Shloka 35
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
तव विभव: खलु भगवन् जगदुदयस्थितिलयादीनि । विश्वसृजस्तेꣷशांशा स्तत्र मृषा स्पर्धन्ति पृथगभिमत्या ॥ ३५ ॥
tava vibhavaḥ khalu bhagavan jagad-udaya-sthiti-layādīni viśva-sṛjas te ’ṁśāṁśās tatra mṛṣā spardhanti pṛthag abhimatyā
Mon Seigneur, cette manifestation cosmique —sa création, son maintien et sa dissolution— n’est que Ton opulence. Brahmā et les autres créateurs ne sont qu’une fraction d’une fraction de Toi ; leur pouvoir partiel de créer ne fait pas d’eux Dieu (īśvara). Leur conscience de se croire des seigneurs séparés n’est donc qu’un faux prestige, sans fondement.
A devotee who has fully surrendered to the lotus feet of the Lord knows very well that the creative energy of the living entities, from Lord Brahmā down to the small ant, exists because the living entities are part and parcel of the Lord. In Bhagavad-gītā (15.7) the Lord says, mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ: “The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts.” The living entities are nothing but very small portions of the supreme spirit, like sparks of a fire. Because they are part of the Supreme, they have a creative quality in a very minute quantity.
FAQs
This verse states that these cosmic functions arise from Bhagavan’s own opulences; even the universe’s secondary creators act only as parts of His potency.
In praising the Lord, Citraketu highlights that even exalted cosmic administrators can fall into separate, competitive self-conceptions, forgetting their dependence on the Supreme.
Recognize abilities and achievements as gifts of the Supreme, reduce ego-driven competition, and cultivate gratitude and devotion while performing one’s duties.