But the fact is that they will never be able to fully discover the secrets of nature, which is the product of creation of Krishna, the Supreme Scientist. Any thoughtful person can understand how foolish he is even to dream of measuring the size of this universe, since he does not know completely the nature of the sun, the nearest star. Srila Prabhupada cites the philosophy of Dr. Frog, who lives in a well of three feet and has no idea how vast the Pacific Ocean is, but who speculates that the Pacific Ocean might be five feet wide, 10 feet wide, etc., comparing it to his well.
The point is that comprehending the unlimited knowledge beyond by our limited means is simply a waste of time and energy. All the knowledge is already there in the authorised scriptures, the Vedas. One simply has to take the knowledge from the supreme authority, Krishna.
Details of the creation of this material universe and the living entities like demigods, men and others have been given in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto 3:1-5. The description of the material and spiritual universes is completely given in the Brahma-samhita, fifth chapter, and from Bhagavad-gita we get the clear information that the entire material universe is only one-fourth of the creative energy of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna. The other three-fourths of the creative energy of the Lord are manifested in the spiritual sky, called the Vaikunthaloka.
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the golden avatara (incarnation) of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna, clearly explained to Sanatana Gosvami, one of the Lord’s intimate disciples, about the nature of these universes. The Lord explained that the material universes have a limited length and breadth, whereas no one can measure the length and breadth of all the Vaikuntha planets. These Vaikuntha planets are like the petals of a lotus flower, and the principal part of that flower is the centre of all the Vaikunthas. This part is called Krsnaloka, or Goloka Vrndavana.
The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, has His original eternal abode on this planet. The other Vaikunthas are also inhabited by residents who are filled with six opulences – wealth, strength, knowledge, beauty, fame and renunciation – and in each and every Vaikuntha planet, a different expansion of Krishna has His eternal abode (Prabhupada, Teachings of Lord Caitanya, pp. 82-83). Material scientists have no information of this vast knowledge.
Certainly, the secrets of the universe cannot be unfolded by the tiny brains of material scientists. We should agree without a doubt that man’s vision in all directions is extremely limited by the inadequacies of his senses, his technology and his intellect.
None can deny the existence of the Supreme Scientist, Sri Krishna. He is the proprietor and knower of everything. Krishna says: “O son of Prtha, know that I am the original seed of all existences, the intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all powerful men…(Bg. 7.10)
O conquerer of wealth (Arjuna), there is no Truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread (Bg. 7.7).
Only fools would argue about the existence of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna. In Bhagavad-gita, Sri Krishna says: “Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me” (Bg. 7.15).
Therefore, instead of denying and challenging the existence of the Supreme Scientist, Lord Sri Krishna, or God, it should be the prime duty of all our scientist friends to appreciate the inconceivable brain of the Lord and His wonderful manifestations everywhere. One may falsely claim the credit for the discovery of radio, television, computers, penicillin, etc; but the fact is that everything was already there because nothing can come out of nothing.
If someone claims that anything belongs to him, he is the greatest thief. He is stealing property from the Supreme Father, Sri Krishna, and claiming it to be his. Nothing belongs to us. Everything belongs to Krishna. Sri Isopanisad says: “Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one must not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong” (Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 1).
