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�Adhikarana 1: Brahman is the abode of heaven. �
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'HEAVEN' (DYU), 'EARTH' (BHU), AND OTHER ABODES THAT THE VEDAS DIRECT
HUMANS TO SEEK, REFER ONLY TO THE SUPREME LORD. BY CROSSING THE BRIDGE
OF THE VEDAS, THE DEVOTEE LEAVES BEHIND THE TEMPORARY MATERIAL SHORE
AND ATTAINS THE ETERNAL ABODE, VAIKUNTHA.
(Vs. 1.3.1)
3.15.15
yatra cadyah puman aste
bhagavan sabda-gocarah
sattvam vistabhya virajam
svanam no mrdayan vrsah
4.29.48
svam lokam na vidus te vai
yatra devo janardanah
ahur dhumra-dhiyo vedam
sakarmakam atad-vidah
THE LIBERATED SOULS KNOW THE GOAL OF VEDIC DHARMA TO BE THE SUPREME
LORD.
(Vs. 1.3.2)
6.16.40
jitam ajita tada bhavata
yadaha bhagavatam dharmam anavadyam
niskincana ye munaya
atmarama yam upasate 'pavargaya
SABDA (THE SPIRITUAL SOUND OF THE VEDAS) DOES NOT PRESENT MATERIAL
NATURE AS THE GOAL OF VEDIC DHARMA.
(Vs. 1.3.3)
6.16.51
aham vai sarva-bhutani
bhutatma bhuta-bhavanah
sabda-brahma param brahma
mamobhe sasvati tanu
THE TERMS 'HEAVEN' AND 'EARTH' DO NOT INDICATE THE INDIVIDUAL SOUL AS
THE GOAL, FOR LIKE MATTER, THE JIVAS ARE THE SUBORDINATE ENERGY OF THE
SUPREME LORD.
(Vs. 1.3.4)
6.16.52
loke vitatam atmanam
lokam catmani santatam
ubhayam ca maya vyaptam
mayi caivobhayam krtam
INDIVIDUAL SOULS ARE NOT SUPREME. THEY ARE SEPARATED FROM THE LORD BY
FORGETFULNESS. THE FORGETFUL SOUL CANNOT KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF
'HEAVEN' AND 'EARTH.'
(Vs. 1.3.5)
6.16.57, 58
yad etad vismrtam pumso
mad-bhavam bhinnam atmanah
tatah samsara etasya
dehad deho mrter mrtih
yat--which; etat--this; vismrtam--forgotten; pumsah--of the living
entity; mat-bhavam--My spiritual position; bhinnam--separation;
atmanah--from the Supreme Soul; tatah--from that; samsarah--material,
conditional life; etasya--of the living entity; dehat--from one body;
dehah--another body; mrteh--from one death; mrtih--another death.
6.16.22
yasminn idam yatas cedam
tisthaty apyeti jayate
mrnmayesv iva mrjjatis
tasmai te brahmane namah
11.11.6
suparnav etau sadrsau sakhayau
yadrcchayaitau krta-nidau ca vrkse
ekas tayoh khadati pippalannam
anyo niranno 'pi balena bhuyan
By chance, two birds have made a nest together in the same tree. The
two birds are friends and are of a simialr nature. One of them,
however, is eating the fruits of the tree, whereas the other, who does
not eat the fruits, is in a superior position due to His potency.
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�Adhikarana 2: 'Bhuman' is Brahman. �
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THE UPANISADIC TERM 'BHUMAN' (THE FULLNESS) MEANS THE SUPREME LORD
VISNU; ALL OTHER LIVING ENTITIES ARE HIS SERVANTS AND ARE DEPENDENT
UPON HIM.
(Vs. 1.3.8)
8.23.17
tathapi vadato bhuman
karisyamy anusasanam
etac chreyah param pumsam
yat tavajnanupa lanam
9.10.14
na tvam vayam jada-dhiyo nu vidama bhuman
kuta-stham adi-purusam jagatam adhisam
yat-sattvatah sura-gana rajasah prajesa
manyos ca bhuta-patayah sa bhavan gunesah
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�Adhikarana 3: 'Aksara' refers to Brahman. �
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THE UPANISADIC TERM 'AKSARA' (THE INFALLIBLE) REFERS TO THE SUPREME
LORD BECAUSE HE IS THE ETERNAL SUPPORT OF EVEN THE MOST SUBTLE STAGE OF
THE COSMIC MANIFESTATION.
