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
わが子よ、汝が尋ねたとおり、私はすべてを語った。確かに知るがよい――原因であれ結果であれ、物質界であれ霊界であれ、存在する一切は至上人格神に依存しており、主と無関係に成り立つものは何もない。
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.