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| Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Takhura Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Brahma Samhita IntraText CT - Text |
sanjato bhagavac-chaktya
tat-kalam kila coditah
sisrksayam matim cakre
purva-samskara-samskrtah
dadarsa kevalam dhvantam
nanyat kim api sarvatah
sanjatah--on being born; bhagavat-saktya--by the divine potency; tat-kalam--at that time; kila--indeed; coditah--being guided; sisrksayam--to the act of creation; matim--his mind; cakre--turned; purva-samskara-samskrtah--under the impulse of previous impressions; dadarsa--he saw; kevalam-- only; dhvantam--darkness; na--not; anyat--else; kim api-- anything; sarvatah--in every direction.
On coming out of the lotus, Brahma, being guided by the divine potency turned his mind to the act of creation under the impulse of previous impressions. But he could see nothing but darkness in every direction.
Brahma's impulse for creation arises solely from his previous impressions. All jivas get their nature conformably to their impressions of previous births and accordingly their activity can have a beginning. It is called "the unseen" or the result of one's previous deeds. His natural impulse is formed according to the nature of the deeds done by him in the previous kalpa. Some of the eligible jivas also attain to the office of Brahma in this way.