(Vs. 1.3.10)
8.3.21
tam aksaram brahma param paresam
avyaktam adhyatmika-yoga-gamyam
atindriyam suksmam ivatiduram
anantam adyam paripurnam ide
7.12.30,31
apsu ksitim apo jyotisy
ado vayau nabhasy amum
kutasthe tac ca mahati
tad avyakte 'ksare ca tat
ity aksaratayatmanam
cin-matram avasesitam
jnatvadvayo 'tha viramed
dagdha-yonir ivanalah
When all the material designations have thus merged into their
respective material elements, the living beings, who are all ultimately
completely spiritual, being one in quality with the Supreme Being,
should cease from material existence, as flames cease when the wood in
which they are burning is consumed. When the material body is returned
to its various material elements, only the spiritual being remains. This
spiritual being is Brahman and is equal in quality with Parabrahman.
10.87.28
tvam akaranah sva-rad akhila-karaka-sakti-dharas
tava balim udvahanti samadanty ajayanimisah
varsa-bhujo 'khila-ksiti-pater iva visva-srjo
vidadhati yatra ye tv adhikrta bhavatas cakitah
Though you have no material senses, You are the self-effulgent sustainer
of everyone's sensory powers. The demigods and material nature herself
offer You tribute, while also enjoying the tribute offered them by their
worshipers, just as subordinate rulers of various districts in a kingdom
offer tribute to their lord, the ultimate proprietor of the land, while
also enjoying the tribute paid them by their own subjects. In this way
the universal creators faithfully execute their assigned services out of
fear of You.
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�Adhikarana 4: The Purusa seen in Brahmaloka is the Supreme �
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THE SOUND OM CARRIES THE MEDITATOR TO THE ETERNAL ABODE OF THE SUPREME
LORD, NOT TO THE PLANET OF CATURMUKHA BRAHMA.
(Vs. 1.3.13)
10.63.34
sri-rudra uvaca
tvam hi brahma param jyotir
gudham brahmani vak-maye
yam pasyanty amalatmana
akasam iva kevalam
Sri Rudra said: You alone are the Absolute Truth, the supreme light, the
mystery hidden within the verbal manifestation of the Absolute. Those
whose hearts are spotless can see You, for You are uncontaminated, like
the sky.
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�Adhikarana 5: The 'Dahara' is Brahman. �
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THE UPANISADIC 'DAHARA' (THE LOCALIZED SEAT OF PRANA) RESIDING IN THE
HEART REFERS TO THE SUPREME LORD.
(Vs. 1.3.14)
10.87.18
udaram upasate ya rsi-vartmasu kurpa-drsah
parisara-paddhatim hrdayam arunayo daharam
tata udagad ananta tava dhama sirah paramam
punar iha yat samyetya na patanti krtanta-mukhe
Among the followers of the methods set forth by great sages, those with
less refined vision worship the Supreme as present in the region of the
abdomen, while the Arunis worship Him as present in the heart, in the
subtle center from which all the pranic channels emanate. From there,
O unlimited Lord, these worshipers raise their consciousness upward to the
top of the head, where they can perceive You directly. Then, passing
through the top of the head toward the supreme destination, they reach
that place from which they will never again fall to this world, into the
mouth of death.
10.87.20
sva-krta-puresv amisv abahir-antara-samvaranam
tava purusam vadanty akhila-sakti-dhrto 'msa-krtam
iti nr-gatim vivicya kavayo nigamavapanam
bhavata upasate 'nghrim abhavam bhuvi visvasitah
3.7.13
yadendriyoparamo 'tha
drastratmani pare harau
viliyante tada klesah
samsuptasyeva krtsnasah
THE DAHARA, THE SUPERSOUL WHO DWELLS IN THE HEART, IS THE SUPPORT OF
THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.
