562 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 10

puruso ’ndam vinirbhidya
yadasau sa vinirgatah

adtmano ’yanam anvicchann
apo ’sraksicchucih sucth

purusah—the Supreme Person, Paramatma; andam—the universes; vini-
rbhidya—making them each separately situated; yada—when; asau—the
same; sah—He (the Lord); vinirgatah—came out; atmanah—of Ilimself;
ayanam—lying in place; anvicchan—desiring; apah—water; asraksit—created;
sucih—the most pure; sucth—transcendental.

TRANSLATION

The gigantic universal form of the Lord [Maha-Visnu], which came
out of the causal ocean, the place of appearance of the first purusa-
avatara, after separating the different universes, entered into each of the
separate universes, desiring to lie on the created transcendental water
[ Garbhodaka].

PURPORT

After analysis of the living entities and the Supreme Lord Paramatma,
the independent source of all other living beings, Srila Sukadeva Gosvami
is now presenting the prime necessity for devotional service of the Lord,
which is the only occupational business of all living entities. The Supreme
Lord Sri Krsna and all His plenary portions and extensions of plenary
portions are nondifferent from one another, and thus the supreme inde-
pendence is there in each and every one of them. In order to prove this,
Sukadeva Gosvami (as promised to King Pariksit) describes herein the
independence of the Purusa-A vatara Personality of Godhead, even in the
sphere of the material creation. Such activities of the Lord are also
transcendental, and therefore they are also lila, or pastimes, of the absolute
Lord. Such pastimes of the Lord are very conducive to the hearers for
self-realization in the field of devotional service. Some may argue, why not
then relish the transcendental lila of the Lord as exhibited in the land of
Mathura and Vrndavana, which are sweeter than anything in the world?
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur replies that the pastimes of the Lord
in Vrndavana are meant to be relished by advanced devotees of the Lord.
Neophyte devotees will misunderstand such supreme transcendental activi-
ties of the Lord, and therefore for the neophyte the Lord’s pastimes in
