Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvitiya Skandha, Shloka 10
Daśa-lakṣaṇam: The Ten Topics, Virāṭ-Puruṣa Sense-Manifestation, and the Supreme Shelter (Āśraya)
पुरुषोऽण्डं विनिर्भिद्य यदासौ स विनिर्गत: । आत्मनोऽयनमन्विच्छन्नपोऽस्राक्षीच्छुचि: शुची: ॥ १० ॥
puruṣo ’ṇḍaṁ vinirbhidya yadāsau sa vinirgataḥ ātmano ’yanam anvicchann apo ’srākṣīc chuciḥ śucīḥ
మహావిష్ణురూప పురుషుడు కారణసముద్రం నుండి బయలుదేరి బ్రహ్మాండాలను వేరు చేసి, ప్రతి బ్రహ్మాండంలో శయనస్థానాన్ని కోరుతూ పవిత్ర గర్భోదక జలాన్ని సృష్టించి అందులో ప్రవేశించాడు.
After analysis of the living entities and the Supreme Lord, Paramātmā, the independent source of all other living beings, Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī is now presenting the prime necessity for devotional service to the Lord, which is the only occupational business of all living entities. The Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and all His plenary portions and extensions of plenary portions are nondifferent from one another, and thus the supreme independence is in each and every one of them. In order to prove this, Śukadeva Gosvāmī (as promised to King Parīkṣit) describes herein the independence of the puruṣa-avatāra Personality of Godhead, even in the sphere of the material creation. Such activities of the Lord are also transcendental, and therefore they are also līlā, or pastimes, of the Absolute Lord. Such pastimes of the Lord are very conducive to the hearers for self-realization in the field of devotional service. Some may argue, “Then why not relish the transcendental līlā of the Lord as exhibited in the land of Mathurā and Vṛndāvana, which are sweeter than anything in the world?” Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura replies that the pastimes of the Lord in Vṛndāvana are meant to be relished by advanced devotees of the Lord. Neophyte devotees will misunderstand such supreme transcendental activities of the Lord, and therefore the Lord’s pastimes in the material sphere related to creation, maintenance and destruction are verily relishable by the prākṛta, or mundane devotees of the Lord. As the yoga system mainly based on bodily exercises is meant for the person who is too much attached to the bodily conception of existence, similarly the Lord’s pastimes related to the creation and destruction of the material world are for those who are too materially attached. For such mundane creatures the functions of the body and the functions of the cosmic world through physical laws in relationship with the Lord are also therefore included in understanding of the lawmaker, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The scientists explain the material functions by so many technological terms of material law, but such blind scientists forget the lawmaker. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam points out the lawmaker. One should not be amazed by the mechanical arrangement of the complicated engine or dynamo, but one should praise the engineer who creates such a wonderful working machine. That is the difference between the devotee and the nondevotee. Devotees are always full with praising the Lord, who directs the physical laws. In the Bhagavad-gītā (9.10) the direction of the Lord upon the material nature is described as follows:
FAQs
This verse states that the Supreme Person breaks open the cosmic egg and, upon emerging, creates the primordial waters as part of arranging the universe for further creation.
In 2.10, Śukadeva summarizes key Bhagavatam topics; here he outlines early stages of cosmic manifestation, showing how the Lord initiates creation by producing the waters as a foundation for subsequent developments.
It reminds a devotee that the universe is purposeful and divinely ordered; cultivating gratitude and seeing the Lord’s hand behind nature supports steady devotion and humility.