The liberation of the Bhattacarya Madhya lila chapter 6 .
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “When the Supreme Personality of Godhead wished to become many, He glanced over the material energy. Before the creation there were no mundane eyes or mind; therefore the transcendental nature of the Absolute Truth’s mind and eyes is confirmed.
Purport
In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.2.3), it is said, tad aikṣata bahu syāṁ prajāyeya. This statement confirms the fact that when the Supreme Personality of Godhead wishes to become many, the cosmic manifestation arises simply by His glancing over material energy. It may be noted that the Supreme Lord glanced over the material nature before the creation of this cosmic manifestation. Before the creation there were no material minds or material eyes; therefore the mind by which the Supreme Personality of Godhead desired to create is transcendental, and the eyes with which He glanced over material nature are also transcendental. Thus the Lord’s mind, eyes and other senses are all transcendental.
End of purport ..Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada..
Srila Jiva Goswami brings us this
Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.2.3) Jiva Goswami purports within the Tattva Sandarbha say its the jivas that wanted to be independent and thus they were glanced into matter , the material energies are a facility that Maha Visnu provides . The deeper theological framework explained by Srila Jiva Goswami in his commentaries—specifically within the Ṣaṭ-Sandarbhas—regarding Vedic creation aphorisms like Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.2.3. [1]While the literal text of the verse reads tad aikṣata bahu syāṁ prajāyeyeti—meaning “That Existence [the Supreme] glanced and willed, ‘May I become many’“—Jīva Gosvāmī clarifies the underlying reason for this glance. [1, 2]The philosophical mechanics behind this concept are broken down below:1. The Lord’s Glance (Ikṣaṇa)In Gaudiya Vaishnava theology, the Supreme Lord does not have material desires or a need to create bondage for anyone. When He glances (aikṣata) over the material energy (prakṛti) at the dawn of a new cosmic cycle, it is a response to the dormant states of the living entities (jīvas). [1, 2]2. The Free Will of the JīvaThe jīvas belong to the Lord’s marginal potency (taṭasthā-śakti). Because they possess a minute amount of independence, some jīvas harbor a desire to experience life separate from, or independent of, the Supreme.The Dormant Desires: At the time of cosmic dissolution (pralaya), these unliberated souls rest unconsciously within the body of Mahā-Viṣṇu with their material desires unfulfilled. [1]The Activation: When the Lord says “May I become many,” He is willingly expanding His energies to facilitate those jīvas who wanted an independent field of activity. [1]3. Merging Purpose and ActionTherefore, the Lord’s glance is the nimitta-kāraṇa (efficient cause) that activates the material elements, but it is the individual jīva’s choice and constitutional vulnerability that places them into the material world. The Lord simply acts as the compassionate supervisor, providing a material playground for the soul’s independent desires to be played out and, ultimately, exhausted
One could well ask oneself the origins of the living beings. This purpose describes the living beings receiving material bodies, and the glance appears to award material bodies that give the impression that living beings have become many independent enjoyers .However, before the glance spoken about, where did they come from ? There are records in the Vedas of cyclic glances , during the creation , maintenance and destructions of universes .One can further consider before the cyclic cycles, where did the jiva come from , Maha Sankarsana and Mula Sankarsana should be referenced as well as the brahman effulgence. Lord Balarama is the originator of the expansions of the Jivas , and Balarama is the first expansion of Krishna, and Maha Visnu is an expansion of Maha Sankarsana. Maha Visnu is serving a purpose to fulfil the desire of some living beings, who do not want to , or do not feel ,at least yet , a spontaneous attraction to associate in love with Krishna and His friends lovers and family.
The learners come to the material atmosphere, others hover in an indecisive state in Brahman , one might say ..
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