Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.5.22
अथ ते भगवल्लीला योगमायोरुबृंहिता: ।
विश्वस्थित्युद्भवान्तार्था वर्णयाम्यनुपूर्वश: ॥ २२ ॥
atha te bhagaval-līlā
[atha te bhagaval-leelaa]
yoga-māyorubṛṁhitāḥ
[yoga-maayorubrimhitaah]
viśva-sthity-udbhavāntārthā
[vishva-sthity-udbhavaantaarthaa]
varṇayāmy anupūrvaśaḥ
[varnayaamy anupoorvashah]
Word-for-word
atha
—
therefore
te
—
unto you
bhagavat
—
pertaining to the Personality of Godhead
līlāḥ
—
pastimes
yoga-māyā
—
energy of the Lord
uru
—
greatly
bṛṁhitāḥ
—
extended by
viśva
—
of the cosmic world
sthiti
—
maintenance
udbhava
—
creation
anta
—
dissolution
arthāḥ
—
purpose
varṇayāmi
—
I shall describe
anupūrvaśaḥ
—
systematically.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha te bhagaval-līlā
atha
therefore
te
unto you
bhagavat
pertaining to the Personality of Godhead
līlāḥ
pastimes
yoga-māyorubṛṁhitāḥ
yoga-māyā
energy of the Lord
viśva-sthity-udbhavāntārthā
varṇayāmy anupūrvaśaḥ
uru
greatly
bṛṁhitāḥ
extended by
viśva
of the cosmic world
sthiti
maintenance
udbhava
creation
anta
dissolution
arthāḥ
purpose
varṇayāmi
I shall describe
anupūrvaśaḥ
systematically.
I shall therefore describe to you the pastimes by which the Personality of Godhead extends His transcendental potency for the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the cosmic world as they occur one after another.
Purport
The omnipotent Lord, by His different energies, can perform anything and everything He likes. The creation of the cosmic world is done by His yoga-māyā energy.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I will describe to you the pastimes of the Lord in creating, maintaining and destroying the universe, nourished by his energy of māyā, in sequence.
First I will begin to describe the pastimes of the puruṣāvatāras in answer to your question in verse 5. I will describe the subjects of creation, maintenance and destruction, which are made powerful by the Lord’s material māyā, a special aspect of the Lord’s svarūpa-śakti (yogamāyā). It is explained in the Nārada-pañcarātra that māyā arises as a portion of the yogamāyā.
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Personal Guidance
The scale of the creation in this verse is not given to overwhelm us but to right-size us. Most of our anxiety shrinks when our self-importance shrinks.
Reflection Questions
- How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
- How could awe of the creation become a daily practice and not just a Sunday feeling?
My note
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