Shloka 11
Vṛtrāsura Instructs Indra on Providence and Devotion; The Slaying of Vṛtrāsura
पुरुष: प्रकृतिर्व्यक्तमात्मा भूतेन्द्रियाशया: । शक्नुवन्त्यस्य सर्गादौ न विना यदनुग्रहात् ॥ ११ ॥
puruṣaḥ prakṛtir vyaktam ātmā bhūtendriyāśayāḥ śaknuvanty asya sargādau na vinā yad-anugrahāt
Die drei Puruṣas—Kāraṇodakaśāyī, Garbhodakaśāyī und Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu—sowie die materielle Natur, das mahat-tattva, das falsche Ego, die fünf Elemente, die Sinne, Geist, Intelligenz und Bewusstsein können ohne Weisung und Gnade der Höchsten Persönlichkeit Gottes die Schöpfung nicht hervorbringen.
As confirmed in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa, parasya brahmaṇaḥ śaktis tathedam akhilaṁ jagat: whatever manifestations we experience are nothing but various energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These energies cannot create anything independently. This is also confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gītā (9.10) : mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram. “This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and it is producing all moving and unmoving living beings.” Only under the direction of the Lord, the Supreme Person, can prakṛti, which is manifested in twenty-four elements, create different situations for the living entity. In the Vedas the Lord says:
FAQs
This verse states that the puruṣa, prakṛti, the manifested world, the jīva, and even the senses and mind can function only by the Lord’s anugraha (grace), not independently.
In the midst of battle, Vṛtrāsura speaks as a devotee, reminding that victory, power, and even cosmic functions are governed by the Supreme Lord’s will, not by mere personal strength.
Act responsibly, but give up egoistic doership—recognize results depend on higher arrangement; this cultivates humility, steadiness, and devotion.