264 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 5

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Aq og germane fatter fata: |

ASTER: AAT U4

sa eva purusas tasmad
andam nirbhidya nirgatah

sahasrorv-anghri-bahv-aksah
sahasranana-sirsavan

sah—He, the Lord; eva—Himself; purusah—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; tasmat—from within the universe; andam—Hiranyagarbha;
nirbhidya—dividing; nirgatah—came out; sahasra—thousands; uru—thighs;
anghri—legs; bahu—arms; aksah—eyes; sahasra—thousands of; danana--
mouths; sirsavan—with heads also.

TRANSLATION

The Lord [Maha-Visnu], although lying in the Causal Ocean, came out
of it, and dividing Himself as Hiranyagarbha, He entered into each universe
and assumed the virata riipa, with thousands of legs, arms, mouths, and
heads, etc.

PURPORT

The expansions of the planetary systems within each and every universe
are situated in the different part of the virdta ripa (universal form) of the
Lord, and they are described as follows:

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TACATAISTHML HLTAfed AANA: |
Hanae: Aq AAs TIAA 1311

yasyehavayavair lokan
kalpayanti manisinah

katydadibhir adhah sapta
saptordhvam jaghanadibhih