(Vs. 1.3.16)
9.19.29
namas tubhyam bhagavate
vasudevaya vedhase
sarva-bhutadhivasaya
santaya brhate namah
'DAHARA' MEANS 'SKY.' THE WORD 'SKY' IS OFTEN USED IN THE UPANISADS TO
SIGNIFY THE SUPREME LORD.
(Vs. 1.3.17)
3.5.32
tamaso bhuta-suksmadir
yatah kham lingam atmanah
THE TERM DAHARA DOES NOT REFER TO THE JIVA, BECAUSE THE DAHARA IS THE
SOURCE OF EIGHT SPIRITUAL QUALITIES SOUGHT AFTER BY THE JIVA (APAHATA-
PAPA--FREEDOM FROM SINS, VIJARA--FREEDOM FROM OLD AGE, VIMRTYU--FREEDOM
FROM DEATH, VISOKA--FREEDOM FROM MATERIAL DISTRESS AND HAPPINESS,
VIJIGHATSA--FREEDOM FROM HUNGER, APIPATA--FREEDOM FROM MATERIAL DESIRE,
SATYA-KAMA--SPIRITUAL DESIRE, SATYA-SANKALPA--SELF-FULFILLMENT).
(Vs. 1.3.18)
10.87.38
sa yad ajaya tv ajam anusayita gunams ca jausam
bhajati sarupatam tad anu mrtyum apeta-bhagah
tvam uta jahasi tam ahir iva tvacam atta-bhago
mahasi mahiyase 'sta-gunite 'parimeya-bhagah
4.9.52
abhyarcitas tvaya nunam
bhagavan pranatarti-ha
yad-anudhyayino dhira
mrtyum jigyuh sudurjayam
THE SOUL ATTAINS SPIRITUAL PERFECTION ONLY BY THE GRACE OF THE SUPREME
LORD. THEREUPON THE SOUL REALIZES HIS LIKENESS TO THE SUPREME SOUL.
(Vs. 1.3.20)
4.28.62,64
aham bhavan na canyas tvam
tvam evaham vicaksva bhoh
na nau pasyanti kavayas
chidram jatu manag api
My dear friend, I, the Supersoul, and you, the individual soul, are
not different in quality, for we are both spiritual. In fact, My dear
friend, you are qualitatively not different from Me in your constitutional
position. Just try to consider this subject. Those who are actually
advanced scholars, who are in knowledge, do not find any qualitative
difference between you and Me.
In this way both swans live together in the heart. When the one
swan is instructed by the other, he is situated in his constitutional
position. This means he regains his original Krsna consciousness, which
was lost because of his material attraction.
2.5.16
narayana-paro yogo
narayana-param tapah
narayana-param jnanam
narayana-para gatih
narayana-parah--just to know Narayana; yogah--concentration of mind;
narayana-param--just with an aim to achieve Narayana; tapah--austerity;
narayana-param--just to realize a glimpse of Narayana; jnanam--culture
of transcendental knowledge; narayana-para--the path of salvation ends
by entering the kingdom of Narayana; gatih--progressive path.
11.12.12
ta navidan mayy anusanga-baddha
dhiyah svam atmanam adas tathedam
yatha samadhau munayo 'bdhi-toye
nadyah pravista iva nama-rupe
11.29.43-44
titiksur dvandva-matranam
susilah samyatendriyah
santah samahita-dhiya
jnana-vijnana-samyutah
Thus you should remain content and free from desire, tolerant of
all dualities, good-natured, self-controlled, peaceful and endowed with
transcendental knowledge and realization. With fixed attention,
meditate constantly upon these instructions I have imparted to you and
assimilate their essense. Fix your words and thoughts upon Me, and
always endeavor to increase your realization of My transcendental
qualities. In this way you will cross beyond the destinations of the
three modes of nature and finally come back to Me.
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�Adhikarana 6: He who is measured by a thumb is Brahman. �
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HE WHO IS SAID IN SCRIPTURE TO STAND WITH THE HEIGHT OF A THUMB WITHIN
THE HEART IS THE SUPREME LORD, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL SOUL.
