Text 33] Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu
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songs and looked very beautiful. He was protected by the Sudarśana wheel for fighting, and even the sun, moon, air, fire, etc., could not have access to Him.
TEXT 32
तर्होव तन्नाभिसरःसरोज- मात्मानमम्मः भ्रसनं वियञ्च । ददर्श देवो जगतो विधाता नातः परं लोकविसर्गदृष्टिः ॥३२॥
tarhy-eva tan-nābhi-saraḥ-sarojam ātmānam ambhaḥ śvasanam viyac ca dadarśa devo jagato vidhātā nātaḥ-param loka-visarga-dṛṣṭiḥ
tarhi—therefore; eva—certainly; tat—that; nābhi—navel; saraḥ—lake; sarojam—lotus flower; ātmānam—Brahmā; ambhaḥ—the devastating water; śvasanam—the drying air; viyat—the sky; ca—also; dadarśa—looked upon; devaḥ—demigod; jagataḥ—of the universe; vidhātā—maker of the destination; nātaḥ-param—the Supreme; loka-visarga—creation of the cosmic manifestation; dṛṣṭiḥ—glance.
TRANSLATION
When Lord Brahma, the maker of the universal destination, thus saw the Lord, the Lord simultaneously glanced over creation. The Lord saw the lake in His navel, and the lotus flower, as well as the devastating water, the drying air and the sky. All became visible to the Lord.
TEXT 33
स कर्मबीजं रजसोपरक्तः प्रजाः सिसृक्षन्नियदेव दृष्ट्वा । अस्तौद्विसर्गाभिमुखस्तमीख्य- मव्यक्तवर्त्मन्यभिवेशितात्मा ॥३३॥
sa karma-bījam rajasoparaktaḥ prajāḥ siṣṛkṣann iyad eva dṛṣṭvā astaud visargābhimukhas tam īḍyam avyakta-vartmany-abhiveśitātmā