Shloka 19
Kṛṣṇa Visits Trivakrā; Akrūra’s Praise and the Hastināpura Mission
आत्मसृष्टमिदं विश्वमन्वाविश्य स्वशक्तिभि: । ईयते बहुधा ब्रह्मन् श्रुतप्रत्यक्षगोचरम् ॥ १९ ॥
ātma-sṛṣṭam idaṁ viśvam anvāviśya sva-śaktibhiḥ īyate bahudhā brahman śruta-pratyakṣa-gocaram
O höchste Absolute Wahrheit, mit Deinen persönlichen Energien erschaffst Du dieses Universum und trittst dann in es ein. So kann man Dich in vielerlei Gestalten wahrnehmen – durch das Hören von autoritativer Überlieferung und durch unmittelbare Erfahrung.
The grammatical agreement of śruta-pratyakṣa-gocaram, in the neuter case, with ātma-sṛṣṭam idaṁ viśvam indicates that the Supreme Lord, by entering His creation with His potencies, makes Himself perceivable within the universe. Throughout the Bhāgavatam and other authorized Vedic literature, we often find descriptions of the Lord’s simultaneous supremacy over all other things and His identity with them. We cannot reasonably draw any other conclusion from Vedic literature than the one powerfully preached by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu: acintya-bhedābheda-tattva. That is, the Absolute Truth is greater than and distinct from everything (since He is the omnipotent creator and controller of all), and simultaneously one with everything (since all that exists is the expansion of His own power).
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This verse explains that the universe is created by the Supreme and pervaded by His own energies, so its varied workings are ultimately grounded in Him and are knowable through both scripture and observation.
Kṛṣṇa instructs Akrūra in divine philosophy—clarifying that the world’s diversity is driven by the Lord’s potencies—strengthening Akrūra’s understanding and devotion amid the unfolding Mathurā pastimes.
See life’s complexity without losing spiritual center: recognize one divine source behind many changing circumstances, and balance reason and experience with guidance from sacred wisdom.