Cc Ādi 2.90

Text

taiche saba avatārera kṛṣṇa se kāraṇa
āra eka śloka śuna, kuvyākhyā-khaṇḍana

Synonyms

taiche-in a similar way; saba-all; avatārera-of the incarnations; kṛṣṇa-Lord Kṛṣṇa; se-He; kāraṇa-the cause; āra-another; eka-one; śloka-verse; śuna-please hear; ku-vyākhyā-fallacious explanations; khaṇḍana-refuting.

Translation

"Kṛṣṇa, in the same way, is the cause of all causes and all incarnations. Please hear another verse to defeat all misinterpretations. atra -in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; sargaḥ -the creation of the ingredients of the universe; visargaḥ -the creations of Brahmā; ca -and; sthānam -the maintenance of the creation; poṣaṇam -the favoring of the Lord's devotees; ūtayaḥ -impetuses for activity; manu-antara -prescribed duties given by the Manus; īśa-anukathāḥ -a description of the incarnations of the Lord; nirodhaḥ -the winding up of creation; muktiḥ -liberation; āśrayaḥ -the ultimate shelter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; daśamasya -of the tenth (the āśraya ); viśuddhi-artham -for the purpose of perfect knowledge; navānām -of the nine; iha -here; lakṣaṇam -the nature; varṇayanti -describe; mahā-ātmānaḥ -the great souls; śrutena -by prayer; arthena -by explanation; ca -and; añjasā -direct. " 'Here [in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam] ten subjects are described: (1) the creation of the ingredients of the cosmos, (2) the creations of Brahmā, (3) the maintenance of the creation, (4) special favor given to the faithful, (5) impetuses for activity, (6) prescribed duties for law-abiding men, (7) a description of the incarnations of the Lord, (8) the winding up of the creation, (9) liberation from gross and subtle material existence, and (10) the ultimate shelter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The tenth item is the shelter of all the others. To distinguish this ultimate shelter from the other nine subjects, the mahājanas have described these nine, directly or indirectly, through prayers or direct explanations.'

Purport

Two different principles are to be considered herein-namely āśraya, the object providing shelter, and āśrita, the dependents requiring shelter. The āśrita exist under the original principle, the āśraya. The first nine categories, described in the first nine cantos of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, from creation to liberation-including the puruṣa-avatāras; the incarnations; the marginal energy, or living entities; and the external energy, or material world-are all āśrita. The prayers of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, however, aim for the āśraya-tattva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The great souls expert in describing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam have very diligently delineated the other nine categories, sometimes by direct narrations and sometimes by indirect narrations such as stories. The real purpose of doing this is to know perfectly the Absolute Transcendence, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, for the entire creation, both material and spiritual, rests on the body of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.