(Vs. 1.3.24)
1.12.8
angustha-matram amalam
sphurat-purata-maulinam
apivya-darsanam syamam
tadid vasasam acyutam
He [the Lord] was only thumb high, but He was all transcendental.
He had a very beautiful, blackish, infallible body, and He wore a dress
of lightning yellow and a helmet of blazing gold. Thus He was seen by
the child.
4.9.2
sa vai dhiya yoga-vipaka-tivraya
hrt-padma-kose sphuritam tadit-prabham
tirohitam sahasaivopalaksya
bahih-sthitam tad-avastham dadarsa
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�Adhikarana 7: The Devas can meditate upon Brahman. �
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THE DEVAS LIKEWISE MEDITATE UPON THE SUPREME LORD BECAUSE THEY ARE HIS
DEVOTEES AND ARE NOT 'THOUGHT-FORMS OF VEDIC MANTRAS' AS THE KARMA-
MIMAMSA PHILOSOPHERS BELIEVE.
(Vs. 1.3.26)
4.8.20
yasyanghri-padmam pa ricarya vina-
vibhavanayatta-gunabhipatteh
ajo 'dhyatis that khalu paramesthyam
padam jitatma-svasanabhivandyam
7.8.42
sri-indra uvaca
pratyanitah parama bhavata trayata nah sva-bhaga
daityakrantam hrdaya-kamalam tad-grham pratyabodhi
kala-grastam kiyad idam aho natha susrusatam te
muktis tesam na hi bahumata narasimhaparaih kim
King Indra said: O Supreme Lord, You are our deliverer and
protector. Our shares of sacrifices, which are actually Yours, have been
recovered from the demon by You. Because the demoniac king Hiranyakasipu
was most fearsome, our hearts, which are Your permanent abode, were all
overtaken by him. Now, by Your presence, the gloom and darkness in our
hearts have been dissipated. O Lord, for those who always engage in Your
service, which is more exalted than liberation, all material opulence is
insignificant. They do not even care for liberation, not to speak of the
benefits of kama, artha and dharma.
10.14.33
esam tu bhagya-mahimacyuta tavad astam
ekadasaiva hi vayam bata bhuri-bhagah
etad-dhrsika-casakair asakrt pibamah
sarvadayo 'nghry-udaja-madhv-amrtasavam te
Yet even though the extent of the good fortune of these residents
of Vrndavana is inconceivable, we, eleven presiding deities of the
various senses, headed by Lord Siva, are also most fortunate, because
the senses of these devotees of Vrndavana are the cups through which we
repeatedly drink the nectarean, intoxicating beverage of the honey of
Your lotus feet.
2.10.36
sa vacya-vacakataya
bhagavan brahma-rupa-dhrk
nama-rupa-kriya dhatte
sakarmakarmakah parah
2.10.37-40
praja-patin manun devan
rsin pitr-ganan prthak
siddha-carana-gandha rvan
vidyadhrasu ra-guhya kan
kinnarapsaraso nagan
sarpan kimpurusan naran
matr raksah-pisacams ca
preta-bhuta-vinayakan
kusmandonmada-vetalan
yatudhanan grahan api
khagan mrgan pasun vrksan
girin nrpa sarisrpan
O King, know from me that all living entities are created by the
Supreme Lord according to their past deeds. This includes Brahma and his
sons like Daksa, the periodical heads like Vaivasvata Manu, the demigods
like Indra, Candra and Varuna, the great sages like Bhrgu, Vyasa and
Vasistha, the inhabitants of Pitrloka and Siddhaloka, the Caranas,
Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, Asuras, Yaksas, Kinnaras and angels, the
serpentines, the monkey-shaped Kimpurusas, the human beings, the
inhabitants of Matrloka, the demons, Pisacas, ghosts, spirits, lunatics
and evil spirits, the good and evil stars, the goblins, the animals in
the forest, the birds, the household animals, the reptiles, the
mountains, the moving and standing living entities, the living entities
born from embryos, from eggs, from perspiration and from seeds, and all
others, whether they be in the water, land or sky, in happiness, in
distress or in mixed happiness and distress. All of them, according to
their past deeds, are created by the Supreme Lord.
