Text 30] Manifestation of Brahma from Garbhodakagayi Visnu 327

ReeRARTASTT RII

parardh ya-keyitra-manipraveka-
paryastadordanda-sahasra-sakham

avyakta-mulam bhuvananghripendram
ahindra-bhogair-adhivita-valsam

parardhya—very high; keyira—ornaments; manipraveka—highly valuable
jewels; paryastata—disseminating; urdanda—very high; sahasra-sakham—
with thousands of branches; avyakta-milam—self-situated; bhuvana—uni-
versal; afighripa—trees; indram—the Lord; ahindra—Anantadeva; bhogaih—
by hoods; adhivita—surrounded; valsam—branches.

TRANSLATION

As a sandalwood tree is decorated with fragrant flowers and branches,
the Lord’s body was decorated with valuable jewels and pearls. He
was the self-situated tree, the Lord of all others in the universe. And as a
sandalwood tree is covered with many snakes, so the Lord’s body was also
covered by the hoods of Ananta.

PURPORT

The word avyakta-mitlam is significant here. Generally, no one can sce
the roots of a tree. But as far as the Lord is concerned, He is the root of
Himself because there is no other separate cause of His standing but He
Himself. In the Vedas it is said that the Lord is sva@sraydsraya; He is His
own support, and there is no other support for Him. Therefore, avyakta
means the Supreme Lord Himself and no one else.

TEXT 30

AT anrereh-
eS LCS

aiftarateqararri Nell

caracarauko bhagavan mahidhram
ahindra-bandhum salilopagudham

kirita-sahasra-hiranya-srngam
avirbhavat-kaustubha-ratna-garbham
