Appendix

Appendix

The following are the translations of the four seed verses — chatuḥ ślokī — of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (2.9.33–6) as given by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Swāmī Mahārāj:

33) Brahmā, it is I, the Personality of Godhead, who was existing before the creation, when there was nothing but Myself. Nor was there the material nature, the cause of this creation. That which you see now is also I, the Personality of Godhead, and after annihilation what remains will also be I, the Personality of Godhead.

34) O Brahmā, whatever appears to be of any value, if it is without relation to Me, has no reality. Know it as My illusory energy, that reflection which appears to be in darkness.

35) O Brahmā, please know that the universal elements enter into the cosmos and at the same time do not enter into the cosmos. Similarly, I Myself also exist within everything created, and at the same time I am outside of everything.

36) A person who is searching after the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, must certainly search for it up to this, in all circumstances, in all space and time, and both directly and indirectly.