8.7.25-26
tvam sabda-yonir jagad-adir atma
pranedriya-dravya-gunah svabhavah
kalah kratuh satyam rtam ca dharmas
tvayy aksaram yat tri-vrd-amananti
O lord, you are the original source of Vedic literature. You are
the original cause of material creation, the life force, the senses, the
five elements, the three modes and the mahat-tattva. You are eternal
time, determination and the two religious systems called truth [satya]
and truthfulness [rta]. You are the shelter of the syllable om, which
consists of three letters a-u-m.
8.7.29
mukhani pancopanisadas tavesa
yaistrimsad-astottara-mantra-vargah
yat tac chivakhyam paramatma-tattvam
deva svayam-jyotir avasthitis te
2.9.38,39
sri-suka uvaca
sampradisyaivam ajano
jananam paramesthinam
pasyatas tasya tad rupam
atmano nyarunad dharih
anta rhitendriyarthaya
haraye vihitanjalih
sarva-bhutamayo visvam
sasarjedam sa purvavat
6.3.25
prayena veda tad idam na mahajano 'yam
devya vimohita-matir bata mayayalam
trayyam jadi-krta-matir madhu-puspitayam
vaitanike mahati karmani yujyamanah
6.9.21,22
sri-deva ucuh
vayv-ambaragny-ap-ksitayas tri-loka
brahmadayo ye vayam udvijantah
harama yasmai balim antako 'sau
bibheti yasmad aranam tato nah
The demigods said: The three worlds are created by the five
elements--namely ether, air, fire, water and earth--which are controlled
by various demigods, beginning from Lord Brahma. Being very much afraid
that the time factor will end our existence, we offer presentations unto
time by performing our work as time dictates. The time factor himself,
however, is afraid of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore let
us now worship that Supreme Lord, who alone can give us full protection.
JAIMINI SAYS THE DEMIGODS MEDITATE ONLY UPON THE EFFULGENCE OF THE
SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD WHO AWARDS AMRTA--THE NECTAR OF
IMMORTALITY.
(Vs. 1.3.32)
10.14.23
ekas tvam atma purusah puranah
satyah svayam-jyotir ananta adyah
nityo 'ksaro 'jasra-sukho niranjanah
purnadvayo mukta upadhito 'mrtah
You are the one Supreme Soul, the primeval Supreme Personality, the
Absolute Truth--self-manifested, endless and beginningless. You are
eternal and infallible, perfect and complete, without any rival and free
from all material designations. Your happiness can never be obstructed,
nor have You any connection with material contamination. Indeed, You are
the indestructible nectar of immortality.
10.63.34
sri-rudra uvaca
tvam hi brahma param jyotir
gudham brahmani van-maye
yam pasyanty amalatmana
akasam iva kevalam
Sri Rudra said: You alone are the Absolute Truth, the supreme light, the
mystery hidden within the verbal manifestation of the Absolute. Those
whose hearts are spotless can see You, for You are un-contaminated, like
the sky.
SRILA VYASADEVA DECLARES THAT THE DEVAS MEDITATE UPON THE SUPREME LORD
AS THE SELF OF THEIR SELVES (I.E. AS THE ARCHETYPICAL FORM OF THE
DEMIGODS).
(Vs. 1.3.33)
10.63.43,44
aham brahmatha vibudha
munayas camalasayah
sarvatmana prapannas tvam
atmanam prestham isvaram
I, Lord Brahma, the other demigods and the pure minded sages have all
surrendered wholeheartedly unto You, our dearmost Self and Lord.
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�Adhikarana 8: Sudras are not qualified for Vedic meditation. �
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THOUGH MEDITATION UPON THE SUPREME LORD IS THE RIGHT OF ALL HUMAN
BEINGS, STUDY OF THE FOUR VEDAS IS FORBIDDEN TO THE SUDRAS, THOUGH THEY
MAY STUDY THE SMRTI-SASTRA.
