Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.1

1. Srimad Bhagavatam1.1.1 anvayäd itarataç cärtheñv abhijïaù

2. Text 1 oà namo bhagavate väsudeväya janmädy asya yato ’nvayäd itarataç cärtheñv abhijïaù svaräö tene brahma hådä ya ädi-kavaye muhyanti yat sürayaù tejo-väri-mådäà yathä vinimayo yatra tri-sargo ’måñä dhämnä svena sadä nirasta-kuhakaà satyaà paraà dhémahi

3. Translation O my Lord, Çré Kåñëa, son of Vasudeva, O all-pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. I meditate upon Lord Çré Kåñëa because He is the Absolute Truth and the primeval cause of all causes of the creation, sustenance and destruction of the manifested universes. He is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations, and He is independent because there is no other cause beyond Him. It is He only who first imparted the Vedic knowledge unto the heart of Brahmäjé, the original living being. By Him even the great sages and demigods are placed into illusion, as one is bewildered by the illusory representations of water seen in fire, or land seen on water. Only because of Him do the material universes, temporarily manifested by the reactions of the three modes of nature, appear factual, although they are unreal. I therefore meditate upon Him, Lord Çré Kåñëa, who is eternally existent in the transcendental abode, which is forever free from the illusory representations of the material world. I meditate upon Him, for He is the Absolute Truth.

4. anvayäd itarataç cärtheñv abhijïaù • anvayät—directly; • itarataù—indirectly; • ca—and; • artheñu—purposes; • abhijïaù—fully cognizant; • “He is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations.”

5. Indirectly cognizant • Universe is compared to big organization and all the demigods to the heads of different departments and Krsna is the owner or this universal organization. • Thus He is indirectly cognizant of the affairs of universe through the different department heads, who act as His servants to carry out the affairs of universal management.

6. Paramatma in heart samäne våkñe puruño nimagno ’néçayä çocati muhyamänaù juñöaà yadä paçyaty anyam éçam asya mahimänam iti véta-çokaù “Although the two birds are in the same tree, the eating bird is fully engrossed with anxiety and moroseness as the enjoyer of the fruits of the tree. But if in some way or other he turns his face to his friend who is the Lord and knows His glories—at once the suffering bird becomes free from all anxieties.” Çvetäçvatara Upaniñad (4.7)

7. Directly cognizant eko ’py asau racayituà jagad-aëòa-koöià yac-chaktir asti jagad-aëòa-cayä yad-antaù aëòäntara-stha-paramäëu-cayäntara-sthaà govindam ädi-puruñaà tam ahaà bhajämi “I worship the Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who, by one of His plenary portions, enters into the existence of every universe and every particle of the atoms and thus unlimitedly manifests His infinite energy all over the material creation.”

8. Complete control of everything • Not only in the heart, but also in each and every atom. • That’s how Krsna controls everything including matter and all the living entities. • What will move, in which direction, when and how, everything is directed by Paramatma, who is situated in each and every atom.

9. Everything in all creations known to Krsna. • Not only Krsna even His devotees by grace of Krsna can know everything;e.g.Narada Muni coming to see Krsna, after He killed Kesi demon. • In spiritual world, there is no Paramatma feature, but Krsna knows directly everything. • Thus Lord is not dependent on any material arrangement to know everything.

10. Thus Krsna is directly and indirectly cognizant of everything.