namo namas te 'khila-kÄraṇÄya
niá¹£kÄraṇÄyÄdbhuta-kÄraṇÄya
sarvÄgamÄmnÄya-mahÄrṇavÄya
namo 'pavargÄya parÄyaṇÄya
namaḥ - I offer my respectful obeisances; namaḥ - again I offer my respectful obeisances; te - unto You; akhila-kÄraṇÄya - unto the supreme cause of everything; niá¹£kÄraṇÄya - unto You who are causeless; adbhuta-kÄraṇÄya - the wonderful cause of everything; sarva - all; Ägama-ÄmnÄya - unto the source of the paramparÄ system of all Vedic knowledge; mahÄ-arṇavÄya - the great ocean of knowledge, or the great ocean wherein all the rivers of knowledge merge; namaḥ - I offer my obeisances; apavargÄya - unto You who can give deliverance or liberation; para-ayaṇÄya - the shelter of all transcendentalists.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is described herein as the wonderful cause. He is wonderful in the sense that although there may be unlimited emanations from the Supreme Personality of Godhead (janmÄdy asya yataḥ), He always remains complete (pÅ«rṇasya pÅ«rṇam ÄdÄya pÅ«rṇam evÄvaÅ›iá¹£yate). In our experience in the material world, if we have a bank balance of one million dollars, as we withdraw money from the bank the balance gradually diminishes until it becomes nil. However, the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, is so complete that although innumerable Personalities of Godhead expand from Him, He remains the same Supreme Personality of Godhead. PÅ«rṇasya pÅ«rṇam ÄdÄya pÅ«rṇam evÄvaÅ›iá¹£yate. Therefore He is the wonderful cause. Govindam Ädi-puruá¹£aá¹ tam ahaá¹ bhajÄmi.
īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ
sac-cid-Änanda-vigrahaḥ
anÄdir Ädir govindaḥ
sarva-kÄraṇa-kÄraṇam
“Kṛṣṇa, who is known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes.†(Brahma-saá¹hitÄ 5.1)
Even in this material world, we can understand that the sun has existed for millions of years and has given off heat and light since its creation, yet the sun still retains its power and never changes. What then is to be said of the supreme cause, paraá¹ brahma, Kṛṣṇa? Everything emanates from Him perpetually, yet He maintains His original form (sac-cid-Änanda-vigrahaḥ). Kṛṣṇa personally says in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (10.8), mattaḥ sarvaá¹ pravartate: “Everything emanates from Me.†Everything emanates from Kṛṣṇa eternally, yet He is the same Kṛṣṇa and does not change. Therefore He is the shelter of all transcendentalists who are eager to get free from material bondage.
Everyone must take shelter of Kṛṣṇa. It is therefore advised:
akÄmaḥ sarva-kÄmo vÄ
moká¹£a-kÄma udÄra-dhīḥ
tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena
yajeta puruá¹£aá¹ param
“Whether one desires everything or nothing or desires to merge into the existence of the Lord, he is intelligent only if he worships Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by rendering transcendental loving service.†(BhÄg. 2.3.10) Paraá¹ brahma, the Supreme Lord, and paraá¹ dhÄma, the supreme repose, is Kṛṣṇa. Therefore anyone who desires anything — whether he be a karmÄ«, a jñÄnÄ« or a yogÄ« — should try to perceive the Supreme Personality of Godhead very seriously, and all of his desires will be fulfilled. The Lord says, ye yathÄ mÄá¹ prapadyante tÄá¹s tathaiva bhajÄmy aham: “As the living entities surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly.†Even the karmÄ« who wants everything for his enjoyment can get it from Kṛṣṇa. For Kṛṣṇa, supplying what he wants is not at all difficult. Actually, however, one should worship Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for the sake of getting liberation.
VedaiÅ› ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ. By studying the Vedic literature, one should understand Kṛṣṇa. As confirmed here, sarvÄgamÄmnÄya-mahÄrṇavÄya. He is the ocean, and all Vedic knowledge flows toward Him. Therefore, intelligent transcendentalists take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (sarva-dharmÄn parityajya mÄm ekaá¹ Å›araṇaá¹ vraja). This is the ultimate goal.