Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 37
Vidura’s Questions on Devotion and Sarga; Maitreya Begins the Account of Creation
भूतानां नभ आदीनां यद्यद्भव्यावरावरम् । तेषां परानुसंसर्गाद्यथासंख्यं गुणान् विदु: ॥ ३७ ॥
bhūtānāṁ nabha-ādīnāṁ yad yad bhavyāvarāvaram teṣāṁ parānusaṁsargād yathā saṅkhyaṁ guṇān viduḥ
O gentle one, of all the physical elements, beginning from the sky down to the earth, all the inferior and superior qualities are due only to the final touch of the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
FAQs
This verse explains that elements beginning with ether develop higher-to-lower forms by successive association, and their distinct qualities appear in a specific order.
Vidura asked about the Lord’s creative energies; Maitreya answers by describing how the elements and their qualities manifest systematically under the Supreme Lord’s arrangement.
It helps one see the body and world as ordered, temporary material transformations, encouraging detachment and a turn toward devotion to the Supreme beyond matter.