SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

156 Srbnad-Bhigavabun [Canto 7, Ch. 3this connection that tri-vrta means prakrtya. Thus Lord _KrI;ta is theoriginal creator, and Lord Brahma is the original engineer.TEXT28 Slltilf;os::q41Wilf4\f?llfui IInama adyaya bijayajfiiina-vijfiiina-milrtayeprar:wrulriya-mano-buddhivikarairvyaktim iyenamatt-I offer my respectful obeisances; adyaya-unto the originalliving creature; bijaya-the seed of the cosmic manifestation; jfiiina-ofknowledge; vijfiiina-and of practical application; milrtaye-unto thedeity or form; prary,a-of the life air; irulriya-of the senses; manattofthe mind; buddhi-of the intelligence; vikaraitt-by transformations;vyaktim-manifestation; ry-e-who has obtained.TRANSLATIONI offer my obeisances to the original personality within this universe,Lord Brahmi, who is cognizant and who can apply his mindand realized intelligence in creating this cosmic manifestation. It isbecause of his activities that everything within the universe is visible.He is therefore the cause of all manifestations.PURPORTThe Vedanta-sutra begins by declaring that the Absolute Person is theoriginal source of all creation (janmady asya yatatt}. One may askwhether Lord Brahma is the Supreme Absolute Person. No, the SupremeAbsolute Person is _KrI;ta. Brahma receives his mind, intelligence, materialsand everything else from _KrQa, and then he becomes the secondarycreator, the engineer of this universe. In this regard we may notethat the creation does not take place accidentally, because of the explosionof a chunk. Such nonsensical theories are not accepted by Vedic students.The first created living being is Brahma, who is endowed with