Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 24
The Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa from Hastināpura
स वा अयं सख्यनुगीतसत्कथो वेदेषु गुह्येषु च गुह्यवादिभि: । य एक ईशो जगदात्मलीलया सृजत्यवत्यत्ति न तत्र सज्जते ॥ २४ ॥
sa vā ayaṁ sakhy anugīta-sat-katho vedeṣu guhyeṣu ca guhya-vādibhiḥ ya eka īśo jagad-ātma-līlayā sṛjaty avaty atti na tatra sajjate
亲爱的朋友们，看哪，祂正是那位至上人格神；祂迷人而密秘的诸般戏游（līlā），由祂的大奉献者在吠陀的隐秘篇章中宣说。唯有祂是宇宙之魂的主宰：以祂的戏游，祂创造、维持并毁灭物质世界，却始终不受其染。
As it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, all the Vedic literatures are glorifying the greatness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Here it is confirmed in the Bhāgavatam also. The Vedas are expanded by many branches and subbranches by great devotees and empowered incarnations of the Lord like Vyāsa, Nārada, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the Kumāras, Kapila, Prahlāda, Janaka, Bali and Yamarāja, but in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam especially, the confidential parts of His activities are described by the confidential devotee Śukadeva Gosvāmī. In the Vedānta-sūtras or Upaniṣads there is only a hint of the confidential parts of His pastimes. In such Vedic literatures as the Upaniṣads, the Lord has expressively been distinguished from the mundane conception of His existence. His identity being fully spiritual, His form, name, quality, and paraphernalia, etc., have been elaborately distinguished from matter, and therefore He is sometimes misunderstood by less intelligent persons as impersonal. But factually He is the Supreme Person, Bhagavān, and He is partially represented as Paramātmā or impersonal Brahman.
FAQs
This verse states that Krishna, the one Supreme Lord and Soul of the universe, performs creation, maintenance, and withdrawal as His lila, yet remains completely unattached and unentangled.
To show that Krishna is not only known through intimate devotional songs of His companions but is also established by the deepest Vedic revelations spoken by realized teachers of confidential spiritual knowledge.
Do your duties responsibly while remembering the Supreme as the real controller—act without possessiveness, and cultivate devotion so work does not become bondage.