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—of the multitude of planets; ndlam—having a stem that is the resting place; /oka-
srastuh—of Lord Brahma, creator of the planets; sitikd-dhdma—the birthplace;
dhatuh—of the creator; tam—to Him; $ri-nitya@nanda-ramam—to Lord Balarama in
the form of Lord Nityafianda; prapadye—| surrender.
TRANSLATION

| offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, a partial part of
whom is Garbhodakasayi Visnu. From the navel of Garbhodakasayi Visnu sprouts
the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahmi, the engineer of the universe. The stem of
that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets.

PURPORT

In the Mahabharata, Santi-parva, it is said that He who is Pradyumna is also
Aniruddha. He is also the father of Brahma. Thus GarbhodakaSayi Visnu and
Ksirodaka$ayi Visnu are identical plenary expansions of Pradyumna, the original
Deity of Brahma, who is born from the lotus flower. It is Pradyumna who gives
Brahma direction for cosmic management. A full description of Brahma’s birth is
given in Srimad-Bhdgavatam (3.8.15-16).

Describing the features of the three purusas, the Laghu-bhdgavatamrta says that
Garbhodakasayf Visnu has a four-handed form, and when He Himself enters the
hollow of the universe and lies down in the ocean of milk He is known as
Ksfrodaka$ayi Visnu, who is the Supersoul of all living entities, including the
demigods. In the Sdtvata Tantra it is said that the third purusa incarnation,
KsirodakaSayi Visnu, is situated as the Supersoul in everyone’s heart. This
Ksirodakasayi Visnu is an expansion of Garbhodaka$ayi Visnu for pastimes.

TEXT 94
AVS Yerq ceaMie Vea |
FAA GOS LATA AG-FFS Goi |) 38 Ut
sei ta’ purusa ananta-brahmanda sr jiya
saba ande pravesild bahu-mirti hana
SYNONYMS

sei—that; ta’—certainly; purusa—incarnation; ananta-brahmdnda—innumerable
universes; srjiy@—creating; saba—all; ande—in the egg-like universes; pravesila—
entered; bahu-marti harid—taking multifarious forms.

TRANSLATION

After creating millions of universes, the first purusa entered into each of them in

a separate form, as Sri Garbhodakagayi.
