स विश्वकाय: पुरुहूत ईश: सत्य: स्वयंज्योतिरज: पुराण: । धत्तेऽस्य जन्माद्यजयात्मशक्त्या तां विद्ययोदस्य निरीह आस्ते ॥ १३ ॥
sa visva-kayah puru-huta-isah satyah svayam-jyotir ajah puranah dhatte ’sya janmady-ajayatma-saktya tam vidyayodasya niriha aste
- sah
- that Supreme Personality of Godhead
- visva-kayah
- the total form of the universe (the whole universe is the external body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead)
- puru-hutah
- known by so many names
- isah
- the supreme controller (with full power)
- satyah
- the ultimate truth
- svayam
- personally
- jyotih
- self-effulgent
- ajah
- unborn, beginningless
- puranah
- the oldest
- dhatte
- He performs
- asya
- of this universe
- janma-adi
- the creation, maintenance and annihilation
- ajaya
- by His external energy
- atma-saktya
- by His personal potency
- tam
- that external material energy
- vidyaya
- by His spiritual potency
- udasya
- giving up
- nirihah
- without any desire or activity
- aste
- He is existing (untouched by the material energy)
The entire cosmic manifestation is the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, who has millions of names and unlimited potencies. He is self-effulgent, unborn and changeless. He is the beginning of everything, but He has no beginning. Because He has created this cosmic manifestation by His external energy, the universe appears to be created, maintained and annihilated by Him. Nonetheless, He remains inactive in His spiritual energy and is untouched by the activities of the material energy.