158 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

punarapi nisvasa-saha yaya abhyantara
ananta aisvarya tanra, saba—miayd-para

SYNONYMS

gavakse —from a hole at the top of a wall; udiya—floating; yaiche —as; renu—
atomic particles; ase yaya—come and go; purusa-nisvasa-saha—with the ex-
haling of Maha-Visnu; brahmanda—the universes; bahiraya—come outside;
punarapi—again; nisvasa-saha—by His inhalation; yaya—go; abhyantara—with-
in; ananta—unlimited; aisvarya—opulences; tahra—of Him; saba—everything;
mayd-padra—beyond the material conception.

TRANSLATION

“These universes are understood to be floating in air as the Maha-Visnu ex-
hales. They are like atomic particles that float in sunshine and pass through
the holes of a screen. All these universes are thus created by the exhalation of
Maha-Visnu, and when Maha-Visnu inhales, they return to His body. The un-
limited opulences of Maha-Visnu are completely beyond material conception.

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yasyaika-nisvasita-kalam athavalambya
jivanti loma-vilaja jagad-anda-nathah

visnur mahan sa iha yasya kala-viseso
govindam dadi-purusam tam aharn bhajami

SYNONYMS

yasya—whose; eka—one; nisvasita—of breath; kalam—time; atha—thus;
avalambya—taking shelter of; jivanti—live; loma-vilajah—grown from the hair
holes; jagat-anda-nathah—the masters of the universes (the Brahmas); visnuh
mahan—the Supreme Lord Maha-Visnu; sah—that; iha—here; yasya—whose;
kala-visesah —particular plenary portion or expansion; govindam—Lord Govinda;
4di-purusam—the original person; tam—Him; aham—l; bhajami—worship.

TRANSLATION

“The Brahmas and other lords of the mundane worlds appear from the
pores of the Maha-Visnu and remain alive for the duration of His one exhala-
