Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 45


Sanskrit:

भक्त्योद्धवानपायिन्या सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् ।सर्वोत्पत्त्यप्ययं ब्रह्म कारणं मोपयाति स: ॥ ४५ ॥

ITRANS:

bhaktyoddhavānapāyinyāsarva-loka-maheśvaramsarvotpatty-apyayaṁ brahmakāraṇaṁ mopayāti saḥ

Translation:

My dear Uddhava, I am the Supreme Lord of all worlds, and I create and destroy this universe, being its ultimate cause. I am thus the Absolute Truth, and one who worships Me with unfailing devotional service comes to Me.

Purport:

As described in the First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.11), Lord Kṛṣṇa is understood in three features — as impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā and ultimately the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the source of everything. Lord Kṛṣṇa absorbs the impersonal philosophers into the rays of His body, appears before the perfect yogīs as the Lord of the heart, and ultimately brings His pure devotees back to His own abode for an eternal life of bliss and knowledge.