Vedic Q&AAnswered according to Bhaktivedanta Siddhānta
What is the supreme resting place of all cosmic manifestations according to Krishna?
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In the Vedic literature, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa addresses "What is the supreme resting place of all cosmic manifestations according to Krishna?" with profound philosophical clarity. As declared in BG 7.7, "O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread." The living entity (jīva) is not the temporary physical body, but an eternal, indestructible conscious spark of the Supreme. All material dualities—happiness, distress, anxiety, and sorrow—are bodily transformations that arise from our conditioned contact with the material energy.
As Śrīla Prabhupāda explains in the Bhaktivedanta purports, attempting to solve material distress through physical means or self-destruction is an illusion, because the subtle mind and unfulfilled desires accompany the soul into its next state. Rather, as instructed in BG 9.4, one must use the mind to elevate oneself through spiritual intelligence. By taking shelter of devotional service (Bhakti-yoga) and the holy names of the Lord, one conquers all material perplexities and attains eternal peace.
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Canonical Verse Citations (3)
“O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.”
“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.”
“And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I am the maintainer of all living entities and although I am everywhere, I am not a part of this cosmic manifestation, for My Self is the very source of creation.”
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