SRI BRAHMA-SAMHITA

Verse 23

sanjato bhagavach-chhaktya tat-kalam kila choditah
sisrksayam matim chakre purva-samskara-samskrtam
dadarsa kevalam dhvantam nanyat kim api sarvatah [23]

Translation: Upon his birth, Lord Brahma, directed by the potency of the Supreme Lord, contemplated the matter of creation according to the tendencies shaped by his previous lives (purva-samskara); but he could see nothing but darkness in all directions.

Purport: Lord Brahma’s attempt to create is only the result of impulses shaped by his previous situations. Every jiva accrues a nature and personality according to such a process, and by dint of that nature the jiva’s attempts take shape. This is known as the ‘unseen’ or the ‘fruit of action’ (karma-phala). Lord Brahma’s natural impulse ensues by dint of his deeds in the previous age. In the same way, certain eligible jivas also attain to the post of Brahma.

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