Please explain unto me how the living beings are generated, how they are maintained, and how they are annihilated. Tell me also of the advantages and disadvantages of discharging devotional service unto the Lord. What are the Vedic rituals and injunctions of the supplementary Vedic rites, and what are the procedures of religion, economic development and sense satisfaction?
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
सम्प्लवः सर्वभूतानां विक्रमः प्रतिसङ्क्रमः । इष्टापूर्तस्य काम्यानां त्रिवर्गस्य च यो विधिः
samplavaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vikramaḥ pratisaṅkramaḥ | iṣṭāpūrtasya kāmyānāṃ trivargasya ca yo vidhiḥ
SB 2.8.21