SB 4.31.15
TEXT 15
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TEXT
यथैव सूर्यात्प्रभवन्ति वारः पुनश्च तस्मिन्प्रविशन्ति काले ।
भूतानि भूमौ स्थिरजङ्गमानि तथा हरावेव गुणप्रवाहः ॥ १५ ॥ yathaiva suryat prabhavanti varah
punas ca tasmin pravisanti kale
bhutani bhumau sthira-jaṅgamani
tatha harav eva guna-pravahah
yatha-as; eva-certainly; suryat-from the sun; prabhavanti-is generated; varah-water; punah-again; ca-and; tasmin-unto it; pravisanti-enters; kale-in due course of time; bhutani-all living entities; bhumau-to the earth; sthira-not moving; jaṅgamani-and moving; tatha-similarly; harau-unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva-certainly; guna-pravahah-emanation of material nature.
TRANSLATION
During the rainy season, water is generated from the sun, and in due course of time, during the summer season, the very same water is again absorbed by the sun. Similarly, all living entities, moving and inert, are generated from the earth, and again, after some time, they all return to the earth as dust. Similarly, everything emanates from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and in due course of time everything enters into Him again.
PURPORT
Although Krsna is not personally present everywhere, His energy is nonetheless the cause of all creation. The entire cosmic manifestation is nothing but a display of Krsna's energy. The two examples given in this verse are very vivid. During the rainy season, the rain, by rejuvenating the production of vegetables on earth, enables man and animals to obtain living energy. When there is no rain, food is scarce, and man and animal simply die. All vegetables, as well as moving living entities, are originally products of the earth. They come from the earth, and again they merge into the earth. Similarly, the total material energy is generated from the body of Krsna, and at such a time the entire cosmic manifestation is visible. When Krsna winds up His energy, everything vanishes. This is explained in a different way in Brahma-samhita:
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