(Vs. 1.3.34)
1.4.25
stri-sudra-dvijabandhunam
trayi na sruti-gocara
karma-sreyasi mudhanam
sreya evam bhaved iha
iti bharatam akhyanam
krpaya munina krtam
Out of compassion, the great sage thought it wise that this would
enable men to achieve the ultimate goal of life. Thus he compiled the
great historical narration called the Mahabharata for women, laborers
and friends of the twice-born.
MEN WITH KSATRIYA QUALITIES MAY STUDY THE VEDAS UNDER BRAHMANA
TEACHERS.
(Vs. 1.3.35)
4.16.16-18
drdha-vratah satya-sandho
brahmanyo vrddha-sevakah
saranyah sarva-bhutanam
manado dina-vatsalah
matr-bhaktih para-strisu
patnyam ardha ivatmanah
prajasu pitrvat snigdhah
kinkaro brahma-vadinam
The King will respect all women as if they were his own mother, and
he will treat his own wife as the other half of his body. He will be
just like an affectionate father to his citizens, and he will treat
himself as the most obedient servant of the devotees, who always preach
the glories of the Lord.
dehinam atmavat-presthah
suhrdam nandi-vardhanah
mukta-sanga-prasango 'yam
danda-panir asadhusu
ACCORDING TO QUALITY, EACH VARNA IS KNOWN. A SUDRA MAY NOT UTTER VEDIC
MANTRAS.
(Vs. 1.3.36)
7.11.14-15
viprasyadhyayanadini
sad-anyasyapratigrahah
rajno vrttih praja-goptur
aviprad va karadibhih
7.11.21-24
samo damas tapah saucam
santosah ksantir arjavam
jnanam dayacyutatmatvam
satyam ca brahma-laksanam
deva-gurv-acyute bhaktis
tri-varga-pariposanam
astikyam udyamo nityam
naipunyam vaisya-laksanam
Being always devoted to the demigods, the spiritual master and the
Supreme Lord, Visnu; endeavoring for advancement in religious
principles, economic development and sense gratification [dharma, artha
and kama]; believing in the words of the spiritual master and scripture;
and always endeavoring with expertise in earning money-- these are the
symptoms of the vaisya.
sudrasya--of the sudra (the fourth grade of man in society, the worker);
sannatih--obedience to the higher classes (the brahmanas, ksatriyas and
vaisyas); saucam--cleanliness; seva--service; svamini--to the master who
maintains him; amayaya--without duplicity; amantra- yajnah--performance
of sacrifices simply by offering obeisances (without mantras);
hi--certainly; asteyam--practicing not to steal; satyam--truthfulness;
go--cows; vipra--brahmanas; raksanam--protecting.
Offering obeisances to the higher sections of society [the
brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas], being always very clean, being free
from duplicity, serving one's master, performing sacrifices without
uttering mantras, not stealing, always speaking the truth and giving all
protection to the cows and brahmanas--these are the symptoms of the
sudra.
SUDRAS MAY NOT BECOME STUDENTS OF THE VEDAS; THEREFORE SRILA VYASADEVA
COMPASSIONATELY COMPILED THE MAHABHARATA FOR THEIR STUDY.
(Vs. 1.3.37)
1.4.25
stri-sudra-dvijabandhunam
trayi na sruti-gocara
karma-sreyasi mudhanam
sreya evam bhaved iha
iti bharatam akhyanam
krpaya munina krtam
Out of compassion, the great sage thought it wise that this would
enable men to achieve the ultimate goal of life. Thus he compiled the
great historical narration called the Mahabharata for women, laborers
and friends of the twice-born.
3.6.29-33
tartiyena svabhavena
bhagavan-nabhim asritah
ubhayor antaram vyoma
ye rudra-parsadam ganah
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BECAUSE THE WHOLE UNIVERSE TREMBLES IN FEAR OF THE SUPREME LORD WHO
REGULATES ALL LIVING ENTITIES, HE IS CALLED VAJRA (THE THUNDERBOLT).
