अनामरूपात्मनि रूपनामनी विधित्समानोऽनुससार शास्त्रकृत् ॥२२॥
sa eva bhÅ«yo nija-vÄ«rya-coditÄá¹
sva-jÄ«va-mÄyÄá¹ praká¹›tiá¹ sisá¹›ká¹£atÄ«m
anÄma-rÅ«pÄtmani rÅ«pa-nÄmanÄ«
vidhitsamÄno 'nusasÄra Å›Ästra-ká¹›t
The Lord, after manifesting the scriptures, and desiring to make names and forms for the jīvas, then followed prakṛti, who desired to create the universe, but who moves only by his power, and by his will alone bewilders the jīvas.
Having spoken of the Lord’s situation during the devastation and before the creation, with his unfailing form, qualities and pastimes, they describe another pastime involving his expansion at the beginning of creation, in order to describe the Lord’s eternal condition even at that time. Maha-visnu, manifesting the Vedas at the first moment of his breathing (sastra-krt), followed prakrti. “But if he follows prakrti, that is a fault, because that shows he is dependent on prakrti.†No. Prakrti is instigated by his power (nija-viyra-coditam). Engaged in activity under his control, prakrti is the controller or bewilderer of the jiva (jiva-mayam) who are also his energies (sva). Why does he follow prakrti? He follows her because he desires to make names and forms such as devatas, humans and animals, for the jivas with no names and forms, by creating gross and subtle bodies and imposing them on the jivas. In order to accomplish performance of karma, jnana, yoga and bhakti, the Lord created the scriptures before following prakrti.
