Text 35] Questions by Vidura 35
plenary expansion Aniruddha; yam—whom; amananti—accept; sma—from
yore;hi—certainly;sabda-yonim—the cause of the Rg-veda;manah-mayam—
creator of the mind; sattva—transcendental; turtya—the fourth expansion;
tattvam—principle.
TRANSLATION
May I inquire whether Aniruddha is doing well? He is the fulfiller of all
the desires of the pure devotees and has been considered from yore to be
the cause of the Rg-veda, the creator of the mind and the fourth plenary
expansion of Visnu.
PURPORT
Adi-caturbuja, the original expansions from Baladeva, are Vasudeva,
Sankargana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. All of Them are Visnu-tattvas or
nondifferent Personalities of Godhead. In the incarnation of Sri Rama, all
these different expansions appeared for particular pastimes. Lord Rama
is the original Vasudeva, and His brothers were Sankarsana, Pradyumna
and Aniruddha. Aniruddha is also the cause of Maha-Visnu, from whose
breathing the Rg-veda appeared. All this is nicely explained in the
Markandeya Purana. In the incarnation of Lord Krsna, Aniruddha
appeared as the son of the Lord. Lord Krsna in Dvaraka is the Vasudeva
expansion of the original group. The original Lord Krsna never leaves
Goloka Vrndavana. All the plenary expansions are one and the same
Visnu-tattva, and there is no difference in their potency.
TEXT 35
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affaca 3 fraracs
WaT | aMaaTT OT
A RAC ATER
Te: ahe aha aT NA
api-svid anye ca nijatma daivam
ananya-vrttya samanuvrata ye
hrdika-satyatmaja-carudesna
gadadayah svasti caranti saumya
api—as also; svit—whether; anye—others; ca—and; nija-atma—of one’s
own self; daivam—Sri_ Krsna; ananya—absolutely; vurttya—faith; samanu-
vratah—followers; ye—all those; hrdika—IIrdika; satya-atmaja—born of
