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The Glories of Lord Ananta
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mūle rasāyāḥ sthita ātma-tantro yo lilayā kṣmām sthitaye bibharti
evam-prabhāvaḥ —who is so powerful;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  anantaḥ —Ananta;  duranta-vīrya —insurmountable prowess;  uru —great;  guṇa-anubhāvaḥ —possessing transcendental qualities and glories;  mūle —at the base;  rasāyāḥ —of the lower planetary systems;  sthitaḥ —existing;  ātma-tantraḥ —completely self-sufficient;  yaḥ —who;  lilayā —easily;  kṣmām —the universe;  sthitaye —for its maintenance;  bibharti —sustains.
TRANSLATION
There is no end to the great and glorious qualities of that powerful Lord Anantadeva. Indeed, His prowess is unlimited. Though self-sufficient, He Himself is the support of everything. He resides beneath the lower planetary systems and easily sustains the entire universe.
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एता ह्येवेह नृभिरुपगन्तव्या गतयो यथाकर्मविनिर्मिता यथोपदेशमनु- वर्णिताः कामान् कामयमानैः ॥१४॥
etā hy eveha nṛbhir upagantavyā gatayo yathā-karma-vinirmitā yathopadeśam anuvarṇitāḥ kāmān kāmayamānaiḥ.
etāḥ —all these;  hi —indeed;  eva —certainly;  iha —in this universe;  nṛbhiḥ —by all living entities;  upagantavyāḥ —achievable;  gatayaḥ —destinations;  yathā-karma —according to one's past activities;  vinirmitāḥ —created;  yathā-upadeśam —as instructed;  anuvarṇitāḥ —described accordingly;  kāmān —material enjoyment;  kāmayamānaiḥ —by those who are desiring.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, as I heard of it from my spiritual master, I have fully described to you the creation of this material world according to the fruitive activities and desires of the conditioned souls.