312 Srimad-Bhagavatam {Canto 3, Ch. 8

slumber; amilita—closed; drk—eyes; nyamilayat—not completely closed;
ahindra—the great snake Ananta; talpe—on the bed of; adhigayanah—
lying on; ekah—alone; kyta-ksanah—being engaged; svdtma-ratau— enjoying
in His internal potency; nirihah— without any part of external energy.

TRANSLATION

At that time when the three worlds were submerged in water,
Garbhodakasayi Visnu was alone, lying on His bedstead the great snake
Ananta, and although He appeared to be in slumber in His own internal
potency, free from the action of the external energy, His eyes were not
completely closed.

PURPORT

The Lord is eternally enjoying transcendental bliss by His internal
potency, whereas the external potency is suspended during the time of the
dissolution of the cosmic manifestation.

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so’ntah Sarire’rpita-bhita-suksmah
kalatmikam saktim udirayanah

uvasa tasmin salile pade sve
yathanalo daruni ruddha-viryah

sah—the Supreme Lord; antah—within; sarire—in the transcendental
body; arpita—kept; bhita—material elements; siiksmah—subtle; kala-
atmikam—the form of time; saktim—energy; udirayapah—invigorating;
uvasa—resided; tasmin—therein; salile—in the water; pade—in the place;
sve—His own; yatha—as much as; analah—fire; daruni—in the fuel wood;
ruddha-viryah—submerged strength.

TRANSLATION

Just like the strength of fire within fuel wood, the Lord remained
within the water of dissolution, submerging all the living entities in their
subtle bodies. He lay in the self-invigorated energy called kala.
