Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 5
The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya
नमो विज्ञानवीर्याय माययेदमुपेयुषे । गृहीतगुणभेदाय नमस्तेऽव्यक्तयोनये ॥ ५ ॥
namo vijñāna-vīryāya māyayedam upeyuṣe gṛhīta-guṇa-bhedāya namas te ’vyakta-yonaye
Segala hormat kepada sumber asli kekuatan dan pengetahuan suci! Dengan daya māyā engkau memasuki tatanan jagat ini. Engkau menerima pembedaan guṇa, terutama rajas, dan lahir dari asal yang tak termanifest; sembah sujud bagimu.
The Vedas are the original scientific knowledge for all departments of understanding, and this knowledge of the Vedas was first impregnated into the heart of Brahmā by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore Brahmā is the original source of all scientific knowledge. He is born directly from the transcendental body of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who is never seen by any creature of this material universe and therefore always remains unmanifested. Brahmā is stated here to be born of the unmanifested. He is the incarnation of the mode of passion in material nature, which is the separated, external energy of the Supreme Lord.
FAQs
This verse addresses the Lord as the unseen origin of all manifestation—though the cosmos appears with forms and qualities, its ultimate source is the Supreme who remains beyond material perception.
Upon reaching Vaikuṇṭha and beholding the Supreme Lord, the Kumāras glorify Him as the source of knowledge and the controller of māyā—acknowledging that He can appear within the world without becoming bound by it.
See changing moods, pressures, and material influences as movements of the guṇas, and anchor your decisions in spiritual knowledge and devotion—remembering the Supreme is above these forces and can guide you beyond them.