Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 7 Verse 1

svar-vasam me 'bhikankshinah

SYNONYMS

sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; yat -- that which; attha -- you spoke; mam -- to Me; maha-bhaga -- O greatly fortunate Uddhava; tat -- that; cikirshitam -- the program that I am desiring to execute; eva -- certainly; me -- Mine; brahma -- Lord Brahma; bhavah -- Lord Siva; loka-palah -- the leaders of all universal planets; svah-vasam -- abode in Vaikuntha; me -- My; abhikankshinah -- they are desiring.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O greatly fortunate Uddhava, you have accurately revealed My desire to withdraw the Yadu dynasty from the earth and return to My own abode in Vaikuntha. Thus Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and all other planetary rulers are now praying for Me to resume My residence in Vaikuntha.

PURPORT

Each and every demigod has his particular abode in the heavenly planets within the material universe. Although Lord Vishnu is sometimes counted among the demigods, His abode is in Vaikuntha, the spiritual sky. The demigods are universal controllers within the kingdom of maya, but Vishnu is the Lord of the illusory potency and many other spiritual potencies. His exalted residence does not lie within the kingdom of His insignificant maidservant maya.

Lord Vishnu, the Personality of Godhead, is the supreme Lord of all lords; the demigods are His separated parts and parcels. Being themselves minute jiva souls, the demigods are under the influence of the potency of maya; but Lord Vishnu is always the supreme controller of maya. The Personality of Godhead is the reservoir and root of all existence, and the material world is just a dim reflection of the brilliant scenery of His eternal, spiritual abode, where everything is infinitely beautiful and pleasurable. Vishnu is the supreme reality, and no living entity can ever be equal to or greater than Him. The Lord exists within His own unique category called vishnu-tattva, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All other prominent or extraordinary living entities owe their positions and potencies to the Lord. Ultimately Vishnu Himself is a plenary expansion of Lord Krishna, the original source of all the vishnu-tattva and jiva-tattva expansions. Thus Lord Krishna is the basis of everything.

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