Text 17] Prayers by the Demigods 139
already there within the mind, and consequently it is not astonishing for
Him to appear as if born from a devotee’s body. The word dvivesa sig-
nifies that the Lord appeared within the mind of Vasudeva. There was no
need for a discharge of semen. That is the opinion of Sripada Sridhara
Svami and Srila Viévanatha Cakravarti Thakura. In the Vaisnava-
tosani, Srila Sanatana Gosvami says that consciousness was awakened
within the mind of Vasudeva. Srila Viraraghava Acdrya also says that
Vasudeva was one of the demigods and that within his mind the Supreme
Personality of Godhead appeared as an awakening of consciousness.
TEXT 17
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BUA ATA TTT zl
sa bibhrat paurusar dhaéma
bhrajamano yatha ravih
durdsado ’tidurdharso
bhitanam sambabhiva ha

sah—he (Vasudeva); bibhrat—carried; paurusam—pertaining to the
Supreme Person; dhéma—the spiritual effulgence; bhrajamanah—il-
luminating; yatha—as; ravih—the sunshine; durdsadah—very difficult
even to look at, difficult to understand by sensory perception; ati-
durdharsah—approachable with great difficulty; bhitaném—of all liv-
ing entities; sambabhiiva—so he became; ha—positively.

TRANSLATION

While carrying the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
within the core of his heart, Vasudeva bore the Lord’s transcen-
dentally illuminating effulgence, and thus he became as bright as
the sun. He was therefore very difficult to see or approach through
sensory perception. Indeed, he was unapproachable and unper-
ceivable even for such formidable men as Karhsa, and not only for
Karhsa but for all living entities.
