Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 9 Verse 22

Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 9: Brahmā's Prayers for Creative Energy

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.9.22

so 'yaḿ samasta-jagatāḿ suhṛd eka ātmā

sattvena yan mṛḍayate bhagavān bhagena

tenaiva me dṛśam anuspṛśatād yathāhaḿ

srakṣyāmi pūrvavad idaḿ praṇata-priyo 'sau

SYNONYMS

saḥ — He; ayam — the Lord; samasta-jagatām — of all the universes; suhṛt ekaḥ — the one friend and philosopher; ātmā — the Supersoul; sattvena — by the mode of goodness; yat — one who; mṛḍayate — causes happiness; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; bhagena — with six opulences; tena — by Him; eva — certainly; me — to me; dṛśam — power of introspection; anuspṛśatāt — let Him give; yathā — as; aham — I; srakṣyāmi — will be able to create; pūrva-vat — as before; idam — this universe; praṇata — surrendered; priyaḥ — dear; asau — He (the Lord).

TRANSLATION

Let the Supreme Lord be merciful towards me. He is the one friend and soul of all living entities in the world, and He maintains all, for their ultimate happiness, by His six transcendental opulences. May He be merciful towards me so that I, as before, may be empowered with the introspection to create, for I am also one of the surrendered souls who are dear to the Lord.

PURPORT

The Supreme Lord, Puruṣottama, or Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is the maintainer of all, in both the transcendental and material worlds. He is the life and friend of all because there is eternally natural affection and love between the living entities and the Lord. He is the one friend and well-wisher for all, and He is one without a second. The Lord maintains all the living entities everywhere by His six transcendental opulences, for which He is known as bhagavān, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Brahmā prayed for His mercy so that he might be able to create the universal affairs as he did before; only by the Lord's causeless mercy could he create both material and spiritual personalities like Marīci and Nārada respectively. Brahmā prayed to the Lord because He is very much dear to the surrendered soul. The surrendered soul knows nothing but the Lord, and therefore the Lord is very affectionate towards him.

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