Text 288] The Lord Instructs Sandatana Gosvami 161

nijanga-sveda-jale brahmdandardha bharila
sei jale sesa-Sayyaya Sayana karila

SYNONYMS

nija-anga—from His own personal body; sveda-jale—by emitting the water of
perspiration; brahmanda-ardha—half of the universe; bharila—filled; sei jale—on
that water; sesa-Sayyaya—on the bed of Lord Sesa; sayana karila—lay down.

TRANSLATION

“With the perspiration produced from His own body, the Lord filled half
the universe with water. He then lay down on that water on the bed of Lord
Sesa.

TEXT 287

Sia aifertg care Ba As FE |
Cue Acmy SSA BHT THAT | 9 I

tarira nabhi-padma haite uthila eka padma
sei padme ha-ila brahmdara janma-sadma

SYNONYMS

tanra nabhi-padma haite—from His lotus navel; uthila—grew; eka—one;
padma—lotus flower; sei padme—on that lotus flower; ha-ila—there was;
brahmara—of Lord Brahma; janma-sadma—the place of generation.

TRANSLATION

“A lotus flower then sprouted from the lotus navel of that Garbhodakasayi
Visnu. That lotus flower became Lord Brahma’s birthplace.

TEXT 288
CAS NAIC BVA CoH GAA |
CScal awl? Bae] eS siae vera ee t

sei padma-nale ha-ila caudda bhuvana
tenho ‘brahmda’ hafid srsti karila srjana

SYNONYMS

sei padma-ndle—within the stem of that lotus; ha-ila—became manifested;
caudda—fourteen; bhuvana—planetary systems; teho—He; brahma—tord
