# Material universe *77 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is* * all entities fallible in, **[[bg/15/16#translation|Bg. 15.16]]**, **[[bg/15/17#translation|Bg. 15.17]]** * analyzed into twenty-four elements, **[[bg/13/26#translation|Bg. 13.26]]** * Arjuna inquires about, **[[bg/8/2#translation|Bg. 8.2]]** * as chance to return to Godhead, **[[bg/3/10#translation|Bg. 3.10]]** * as combination of kṣetra and kṣetrajña, **[[bg/14/3#translation|Bg. 14.3]]** * as cosmic form of Kṛṣṇa, **[[bg/8/5#translation|Bg. 8.5]]** * as manifestation of Brahman, **[[bg/5/10#translation|Bg. 5.10]]** * as manifestation of three modes, **[[bg/5/10#translation|Bg. 5.10]]** * as only one quarter of creation, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]] * as reflection of the spiritual, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]], **[[bg/7/20#translation|Bg. 7.20]]**, **[[bg/15/2#translation|Bg. 15.2]]**, **[[bg/18/63#translation|Bg. 18.63]]** * as temporary energy, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]], **[[bg/7/4#translation|Bg. 7.4]]**, **[[bg/9/34#translation|Bg. 9.34]]** * breathed by Mahā-Viṣṇu, **[[bg/9/8#translation|Bg. 9.8]]**, **[[bg/9/9#translation|Bg. 9.9]]** * called the shackles of sex life, **[[bg/3/40#translation|Bg. 3.40]]** * complete in itself, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]] * contains trillions of planets, suns, etc., [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]] * created for sacrifice, **[[bg/3/10#translation|Bg. 3.10]]** * created to fulfill lust, [[bg/3/37|Bg. 3.37]] * demonic theories concerning, **[[bg/16/8#translation|Bg. 16.8]]** * develops due to Paramātmā, **[[bg/7/7#translation|Bg. 7.7]]** * different universes in creation, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]], **[[bg/10/7#translation|Bg. 10.7]]**, **[[bg/15/12#translation|Bg. 15.12]]** * entered by Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, **[[bg/7/4#translation|Bg. 7.4]]**, **[[bg/9/9#translation|Bg. 9.9]]** * enters Kṛṣṇa's nature at end of millennium, **[[bg/9/7#translation|Bg. 9.7]]**, **[[bg/9/8#translation|Bg. 9.8]]** * four miseries present everywhere, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]], **[[bg/2/52#translation|Bg. 2.52]]**, **[[bg/8/16#translation|Bg. 8.16]]**, **[[bg/9/34#translation|Bg. 9.34]]** * heated by Kṛṣṇa's radiance, **[[bg/11/20#translation|Bg. 11.20]]** * inauspicious aspects of, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]], **[[bg/2/51#translation|Bg. 2.51]]**, **[[bg/2/52#translation|Bg. 2.52]]**, **[[bg/2/58#translation|Bg. 2.58]]**, **[[bg/7/4#translation|Bg. 7.4]]**, **[[bg/10/3#translation|Bg. 10.3]]** * its connection with Kṛṣṇa discussed, **[[bg/9/11#translation|Bg. 9.11]]** * its contaminations counteracted by prasādam, **[[bg/3/14#translation|Bg. 3.14]]** * its duration analyzed in yugas and kalpas, *[[bg/8/17#purport|Bg. 8.17]]* * Kṛṣṇa as father, mother, support and grandsire of, **[[bg/9/17#translation|Bg. 9.17]]**, **[[bg/9/18#translation|Bg. 9.18]]** * Kṛṣṇa as governing principle of, **[[bg/7/30#translation|Bg. 7.30]]**, **[[bg/9/7#translation|Bg. 9.7]]** * Kṛṣṇa its only sanctuary, **[[bg/11/39#translation|Bg. 11.39]]** * Kṛṣṇa its origin and dissolution, **[[bg/7/6#translation|Bg. 7.6]]**, **[[bg/7/7#translation|Bg. 7.7]]**, **[[bg/9/8#translation|Bg. 9.8]]**, **[[bg/9/9#translation|Bg. 9.9]]**, **[[bg/10/8#translation|Bg. 10.8]]**, **[[bg/10/9#translation|Bg. 10.9]]** * likened to banyan tree, [[bg/0a|Bg. Introduction]], *[[bg/15/1#purport|Bg. 15.1]]*, **[[bg/15/3-4#translation|Bg. 15.3-4]]** * likened to ocean of nescience and forest fire, **[[bg/4/37#translation|Bg. 4.37]]** * likened unto water in hoofprint of calf, **[[bg/2/51#translation|Bg. 2.51]]** * manifested on basis of spiritual energy, **[[bg/7/7#translation|Bg. 7.7]]** * many thousands seen in body of Kṛṣṇa, **[[bg/11/14#translation|Bg. 11.14]]** * pervaded and supported by Kṛṣṇa, **[[bg/9/4#translation|Bg. 9.4]]**, **[[bg/9/5#translation|Bg. 9.5]]**, **[[bg/9/6#translation|Bg. 9.6]]**, **[[bg/9/7#translation|Bg. 9.7]]**, **[[bg/10/42#translation|Bg. 10.42]]** * plant of devotion pierces its covering, **[[bg/10/8#translation|Bg. 10.8]]** * sustained by living entity, **[[bg/7/5#translation|Bg. 7.5]]** * Viṣṇu as the soul within, **[[bg/5/5#translation|Bg. 5.5]]** * worshiped as form of Kṛṣṇa, **[[bg/9/16#translation|Bg. 9.16]]**