(Vs. 1.3.39)
6.10.13-14
athendro vajram udyamya
nirmitam visvakarmana
muneh saktibhir utsikto
bhagavat-tejasanvitah
6.8.32
yathaikatmyanubhavanam
vikalpa-rahitah svayam
bhusanayudha-lingakhya
dhatte saktih sva-mayaya
tenaiva satya-manena
sarva jno bhagavan harih
patu samaih svarupair nah
sada sarvatra sarva-gah
6.12.10
yatha darumayi nari
yatha patramayo mrgah
evam bhutani maghavann
isa-tantrani viddhi bhoh
6.12.8
lokah sapala yasyeme
svasanti vivasa vase
dvija iva sica baddhah
sa kala iha karanam
6.11.20
nanv esa vajras tava sakra tejasa
harer dadhices tapasa ca tejitah
tenaiva satrum jahi visnu-yantrito
yato harir vijayah srir gunas tatah
10.3.24
sri-devaky uvaca
rupam yat tat prahur avyaktam adyam
brahma jyotir nirgunam nirvikaram
satta-matram nirvisesam niriham
sa tvam saksad visnur adhyatma-dipah
Sri Devaki said: My dear Lord, there are different Vedas, some of
which describe You as unperceivable through words and the mind. Yet You
are the origin of the entire cosmic manifestation. You are Brahman, the
greatest of everything, full of effulgence like the sun. You have no
material cause, You are free from change and deviation, and You have no
material desires. Thus the Vedas say that You are the substance.
Therefore, my Lord, You are directly the origin of all Vedic statements,
and by understanding You, one gradually understands everything. You are
different from the light of Brahman and Paramatma, yet You are not
different from them. Everything emanates from You. Indeed, You are the
cause of all causes, Lord Visnu, the light of all transcendental
knowledge.
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THE CHANDOGYA UPANISAD STATES THAT NAMES AND FORMS EVOLVE FROM
'AKASA'; THIS AKASA IS THE SUPREME LORD HIMSELF, AND NOT THE JIVA WHO
IS SUBJECT TO NAMES AND FORMS IN HIS CONDITIONED STATE AND WHO IS
RELEASED FROM THEM IN HIS LIBERATED STATE.
(Vs. 1.3.41)
6.16.21
vacasy uparate 'prapya
ya eko manasa saha
anama-rupas cin-matrah
so 'vyan nah sad-asat-parah
The words and mind of the conditioned soul cannot approach the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, for material names and forms are not
applicable to the Lord, who is entirely spiritual, beyond the conception
of gross and subtle forms. The impersonal Brahman is another of His
forms. May He, by His pleasure, protect us.
6.16.23
yan na sprsanti na vidur
mano-buddhindriyasavah
antar bahis ca vitatam
vyomavat tan nato 'smy aham
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THE UPANISADS DECLARE THE SUPREME LORD TO BE DIFFERENT FROM THE JIVA,
EVEN DURING DEEP SLEEP (SUSUPTI) OR AT THE TIME OF LIBERATION.
(Vs. 1.3.42)
11.3.39-40
andesu pesisu tarusu aviniscitesu
prano hi jivam upadhavati tatra tatra
sanne yad indriya-gane 'hami ca prasupte
kuta-stha asayam rte tad-anusmrtir nah
yarhy abja-nabha-caranisanayoru-bhaktya
ceto-malani vidhamed guna-karma-jani
tasmin visuddha upalabhyata atma-tattvam
saksad yathamala-drsoh savitr-prakasah
THE LIBERATED SOUL CANNOT BE IDENTICAL WITH THE SUPREME LORD, WHO IS
THE PATI (MASTER OF ALL LIVING ENTITIES).
(Vs. 1.3.43)
7.3.29
tvam iise jagatas tasthusas ca
pranena mukhyena patih prajanam
cittasya cittair mana-indriyanam
patir mahan bhuta-gunasayesah
Your Lordship, being the origin of the life of this material world,
is the master and controller of the living entities, both moving and
stationary, and you inspire their consciousness. You maintain the mind
and the acting and knowledge-acquiring senses, and therefore you are the
great controller of all the material elements and their qualities, and
you are the controller of all desires.
7.3.31
tvam eva kalo 'nimiso jananam
ayur lavady-avayavaih ksinosi
kuta-stha atma paramesthy ajo mahams
tvam jiva-lokasya ca jiva atma