Gadhada Last Section Vach. 10 Vachanamrut Rahasyarth Pradeepika Tika

From all the scriptures, such as the Vedas, Purans, Itihas and Smrutis, I have formed the principle that Jeev [i.e. souls], Maya, Ishwar and God are all eternal. Maya is in the place of the Earth; souls can be considered to be the seeds that remain in the Earth; and Ishwar can be considered to be the rain. By the will of God, Ishwar

i.e. Purush, associates with Maya. Then, just as the seeds that exist within the Earth start growing when they associate with rainwater, the souls that eternally reside within Maya start to grow, but new souls are not created. Just as Ishwar is eternal, Maya is also eternal. The souls that reside within Maya are also eternal; those souls are not components of God. They remain eternally as souls. When such souls take the patronage of God, they traverse the Maya of God and just like Narad, Sanak, etc., they become Brahm-roop and go to the abode of God, where they become His attendants. That is My principle.