TEXT 49
yasminn idam viracitam
vyomniva jaladavalih
naneva bhati nabhati
svapna-maya-manorathah
SYNONYMS
yasminin whom; idamthis entire cosmic manifestation; viracitamcreated; vyomniin the sky; ivajust like; jalada-avalihclouds; nana ivaas if in different varieties; bhatiis manifested; na abhatiis unmanifested; svapna-mayaillusion, like a dream; manah-rathahcreated to be traversed by the chariot of the mind.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord, Vasudeva, who created the cosmic manifestation, exhibits Himself as all-pervading, like the sky that holds clouds. And when the creation is annihilated, everything enters into the Supreme Lord, Visnu, and varieties are no longer manifested.
PURPORT
As stated by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita (7.19):
After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, is one with the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Absolute Truth. Everything is in Him in the beginning, and at the end all manifestations enter into Him. He is situated in everyones heart (sarvasya caham hrdi sannivistah). And from Him everything has emanated (janmady asya yatah [SB 1.1.1]). All material manifestations, however, are temporary. The word svapna means dreams, maya means illusion, and manoratha means mental creations. Dreams, illusions and mental creations are temporary. Similarly, all material creation is temporary, but Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the eternal Absolute Truth.

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