इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः ॥ ८ ॥
ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate .
iti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ .. 8 ..
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I, the Supreme Brahman, termed Vasudeva, am the source of the whole world. From Me* alone evolves the whole universe in all its changes, including existence and disappearance, action, effect and enjoyment. Thus thinking, the wise who know the Superme Reality † worship Me, ardently engaged in the contemplation of the Supreme Reality.
Controlled and impelled by Me as the Inner Regulator, every thing moves on in accordance with the Law.—(A.)
It is only those who see the emptiness of the worldly life that are fit for a life of devotion to the Lord. When men know the Lord as the Self of all, the Cause of all, the Omniscient Lord of all, they become devoted to Me. The knowledge of the Supreme Reality leads to love, regard and earnestness, and these lead to devotion to the Lord.—(A.)