The Lord manifests in different Forms and Functions

बहुनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन | तान्यहं वेद सर्वानि न त्वम् वेत्थ परंतप॥ (४. ५)

 Meaning, O Arjuna Parantapa! You and I have taken many births and I know them all but you do not know them.

   पूर्णमदः  पूर्णमिदम् पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदुच्यते | पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते॥

   Meaning, “That (‘tat’) is Full” (purnam / wholeness / Complete) or perfect and this jiva which manifests from ‘That’ parabrahman is also complete, full. This is the fundamental principle, mula tattva. The Veda holds the key. Every atom (kana) is complete in its structure, composition, quality and its function. So also, every cell (jiva kosha) is complete, fully knowledgeable and functions. The child in the mother’s womb is as complete as the mother and father, the parents themselves. Nothing is incomplete, nothing is imperfect here. That is the reason why it is said, “Child is the Father of man”. “God is man by proxy”. The secret of the cosmic entity, the universe, is very beautifully explained by Shree Krishna in a simple Mantra or Formula or Sutra. “I am That”. This means that there is nothing other than Shree Krishna as supreme Consciousness in this cosmos, the universe or the material world. It is the “One”, appearing as ‘many’. ‘One becoming many’, just as one full moon appearing in a thousand lakes.

एकोहम् बहुस्याम् | I am One, I shall be many, said the Lord. (Rkveda)

मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहं। संभवस्सर्वभूतानां ततोभवति भारत॥ (१४. ३)

सर्वयोनिषु कौंतेय मूर्तयः संभवंति याः। तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता॥(१४. ४)

  Meaning, “My womb is the great Brahma; in that I place the germ of ‘desire’; thence, O Arjuna, is the birth of all beings! Whatever forms are produced, O Arjuna, “in any womb whatsoever, the great Brahma is their womb” and “I am the seed-giving father”. Bhagavan Shree Krishna narrates how the universe is created.

   It is interesting to note that the Lord, as Vishnu pervades the universe as pure Consciousness. Bhagavan Shree Krishna is ‘poorna-prajnya’ and as such He knows all. He pervades the universe as ‘kaal’ (Time). He is ‘Akasha’ (space). He accommodates everything. Hence all are in Him! Everything is an indivisible part of Him, amshatmika. Nothing exists without Him since He is the support of all that exists. He asserts that “He only exists, and nothing besides Him”.

    I Am One and Only, no second to Me. Eko’ham adviteeyam | He thought and desired, rather, decided to become many. Thus, He said unto Himself- "I shall be Many", bahusyam | There is no limitation of time, space, causality or any dearth of resources with Shree Mahalakshmi within and besides Him for creation. Thus, He himself manifested in multifarious forms and functions to become Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha and ordained them to manifest His form as the Sages, saints and tapojanah, devi and devata, manes and humans and animals of all sorts.This is how creation manifested from Him, Lord Narayana. He created and entered into creation. Tat srushtvaa tat eva anupravishat | He, the supreme Lord, Bhagavan Shree Krishna manifests in different forms  from the power of Maya. All the eight principles- space, air, fire, water, earth, mind, mentation, intellect, and ahankar are the manifest powers of the Lord. These are the eight principles of Nature (ashta prakruti). He is the”Be all and end all”. Everything is the manifest forms of the supreme Lord and nothing else. Sarvam khaluvidam brah,maa||

   Everything that manifests from Him, the Lord, has the same powers of creation, sustenance, dissolution, however in a kinchit or limited way. What the Lord created, man also creates, but the powers of the latter are limited to his ability, unlike the Lord who is mahat, ‘bruhat’, vast! Man also excels in his intellect in his own limited sphere. This is the reason why man cannot keep quiet even for a second and is always engaged in some work or the other. When the jiva realizes its true nature, it merges in Him, ceasing to remain separate!