SB 10.37.12

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma

SB 10.37.10-11 - SB 10.37.13

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 12

ātmanātmāśrayaḥ pūrvaṁ

māyayā sasṛje guṇān

tair idaṁ satya-saṅkalpaḥ

sṛjasy atsy avasīśvaraḥ

SYNONYMS

ātmanā—by Your personal potency; ātma—of the spirit soul; āśrayaḥ—the shelter; pūrvam—first; māyayā—by Your creative energy; sasṛje—You produced; guṇān—the basic modes of material nature; taiḥ—through these; idam—this (universe); satya—always realized in fact; saṅkalpaḥ—whose desires; sṛjasi—You create; atsi—withdraw; avasi—and maintain; īśvaraḥ—the controller.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

You are the shelter of all souls, and being the supreme controller, You fulfill Your desires simply by Your will. By Your personal creative potency You manifested in the beginning the primal modes of material nature, and through their agency You create, maintain and then destroy this universe.

SB 10.37.10-11 - SB 10.37.13