Text 22] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 91

visnor nu virya-gananam katamo ‘thatiha
yah parthivany api kavir vimame rajamsi
caskambha yah sva-ramhasaskhalata triprstham
yasmat trisamya-sadanad urukampayanam

SYNONYMS

visnoh—of Lord Visnu; nu—certainly; virya-gananam—a counting of the
different potencies; katamah—who; arhati—is able to do; iha—in this world;
yah—who; parthivani—of the element earth; api—although; kavih—a learned
person; vimame—has counted; rajamsi—the atoms; caskambha—captured;
yah—who; sva—His own; ramhasd—by potency; askhalatai—without hin-
drances; tri-prstham—the topmost planet (Satyaloka); yasmat—from some
cause; tri-samya—where there is equilibrium of the three gunas; sadanat—from
the place (from the root of the material world); urukampayanam—trembling
greatly.

TRANSLATION

“Even if alearned man is able to count all the minute atoms in this material
world, he still cannot count the potencies of Lord Visnu. In the form of the
Vamana incarnation, Lord Visnu, without hindrance, captured all the planets,
beginning from the root of the material world up to Satyaloka. Indeed, He
caused every planetary system to tremble by the force of His steps.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.7.40). In the Rg Veda mantra
(1.2.154.1), it is said:
om visnor nu viryani kann pravocam
yah parthivani vimame rajamsi
yo ‘skambhayad uttaram sadhastham
vicakramanas tredhorugayah

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vibhu-rGpe vyape, saktye dharana-posana
mdadhurya-saktye goloka, aisvarye paravyoma

SYNONYMS
vibhu-rape—in His all-pervasive feature; vyape—expands; saktye—by His
potency; dhdrana-posana—maintaining and nourishing; madhurya-saktye—by
