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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 7]
yourself;  bhūman —O great one;  brahma-viṣṇu-śiva-abhidhām —as Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu or Lord Śiva.
TRANSLATION
O lord, you are self-effulgent and supreme. You create this material world by your personal energy, and you assume the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara when you act in creation, maintenance and annihilation.
PURPORT
This prayer is actually offered to Lord Viṣṇu, the  puruṣa , who in His incarnations as the  guṇa-avatāras  assumes the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara.
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त्वं ब्रह्म परमं गुह्यं सदसद्भावभावनम्। नानाशक्तिभिराभातस्त्वमात्मा जगदीश्वरः ॥२४॥
tvam brahma paramaṁ guhyaṁ sad-asad-bhāva-bhāvanam nānā-śaktibhir ābhātas tvam ātmā jagad-īśvaraḥ
tvam —Your Lordship;  brahma —impersonal Brahman;  paramam —supreme;  guhyam —confidential;  sat-asat-bhāva-bhāvanam —the cause of varieties of creation, its cause and effect;  nānā-śaktibhiḥ —with varieties of potencies;  ābhātaḥ —manifest;  tvam —you are;  ātmā —the Supersoul;  jagat-īśvaraḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
You are the cause of all causes, the self-effulgent, inconceivable, impersonal Brahman, which is originally Parabrahman. You manifest various potencies in this cosmic manifestation.
PURPORT
This prayer is offered to the impersonal Brahman, which consists of the effulgent rays of Parabrahman. Parabrahman is the Supreme Per-