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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.13.48

తదిదం భగవాన్ రాజన్నేక ఆత్మాత్మనాం స్వద‍ృక్ । అన్తరోఽనన్తరో భాతి పశ్య తం మాయయోరుధా ॥ ౪౮ ॥
tad idaṁ bhagavān rājann
[tad idam bhagavaan raajann]
eka ātmātmanāṁ sva-dṛk
[eka aatmaatmanaam sva-drik]
antaro ’nantaro bhāti
[antaro ’nantaro bhaati]
paśya taṁ māyayorudhā
[pashya tam maayayorudhaa]
tat — therefore idam — this manifestation bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead rājan — O King ekaḥ — one without a second ātmā — the Supersoul ātmanām — by His energies sva-dṛk — qualitatively like Him antaraḥ — without anantaraḥ — within and by Himself bhāti — so manifests paśya — look tam — unto Him only māyayā — by manifestations of different energies urudhā — appears to be many.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad idaṁ bhagavān rājann
tat
therefore
idam
this manifestation
bhagavān
the Personality of Godhead
rājan
O King
eka ātmātmanāṁ sva-dṛk
ekaḥ
one without a second
ātmā
the Supersoul
ātmanām
by His energies
sva-dṛk
qualitatively like Him
antaro ’nantaro bhāti
antaraḥ
without
anantaraḥ
within and by Himself
bhāti
so manifests
paśya taṁ māyayorudhā
paśya
look
tam
unto Him only
māyayā
by manifestations of different energies
urudhā
appears to be many.
Therefore, O King, you should look to the Supreme Lord only, who is one without a second and who manifests Himself by different energies and is both within and without.

The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is one without a second, but He manifests Himself by different energies because He is by nature blissful. The living beings are also manifestations of His marginal energy, qualitatively one with the Lord, and there are innumerable living beings both within and without the external and internal energies of the Lord. Since the spiritual world is a manifestation of the Lord’s internal energy, the living beings within that internal potency are qualitatively one with the Lord without contamination from the external potency. Although qualitatively one with the Lord, the living being, due to contamination of the material world, is pervertedly manifested, and therefore he experiences so-called happiness and distress in the material world. Such experiences are all ephemeral and do not affect the spirit soul. The perception of such ephemeral happiness and distress is due only to the forgetfulness of his qualities, which are equal to the Lord’s. There is, however, a regular current from the Lord Himself, from within and without, by which to rectify the fallen condition of the living being. From within He corrects the desiring living beings as localized Paramātmā, and from without He corrects by His manifestations, the spiritual master and the revealed scriptures. One should look unto the Lord; one should not be disturbed by the so-called manifestations of happiness or distress, but he should try to cooperate with the Lord in His outward activities for correcting the fallen souls. By His order only, one should become a spiritual master and cooperate with the Lord. One should not become a spiritual master for one’s personal benefit, for some material gain or as an avenue of business or occupation for earning livelihood. Bona fide spiritual masters who look unto the Supreme Lord to cooperate with Him are actually qualitatively one with the Lord, and the forgetful ones are perverted reflections only. Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja is advised by Nārada, therefore, not to be disturbed by the affairs of so-called happiness and distress, but to look only unto the Lord to execute the mission for which the Lord has descended. That was his prime duty.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! This universe is only the Lord. He is the one soul of all the jīvas. He is self manifesting, not dependent on others. He is the jīva and the objects of enjoyment for the jīva. See the one Lord manifested as many by his material energy.
Commentary

“You have said that the world is dependent on the Lord. If everything is dependent on the Lord, why do you say that the body is dependent on time, karma and matter?”

That is true. Everything is the Lord because everything in this world including time and karma is the effect of the Lord’s energies. That is expressed in this verse.

The Lord is this universe (idam). Through his svarūpa-śakti, in the form of paramātmā, he is the soul of the jīvas (ātmanām). He is self-revealing (svadṛk). He is the jīva (antaraḥ) as the enjoyer. He is the happiness and distress as the external objects of experience (anantaraḥ). The Lord appears through these three energies (svarūpa-śakti, jīva-śakti, māyā-śakti). See the one Lord manifested as many (urudhā) such as devatās and animals, by the māyā-śakti.

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