Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.17.33
सर्गादि योऽस्यानुरुणद्धि शक्तिभि-
र्द्रव्यक्रियाकारकचेतनात्मभि: ।
तस्मै समुन्नद्धनिरुद्धशक्तये
नम: परस्मै पुरुषाय वेधसे ॥ ३३ ॥
sargādi yo ’syānuruṇaddhi śaktibhir
[sargaadi yo ’syaanurunaddhi shaktibhir]
dravya-kriyā-kāraka-cetanātmabhiḥ
[dravya-kriyaa-kaaraka-chetanaatmabhih]
tasmai samunnaddha-niruddha-śaktaye
[tasmai samunnaddha-niruddha-shaktaye]
namaḥ parasmai puruṣāya vedhase
[namah parasmai purushaaya vedhase]
Word-for-word
sarga-ādi
—
creation, maintenance and dissolution
yaḥ
—
one who
asya
—
of this material world
anuruṇaddhi
—
causes
śaktibhiḥ
—
by His own potencies
dravya
—
physical elements
kriyā
—
senses
kāraka
—
controlling demigods
cetanā
—
intelligence
ātmabhiḥ
—
consisting of false ego
tasmai
—
unto Him
samunnaddha
—
manifest
niruddha
—
potential
śaktaye
—
one who possesses these energies
namaḥ
—
obeisances
parasmai
—
unto the transcendental
puruṣāya
—
Supreme Personality of Godhead
vedhase
—
unto the cause of all causes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sargādi yo ’syānuruṇaddhi śaktibhir
sarga-ādi
creation, maintenance and dissolution
yaḥ
one who
dravya-kriyā-kāraka-cetanātmabhiḥ
tasmai samunnaddha-niruddha-śaktaye
asya
of this material world
anuruṇaddhi
causes
śaktibhiḥ
by His own potencies
dravya
physical elements
kriyā
senses
kāraka
controlling demigods
cetanā
intelligence
ātmabhiḥ
consisting of false ego
tasmai
unto Him
namaḥ parasmai puruṣāya vedhase
samunnaddha
manifest
niruddha
potential
śaktaye
one who possesses these energies
namaḥ
obeisances
parasmai
unto the transcendental
puruṣāya
Supreme Personality of Godhead
vedhase
unto the cause of all causes.
My dear Lord, by Your own potencies You are the original cause of the material elements, the performing instruments (the senses), the workers of the senses (the controlling demigods), the intelligence and the ego, as well as everything else. By Your energy You manifest this entire cosmic creation, maintain it and dissolve it. Through Your energy alone everything is sometimes manifest and sometimes not manifest. You are therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
Purport
All activities begin with the creation of the total energy, the mahat-tattva. Then, by the agitation of the three guṇas, the physical elements are created, as well as the mind, ego and the controllers of the senses. All of these are created one after another by the inconceivable energy of the Lord. In modern electronics, a mechanic may, by pushing only one button, set off an electronic chain reaction, by which so many actions are carried out one after another. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead pushes the button of creation, and different energies create the material elements and various controllers of the physical elements, and their subsequent interactions follow the inconceivable plan of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I offer respects the Supreme Lord, the creator, to you who carry out for the benefit of your devotees the creation, maintenance and destruction of the universe by your energies of ahaṅkāra, intelligence, bodies, senses and sense devatās. I offer respects to you who possess great but mutually contrary energies.
Therefore I offer respects to the possessor of inconceivable energy. He carries out creation with his energies composed of bodies, senses and devatās (dravya-kriyā-kāraka), intelligence (cetana) and ego (ātmabhiḥ) for the needs of his devotees (anuruṇaddhi). He has great (samunnaddha) and contrary (niruddha) energies. He has preserving and destroying energies, both of which are strong. You are the master who can maintain and destroy. According to your desire, do so. I offer respects to you.
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Personal Guidance
You are the original cause of elements, instruments, controllers, intelligence, ego — manifesting, maintaining, dissolving. The list comprehensively credits the Lord; nothing is excluded from His sourcehood.
Reflection Questions
- Which of these — elements, senses, controllers, intelligence, ego — do I still treat as mine without acknowledging the Source?
- Where would whole-list credit shift my whole posture?
My note
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