Text 37] The Cause of All Causes 265

yasya—whose; iha—in the universe; avayavaih—by the limbs of the body;
lokan—all the planets; kalpayanti—imagine; manisinah—great philosophers;
kati-adibhih—down from the waist; adhah—downwards; sapta—seven sys-
tems; sapta-iirdham—and seven systems upwards; jaghana-adibhih—front
portion.

TRANSLATION

Great philosophers imagine that the complete planetary systems in the
universe are displays of the different limbs of the universal body of the
Lord, downwards and upwards.

PURPORT

The word kalpayanti, or “imagine,” is significant. The virata universal
form of the Absolute is an imagination of the speculative philosophers who
are unable to adjust to the eternal two-handed form of Lord Sri Krsna.
Although the universal form, as imagined by the great philosophers, is one
of the features of the Lord, it is more or less imaginary. It is said that seven
upper planetary systems are situated above the waist of the universal
form, whereas the lower planetary systems are situated down from His
waist. The idea impressed herein is that the Supreme Lord is conscious of
every part of Ilis body, and nowhere in the creation is there anything
beyond Ifis control.

TEXT 37

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purusasya mukham brahma
ksatram etasya bahavah

irvor vaisyo bhagavatah
padbhyam siidro vyajayata

purusasya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mukham— mouth;
brahma—is the brahmanas; ksatram—the royal order; etasya—of Him;
bahavah—the arms; irvoh—the thighs; vaisyah—are the mercantile men;
bhagavatah—of the Personality of Godhead; padbhyam—from His legs;
Stidrah—the laborer class; vyaja@yata—became manifested.
