Shloka 6
Vidura’s Questions on Devotion and Sarga; Maitreya Begins the Account of Creation
यथा पुन: स्वे ख इदं निवेश्य शेते गुहायां स निवृत्तवृत्ति: । योगेश्वराधीश्वर एक एत- दनुप्रविष्टो बहुधा यथासीत् ॥ ६ ॥
yathā punaḥ sve kha idaṁ niveśya śete guhāyāṁ sa nivṛtta-vṛttiḥ yogeśvarādhīśvara eka etad anupraviṣṭo bahudhā yathāsīt
Siya’y nahihimlay sa Kanyang sariling ‘kha’—ang puwang na tulad ng langit sa loob—at doon inilalagak ang buong sangnilikha, saka nananahan sa “yungib” nang walang kailangang pagsisikap para sa pagpapanatili. Bilang Panginoon ng mga yogi at May-ari ng lahat, pumapasok Siya sa paglikha at nagpapakita bilang maraming jiva sa iba’t ibang anyo ng buhay, ngunit nananatiling ganap na naiiba sa mga jiva.
The questions regarding creation, maintenance and destruction, which are mentioned in many parts of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, are in relation to different millenniums ( kalpas ), and therefore they are differently described by different authorities when questioned by different students. There is no difference regarding the creative principles and the Lord’s control over them, yet there are some differences in the minute details because of different kalpas. The gigantic sky is the material body of the Lord, called the virāṭ-rūpa, and all material creations are resting on the sky, or the heart of the Lord. Therefore, beginning from the sky, the first material manifestation to the gross vision, down to the earth, everything is called Brahman. Sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma: “There is nothing but the Lord, and He is one without a second.” The living entities are the superior energies, whereas matter is the inferior energy, and the combination of these energies brings about the manifestation of this material world, which is in the heart of the Lord.
FAQs
This verse says the Supreme Lord enters within creation (as the indwelling presence) yet remains the same one Lord, appearing in many ways without losing His transcendence.
To show how, like a yogi who withdraws activity and rests inwardly, the Lord can pervade and enter everything while remaining unaffected and self-contained.
Practice inner withdrawal—regular japa, meditation, and sense-discipline—remembering that God is present within all situations while remaining beyond them, which steadies the mind and deepens bhakti.