Who is the original cause of all causes?

Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the cause of all causes; everything emanates from Him.

Other causes give rise to various objects.

Although the strength of the senses, the mind's power to think, feel, and will, as well as the body's power, movements, and growth appear to result from various movements of the airs evolving within the body, they are, in truth, only manifestations of Krishna's energy. The vast expanse of space rests in Him.

The vibrations of the ether, thunder, the supreme sound also called “omkara,” as well as the various combinations of words that distinguish things from one another, are His symbolic representations. Truly, He is All.

The senses, the Master of the senses, the celestial beings, and the acquisition of knowledge, which is the function of the senses, as well as the object of knowledge—He is All. The resolve of intelligence and the keen memory of living beings are He.

The egotistical principle inherent in ignorance that gave rise to our material galaxy, and the egotistical principle inherent in passion that gave rise to the senses, and that inherent in virtue that gave rise to the various celestial beings acting as masters in this world are also He.

The illusory energy, maya, which is the cause of the perpetual transmigration (reincarnation) of the being conditioned by matter, from one form to another, is always He.

Lord Krishna, the Eternal Supreme, is the original cause of all causes, just as the earth is the origin of the various species of trees, plants, and other similar manifestations.

As the earth is represented in everything, God, Krishna, is present throughout this entire material manifestation in the form of the Supreme Soul. Yes, the Lord is the Supreme Cause of all causes, the Eternal Principle.

In truth, everything is a manifestation of Krishna's unique energy. The three gunas, the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature: virtue, passion, and ignorance, as well as the result of their interaction, are linked to Him through His internal potency.

Supposedly independent, they are not, for, in fact, the entire material energy rests upon Him, the Supreme Soul.

The ultimate cause of everything, the transformations of material manifestation—birth, growth, stabilization, reproduction, decline, and destruction—are absent in Him. His supreme energy takes a thousand forms, and precisely because they represent His energy, He is everywhere present.