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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 3, Ch. 15 ]
pareṣām apareṣām tvam bhūtānām asi bhāva-vit
deva-deva—O god of the demigods; jagat-dhātaḥ—O sustainer of the universe; lokanātha-śikhāmaṇe—O head jewel of all the demigods in other planets; pareṣām—of the spiritual world; apareṣām—of the material world; tvam—you; bhūtānām—of all living entities; asi—are; bhāva-vit—knowing the intentions.
TRANSLATION
O god of the demigods, sustainer of the universe, head jewel of all the demigods in other planets, you know the intentions of all living entities, both in the spiritual and material worlds.
PURPORT
Because Brahmā is almost on an equal footing with the Personality of Godhead, he is addressed here as the god of the demigods, and because he is addressed here as the god of the demigods, and because he is the secondary creator of this universe, he is addressed as the sustainer of the universe. He is the head of all the demigods, and therefore he is addressed here as the head jewel of the demigods. It is not difficult for him to understand everything which is happening both in the spiritual and material worlds. He knows everyone's heart and everyone's intentions, and therefore he was requested to explain this incidence. Why was the pregnancy of Diti causing such anxieties all over the universe?
TEXT 5
नमो विज्ञानवीर्याय माययेदमुपेयुषे । गृहीतगुणभेदाय नमस्तेऽव्यक्तयोनये ॥ ५ ॥
namo vijñāna-vīryāya māyayedam upeyuṣe gṛhīta-guṇa-bhedāya namas te 'vyakta-yonaye
namaḥ—respectful obeisances; vijñāna-vīryāya—O original source of strength and scientific knowledge; māyayā—by the external energy; idam—this body of Brahmā; upeyuṣe—having obtained; gṛhīta—accepting; guṇa-bhedāya—differentiated mode of passion; namaḥ te—offering obeisances unto you; avyakta—unmanifested; yonaye—source.