Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.4.9
యథా గుణాంస్తు ప్రకృతేర్యుగపత్ క్రమశోఽపి వా ।
బిభర్తి భూరిశస్త్వేక: కుర్వన్ కర్మాణి జన్మభి: ॥ ౯ ॥
yathā guṇāṁs tu prakṛter
[yathaa gunaams tu prakriter]
yugapat kramaśo ’pi vā
[yugapat kramasho ’pi vaa]
bibharti bhūriśas tv ekaḥ
[bibharti bhoorishas tv ekah]
kurvan karmāṇi janmabhiḥ
[kurvan karmaani janmabhih]
Word-for-word
yathā
—
as they are
guṇān
—
the modes of
tu
—
but
prakṛteḥ
—
of the material energy
yugapat
—
simultaneously
kramaśaḥ
—
gradually
api
—
also
vā
—
either
bibharti
—
maintains
bhūriśaḥ
—
many forms
tu
—
but
ekaḥ
—
the supreme one
kurvan
—
acting
karmāṇi
—
activities
janmabhiḥ
—
by incarnations.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā guṇāṁs tu prakṛter
yathā
as they are
guṇān
the modes of
tu
but
prakṛteḥ
of the material energy
yugapat kramaśo ’pi vā
yugapat
simultaneously
kramaśaḥ
gradually
api
also
vā
either
bibharti bhūriśas tv ekaḥ
bibharti
maintains
bhūriśaḥ
many forms
tu
but
ekaḥ
the supreme one
kurvan karmāṇi janmabhiḥ
kurvan
acting
karmāṇi
activities
janmabhiḥ
by incarnations.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one, whether He alone acts with the modes of material nature, or simultaneously expands in many forms, or expands consecutively to direct the modes of nature.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Just as the Lord, while performing activities of creation and destruction, supports the guṇas of prakṛti all at once as one puruṣa, he also supports the guṇas through many forms of devatās. Does he do this gradually in sequence?
Commentary
Just as the Lord, as one, as the puruṣa, supports the guṇas of prākṛti at one time, or, without being contaminated, as one puruṣa, activates the guṇas with his glance and maintain them, he also maintains the guṇas as many (bhūriśaḥ), by the appearance (janmabhiḥ) of Brahmā, Marīci and others. Does he do this gradually in sequence? How does he support the gūnas? He performs activities of creation.
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