SB 2.5.4
TEXT 4
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TEXT
यद्विज्ञानो यदाधारो यत्परस्त्वं यदात्मकः ।
एकः सृजसि भूतानि भूतैरेवात्ममायया ॥ ४ ॥ yad-vijnano yad-adharo
yat-paras tvam yad-atmakaḥ
ekaḥ srjasi bhūtani
bhūtair evatma-mayaya
yad vijnanaḥ-the source of knowledge; yad-adharaḥ-under whose protection; yad-paraḥ-under whose subordination; tvam-you; yad-atmakaḥ-in what capacity; ekaḥ-alone; srjasi-you are creating; bhūtani-the living entities; bhūtaiḥ-with the help of material elements; eva-certainly; atma-self; mayaya-by potency.
TRANSLATION
My dear father, what is the source of your knowledge? Under whose protection are you standing? And under whom are you working? What is your real position? Do you alone create all entities with material elements by your personal energy?
PURPORT
It was known to Sri Narada Muni that Lord Brahma attained creative energy by undergoing severe austerities. As such, he could understand that there was someone else superior to Brahmaji who invested Brahma with the power of creation. Therefore he asked all the above questions. Discoveries of progressive scientific achievements are therefore not independent. The scientist has to attain the knowledge of a thing already existing by means of the wonderful brain made by someone else. A scientist can work with the help of such an awarded brain, but it is not possible for the scientist to create his own or a similar brain. Therefore no one is independent in the matter of any creation, nor is such creation automatic.
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