Commentary on the Bhagavadgita - 12- 2. Swami Krishnananda.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 31, 2021. 8:14. PM. Discourse 12 : THE FIFTH CHAPTER CONTINUES : THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERFECTED PERSON : 2. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.All processes in this universe—evolution, involution, activity of any kind—are said to be taking place on account of a peculiar propensity in the gunas of prakriti. Therefore, the Supreme Lord is not supposed to be directly responsible for either what we call creation or destruction, or for any kind of activity taking place. His participation in creation is secondary, just as the sun, the solar light, is responsible for everything—life and death in this world—and yet the sun is not directly connected. This is a very interesting verse in the Bhagavadgita : "Na kartritvam na karmani lokasya srijati prabh...