Krishna declares 'I am the source of everything; from Me all creation proceeds' — and the wise respond with devotion filled with deep conviction. Shankaracharya sees this as establishing God as both material and efficient cause of creation. Ramanujacharya emphasizes the totality of divine causation. Madhva interprets this as the definitive statement of Vishnu's supremacy — the wise respond not with mere philosophy but with genuine emotional devotion. Abhinavagupta reads creation as the spontaneous self-expression of Consciousness, worshipped through continuous awareness. Vallabha treasures 'bhāva-samanvitāḥ' (endowed with feeling) as the hallmark of pushti-bhakti — knowledge without emotional response is insufficient. Tilak reads this as the philosophical foundation for selfless action: if everything comes from God, all resources are divine provisions for service. Vivekananda sees this as the most practical worldview: knowing all existence springs from one source eliminates all basis for hatred and indifference. The Bhakti tradition delights in a God who is not merely the cause but the living source from whom all flows. Together, these perspectives affirm that right knowledge of God as the universal source naturally produces devotion — not cold acknowledgment but warm, feeling-filled worship that transforms every aspect of life.