Text 20] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 43

Siva. Then, along with mother earth, they went to the shore of the ocean
of milk, where Lord Visnu lies on a white island, Svetadvipa.

TEXT 20
TA Ta TA Saat TARY |
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tatra gatvd jagannatham
deva-devam vrsdkapim

purusam purusa-siiktena
upatasthe samahitah

tatra—there (on the shore of the ocean of milk); gatvd—after going;
Jagannatham—unto the master of the entire universe, the Supreme
Being; deva-devam—the Supreme God of all gods; vrsékapim—the
Supreme Person, Visnu, who provides for everyone and dimin-
ishes everyone’s suffering; purusam—the Supreme Person; purusa-
stiktena—with the Vedic mantra known as Purusa-siikta; upatasthe—
worshiped; samahitah—with full attention.

TRANSLATION

After reaching the shore of the ocean of milk, the demigods
worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, the
master of the whole universe, the supreme God of all gods, who
provides for everyone and diminishes everyone’s suffering. With
great attention, they worshiped Lord Visnu, who lies on the ocean
of milk, by reciting the Vedic mantras known as the Purusa-sikta.

PURPORT

The demigods, such as Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, King Indra, Candra
and Sirya, are all subordinate to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Aside from the demigods, even in human society there are many influen-
tial personalities supervising various businesses or establishments.
Lord Visnu, however, is the God of gods (paramesvara). He is
parama-purusa, the Supreme Being, Paramatma. As confirmed in the
