Therefore, I see no one greater than he who has no interest other than Mine and who offers Me everything, his actions and even his life, without knowing any rest.
This perfect devotee offers his respects to all beings, because he has the firm conviction that the Supreme Lord has entered into the body of everyone as the Supreme Soul, the absolute master.
My dear mother, you the daughter of Manu (the father of humanity), the devotee who practices astanga yoga (astanga yoga is a method of yoga in eight stages or activities, which enable one to attain the level of perfection of devotional service) by thus applying the science of devotional service, attains the abode of the Supreme Lord through this devotional service alone.
That purusa (attribute of Krishna, the “Supreme Beneficiary, the Supreme Lord”) which the separate soul has to approach is the eternal form of Godhead, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, also known as Brahma (the demiurge and ruler of our galaxy) and Paramatma (the Supersoul). He is the Supreme Spiritual Being, and all His acts transcend matter.
Time, which causes the transformation of the various material manifestations, is another aspect of Godhead, the Supreme Personality, but it arouses fear in one who does not know Him as such.
The Supreme Lord, Sri Visnu, the beneficiary of all sacrifices, represents the element of time and the Master of masters. He is present in the heart of everyone, sustains all beings and causes one to annihilate another.
No one is particularly dear to the Supreme Lord, no one is His friend or His enemy; but He inspires those who do not forget Him and destroys others.
It is out of fear of God that the wind blows and the sun shines, out of fear of Him that the rain falls, and again out of fear of Him that the multitude of stars shine.
Out of fear of the Supreme Lord, trees, shrubs, herbs and various seasonal plants flower and bear fruit, each according to its season.
It is also out of fear of the Supreme that rivers flow and the ocean never crosses its limits. And always out of fear of Him, the fire burns and the earth, with its mountains, does not sink into the oceanic abyss of the universe.
Under the direction of the Supreme Lord, space gives shelter to all the planets, which in turn shelter the innumerable living entities. Also under His supreme direction, the entire universal body unfolds with its seven layers.
It is also out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that the deities responsible for the three gunas perform their functions of creation, maintenance and destruction; and everything in this world, the animate as well as the inanimate, is under their sway.
Eternal time has neither beginning nor end; it represents the Supreme Lord, the creator of this criminal world. It is He who determines the end of the phenomenal universe. He perpetuates the work of creation by bringing about the birth of one being through another; Likewise he dissolved the world, even to the point of annihilating Yamaraja himself, the lord of death.