Verses

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.24

"Firewood is a transformation of earth, but smoke is better than the raw wood. And fire is still better, for by fire we can derive the benefits of superior knowledge [through Vedic sacrifices]. Similarly, passion [rajas] is better than ignorance [tamas], but goodness [sattva] is best because by goodness one can come to realize the Absolute Truth." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/2/24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.27

"Those who are in the modes of passion and ignorance worship those in the same category — namely the forefathers, other living beings and the demigods who are in charge of cosmic activities — for they are urged by a desire to be materially benefited with women, wealth, power and progeny." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/2/27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.28-29

"In the revealed scriptures, the ultimate object of knowledge is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. The purpose of performing sacrifice is to please Him. Yoga is for realizing Him. All fruitive activities are ultimately rewarded by Him only. He is supreme knowledge, and all severe austerities are performed to know Him. Religion [dharma] is rendering loving service unto Him. He is the supreme goal of life." Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.28-29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.30

"In the beginning of the material creation, that Absolute Personality of Godhead [Vāsudeva], in His transcendental position, created the energies of cause and effect by His own internal energy." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/2/30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.32-34

"The Lord, as Supersoul, pervades all things, just as fire permeates wood, and so He appears to be of many varieties, though He is the absolute one without a second." "The Supersoul enters into the bodies of the created beings who are influenced by the modes of material nature and causes them to enjoy the effects of these modes by the subtle mind." "Thus the Lord of the universes maintains all planets inhabited by demigods, men and lower animals. Assuming the roles of incarnations, He performs pastimes to reclaim those in the mode of pure goodness." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/2/32 & https://vedy.online/en/sb1/2/33 & https://vedy.online/en/sb1/2/34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.1

"Sūta said: In the beginning of the creation, the Lord first expanded Himself in the universal form of the puruṣa incarnation and manifested all the ingredients for the material creation. And thus at first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was for the purpose of creating the material universes." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.3

"It is believed that all the universal planetary systems are situated on the extensive body of the puruṣa, but He has nothing to do with the created material ingredients. His body is eternally in spiritual existence par excellence." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.24

"Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Añjanā, in the province of Gayā, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.31-32

"Clouds and dust are carried by the air, but less intelligent persons say that the sky is cloudy and the air is dirty. Similarly, they also implant material bodily conceptions on the spirit self." "Beyond this gross conception of form is another, subtle conception of form which is without formal shape and is unseen, unheard and unmanifest. The living being has his form beyond this subtlety, otherwise he could not have repeated births." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/31 & https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.33-34

"Whenever a person experiences, by self-realization, that both the gross and subtle bodies have nothing to do with the pure self, at that time he sees himself as well as the Lord." "If the illusory energy subsides and the living entity becomes fully enriched with knowledge by the grace of the Lord, then he becomes at once enlightened with self-realization and thus becomes situated in his own glory." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/33 & https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.36

"The Lord, whose activities are always spotless, is the master of the six senses and is fully omnipotent with six opulences. He creates the manifested universes, maintains them and annihilates them without being in the least affected. He is within every living being and is always independent." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.37

"The foolish with a poor fund of knowledge cannot know the transcendental nature of the forms, names and activities of the Lord, who is playing like an actor in a drama. Nor can they express such things, neither in their speculations nor in their words." https://vedy.online/en/sb1/3/37