Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvitiya Skandha, Shloka 33
Puruṣa-sūkta Logic of the Virāṭ: Cosmic Anatomy, Sacrifice, and the Lord’s Transcendence
इति तेऽभिहितं तात यथेदमनुपृच्छसि । नान्यद्भगवत: किंचिद्भाव्यं सदसदात्मकम् ॥ ३३ ॥
iti te ’bhihitaṁ tāta yathedam anupṛcchasi nānyad bhagavataḥ kiñcid bhāvyaṁ sad-asad-ātmakam
Mon fils, selon ce que tu as demandé, je t’ai tout exposé. Sache avec certitude que tout ce qui existe—cause ou effet, dans le monde matériel comme dans le monde spirituel—dépend de la Suprême Personne de Dieu; rien n’est indépendant de Lui.
The complete cosmic situation, both in the material and in the spiritual manifestations of the energies of the Lord, is working and moving first as the cause and then as the effect. But the original cause is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Effects of the original cause become the causes of other effects, and thus everything, either permanent or temporary, is working as cause and effect. And because the Lord is the primeval cause of all persons and all energies, He is called the cause of all causes, as confirmed in the Brahma-saṁhitā as well as in the Bhagavad-gītā. The Brahma-saṁhitā (5.1) affirms:
FAQs
This verse states that nothing other than the Supreme Lord is to be accepted as ultimate—everything, whether manifest (sat) or unmanifest (asat), rests upon Him.
Parikshit was asking systematic questions about creation and reality; Shukadeva concludes by affirming that all categories—cause/effect, manifest/unmanifest—are ultimately grounded in Bhagavan alone.
See all experiences as connected to the Lord’s presence and purpose—practice remembrance (smaraṇa), reduce anxiety over externals, and act with devotion, knowing the Supreme is the underlying reality.