Listen, dear one, to the ancient teaching as revealed in the sacred verses. There exists a wondrous reality, luminous in nature, appearing as a radiant circle of light. Boundless as the vastness of space, it pervades all things and is imperishable. This, the yogis proclaim, is the supreme, eternal Brahman. Brahman is without desire, without form—the highest Self, the Lord. It is the essence of supreme bliss, the cause of supreme bliss itself. Here, even Prakriti, the source of all seeds and creation, ultimately merges. Just as fire inherently possesses the power to burn, and the sun is inseparable from its radiance, so too is sound ever present in the sky and scent in the earth. In the same way, when Brahman turns toward creation, a portion of it is known as Purusha. Prakriti, then, manifests with threefold qualities and is remembered as the supreme, shadowy form. Just as a potter shapes a pot from clay, or a goldsmith fashions an earring from gold, so creation arises. The pot is made by the potter, but the clay itself is eternal and everlasting. Thus, both the supreme Brahman and Prakriti are said to be eternal. To obtain clay or gold, the potter and goldsmith are required. Therefore, O Narada, Brahman stands supreme over Prakriti. Some wise ones declare that Brahman itself is both Prakriti and Purusha. This Brahman is the supreme abode, the cause of all causes. Brahman and the Self of all beings remain untouched, existing as the witness to all. The power of Brahman is Prakriti, the very form of all seeds. Yogis ever meditate upon Brahman as having the form of pure light. Whose radiance is not a wonder, when they meditate without the Person? Yet, the Vaishnavas meditate upon a captivating form within that light—a circle shining with the brilliance of ten million suns. Within this light is a beautiful square, measuring a hundred million yojanas, clearly visible and circular in shape, like the disc of the moon. It lies fifty million yojanas above the eternal Vaikuntha. This realm is filled with wish-fulfilling cows and adorned with the circle of the rasa dance. It boasts a hundred peaks, each brilliantly shining with golden domes, most splendid and desired, surrounded by a hundred million delightful hermitages. There is a most beautiful hermitage, joined with a hundred temples, adorned and supremely radiant with the Kaustubha gem. Its doors are made from the essence of the finest jewels, fitted with mirrors, and sixteen gates shine with jeweled lamps, casting brilliant light everywhere. Here dwells the supreme Lord, adorned with wondrous and varied ornaments. His eyes shine like the midday sun in autumn. His playfulness and beauty surpass even a hundred million Cupids. Smiling, holding the flute, He is supremely praised and most auspicious. His entire body is anointed with sandalwood and adorned with the Kaustubha gem. He stands in the graceful tribhaṅga pose, decorated with jewels and rubies, gem-studded armlets, bracelets, and anklets. His enchanting teeth resemble rows of pearls. Such is the vision revealed in these sacred verses, a glimpse of the supreme abode and the Lord who resides within, radiant and blissful, the heart of all creation.