Bhagavatapurana 10.87.37

10.87.37

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37. Since this Universe did not exist in the beginning (i. e., before creation) and it has no future existence after its destruction, it is concluded that only the unreal Universe seems to exist superimposed on Thee, the one absolute Existence. Therefore it is compared to various phenomena of matter in its various forms. And those that take the baseless fancies for Reality are surely the ignorant.