
तस्मै नमो भगवते त्रिगुणाय गुणात्मने ।
केवलायाद्वितीयाय गुरवे ब्रह्ममूर्तये ॥ ३२ ॥
sṛṣṭvedaṁ manasā viśvam
[srishtvedam manasaa vishvam]
ātmanānupraviśya yaḥ
[aatmanaanupravishya yah]
guṇaiḥ kurvadbhir ābhāti
[gunaih kurvadbhir aabhaati]
karteva svapna-dṛg yathā
[karteva svapna-drig yathaa]
tasmai namo bhagavate
[tasmai namo bhagavate]
tri-guṇāya guṇātmane
[tri-gunaaya gunaatmane]
kevalāyādvitīyāya
[kevalaayaadviteeyaaya]
gurave brahma-mūrtaye
[gurave brahma-moortaye]
Word-for-word
sṛṣṭvā
—
creating
idam
—
this
manasā
—
by His mind, simply by His desire
viśvam
—
the universe
ātmanā
—
as the Supersoul
anupraviśya
—
subsequently entering
yaḥ
—
who
guṇaiḥ
—
by the modes of nature
kurvadbhiḥ
—
which are acting
ābhāti
—
appears
kartā iva
—
as if the doer
svapna-dṛk
—
a person who is seeing a dream
yathā
—
as
tasmai
—
unto Him
namaḥ
—
obeisances
bhagavate
—
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
tri-guṇāya
—
who possesses the three modes of nature
guṇa-ātmane
—
who is the ultimate controller of the modes of nature
kevalāya
—
to the pure
advitīyāya
—
who has no equal
gurave
—
the supreme spiritual master
brahma-mūrtaye
—
the personal form of the Absolute Truth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sṛṣṭvedaṁ manasā viśvam
sṛṣṭvā
creating
idam
this
manasā
by His mind, simply by His desire
viśvam
the universe
ātmanānupraviśya yaḥ
ātmanā
as the Supersoul
anupraviśya
subsequently entering
yaḥ
who
guṇaiḥ kurvadbhir ābhāti
guṇaiḥ
by the modes of nature
kurvadbhiḥ
which are acting
ābhāti
appears
karteva svapna-dṛg yathā
kartā iva
as if the doer
svapna-dṛk
a person who is seeing a dream
yathā
as
tasmai namo bhagavate
tasmai
unto Him
namaḥ
obeisances
bhagavate
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
tri-guṇāya guṇātmane
tri-guṇāya
who possesses the three modes of nature
guṇa-ātmane
who is the ultimate controller of the modes of nature
kevalāyādvitīyāya
kevalāya
to the pure
advitīyāya
who has no equal
gurave brahma-mūrtaye
gurave
the supreme spiritual master
brahma-mūrtaye
the personal form of the Absolute Truth.
I offer my obeisances to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has created this entire universe simply by His desire and then entered into it as the Supersoul. By making the modes of nature act, He seems to be the direct creator of this world, just as a dreamer seems to be acting within his dream. He is the owner and ultimate controller of the three modes of nature, yet He remains alone and pure, without any equal. He is the supreme spiritual master of all, the original personal form of the Absolute Truth.
Purport
The Supreme Lord releases His material potencies, and by their interaction creation takes place. The Lord remains aloof, as the supreme transcendental entity. Still, because the entire creation unfolds according to His design and will, His controlling hand is perceived within all things. People thus imagine that God is the direct builder of this world, although He remains aloof, creating through the manipulation of His multifarious potencies.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I offer my obeisances to that Supreme Lord, who has created this entire universe simply by his desire and has then entered into it as antaryāmī. By making the modes of nature act, he seems to be the direct creator of this world, just as a dreamer seems to be acting within his dream. I offer respects to the Lord, who manifests the three guṇas, who controls the guṇas, who is pure, without equal, who is the guru, the Brahman.
The Lord creates the universe by his desire (manasā). Though his not the doer, since he acts through the guṇas, he appears to be the doer. This means he is not affected by the guṇas. Though the jīva creates dreams by ignorance he has no actually relationship with them. What then to speak of the Lord in relation to māyā. Guṇatmane means “unto the controller of the guṇas.”
Personal Guidance
Markandeya offers obeisances to the Lord who created the universe by desire and then entered into it as the Supersoul. The Creator did not stay outside His work; He came in and dwells in it still. We are not abandoned in a finished project.
Reflection Questions
- Do I imagine the Lord as 'inside' my present life or 'outside' watching?
- How does the inside-image change my conduct?
My note
Source: vedabase.io