Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.6.11
त्वं माययात्माश्रयया स्वयेदं
निर्माय विश्वं तदनुप्रविष्ट: ।
पश्यन्ति युक्ता मनसा मनीषिणो
गुणव्यवायेऽप्यगुणं विपश्चित: ॥ ११ ॥
tvaṁ māyayātmāśrayayā svayedaṁ
[tvam maayayaatmaashrayayaa svayedam]
nirmāya viśvaṁ tad-anupraviṣṭaḥ
[nirmaaya vishvam tad-anupravishtah]
paśyanti yuktā manasā manīṣiṇo
[pashyanti yuktaa manasaa maneeshino]
guṇa-vyavāye ’py aguṇaṁ vipaścitaḥ
[guna-vyavaaye ’py agunam vipashchitah]
Word-for-word
tvam
—
Your Lordship
māyayā
—
by Your eternal energy
ātma-āśrayayā
—
whose existence is under Your shelter
svayā
—
emanated from Yourself
idam
—
this
nirmāya
—
for the sake of creating
viśvam
—
the entire universe
tat
—
into it
anupraviṣṭaḥ
—
You enter
paśyanti
—
they see
yuktāḥ
—
persons in touch with You
manasā
—
by an elevated mind
manīṣiṇaḥ
—
people with advanced consciousness
guṇa
—
of material qualities
vyavāye
—
in the transformation
api
—
although
aguṇam
—
still untouched by the material qualities
vipaścitaḥ
—
those who are fully aware of the truth of śāstra..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvaṁ māyayātmāśrayayā svayedaṁ
tvam
Your Lordship
māyayā
by Your eternal energy
ātma-āśrayayā
whose existence is under Your shelter
svayā
emanated from Yourself
idam
this
nirmāya viśvaṁ tad-anupraviṣṭaḥ
nirmāya
for the sake of creating
viśvam
the entire universe
tat
into it
anupraviṣṭaḥ
You enter
paśyanti yuktā manasā manīṣiṇo
paśyanti
they see
yuktāḥ
persons in touch with You
manasā
by an elevated mind
manīṣiṇaḥ
people with advanced consciousness
guṇa-vyavāye ’py aguṇaṁ vipaścitaḥ
guṇa
of material qualities
vyavāye
in the transformation
api
although
aguṇam
still untouched by the material qualities
vipaścitaḥ
those who are fully aware of the truth of śāstra..
O Supreme, You are independent in Your self and do not take help from others. Through Your own potency, You create this cosmic manifestation and enter into it. Those who are advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, who are fully in knowledge of the authoritative śāstra, and who, through the practice of bhakti-yoga, are cleansed of all material contamination, can see with clear minds that although You exist within the transformations of the material qualities, Your presence is untouched by these qualities.
Purport
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.10) :
mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate
“This material nature, working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.” The material energy creates, maintains and devastates the entire cosmic manifestation because of directions given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who enters this universe as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu but is untouched by the material qualities. In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord refers to māyā, the external energy, which creates this material world, as mama māyā, “My energy,” because this energy works under the full control of the Lord. These facts can be realized only by those who are well versed in Vedic knowledge and advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Having created this universe by māyā which is dependent on you, you enter into it. Those who concentrate their mind, who have discernment and who know the conclusion of scriptures, see that you remain untouched by the guṇas, though the guṇas transform continually.
“This means that prakṛti or pradhāna is the cause of the universe, not me, the Lord.” Brahmā responds. You create this world by your śakti. Though you are different from it, because it is your śakti, non-different from you, it can be said that you create this universe, not the śakti. And then you enter into the universe and remain there. What is that māyā? It takes shelter of you (ātmāśrayayā). It is dependent on you. When the guṇas transform (guṇa-vyavāye), though you are in the universe, you remain devoid of the guṇas. People with concentrated minds see you in this way. These persons have discernment (manīṣiṇaḥ). Thus they are wise, knowing the conclusion of the scriptures. Those who do not see you in this way are not wise, are not discerning and not concentrated in mind. They are blind.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord creates this world through His own potency and enters it, yet remains untouched by material qualities. A bhakta in clear consciousness can perceive this — God is present in nature, but not stained by it.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I confuse the Lord with the material energy I see around me?
- What spiritual practice is actually clearing my vision — and what is just decorating it?
My note
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