Ādi-līlā, Chapter 5
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TRANSLATION
“Where am I, a small creature of seven spans the measure of my own hand? I am enclosed in the universe composed of material nature, the total material energy, false ego, ether, air, water and earth. And what is Your glory? Unlimited universes pass through the pores of Your body just like particles of dust passing through the opening of a window.”
PURPORT
When Lord Brahmā, after having stolen all Kṛṣṇa’s cows and cowherd boys, returned and saw that the cows and boys were still roaming with Kṛṣṇa, he offered this prayer ( Bhāg.  10.14.11) in his defeat. A conditioned soul, even one so great as Brahmā, who manages the affairs of the entire universe, cannot compare to the Personality of Godhead, for He can produce numberless universes simply by the spiritual rays emanating from the pores of His body. Material scientists should take lessons from the utterances of Śrī Brahmā regarding our insignificance in comparison to God. In these prayers of Brahmā there is much to learn for those who are falsely puffed up by the accumulation of power.
TEXT 73
অংশের অংশ যেই, ‘কলা’ তার নাম । গোবিন্দের প্রতিমূর্তি শ্রীবলরাম ॥ ৭৩ ॥
aṁśera aṁśa yei, ‘kalā’ tāra nāma govindera prati-mūrti śrī-balarāma
SYNONYMS
aṁśera —of the part;  aṁśa —part;  yei —that which;  kalā —a  kalā , or part of the plenary portion;  tāra —its;  nāma —name;  govindera —of Lord Govinda;  prati-mūrti —counter-form;  śrī-balarāma —Lord Balarāma.
TRANSLATION
A part of a part of a whole is called a ‘kalā.’ Śrī Balarāma is the counter-form of Lord Govinda.
TEXT 74
তাঁর এক স্বরূপ—শ্রীমহাসন্ধর্যণ । তাঁর অংশ ‘পুরুষ’ হয় কলাতে গণন ॥ ৭৪ ॥
tāṅra eka svarūpa—śrī-mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa tāṅra aṁśa ‘puruṣa’ haya kalāte gaṇana