334 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 9

Therefore, spiritual nature is called avabodha-rasa, or avarodha-rasa.
Avarodha means that which completely nullifies. In the Transcendence
there is no chance of material contact by any means. Brahma is the
first living being, and therefore he mentions his birth from the lotus
flower generated from the abdomen of Garbhodakagayi Visnu.

TEXT 3
ala: Wt TH TRIa: BeT-

aaaAaaReTaTa: |
aaa eras
TakerareTHAgeA SIPS AS ANI

natah param parama yad bhavatah svarupam
ananda-matram avikalpam aviddha-varcah

pasyami visva-srjam ekam avisvam atman
bhiitendriyatmaka-madas ta updsrito ’smi

na—do not; atah param—hereafter; parama—O Supreme; yat—that which;
bhavatah—of Your Lordship; svariipam—eternal form; dnanda-matram—
impersonal Brahman effulgence; avikalpam—without changes; aviddha-
varcah—without deterioration of potency; pasyami—do | see; visva-srjam—
creator of the cosmic manifestation; ekam—one without a second; avisvam
—and yet not of matter; dtman—O Supreme Cause; bhiita—body; indriya—
senses; dtmaka—on such identification; madah—pride; te—unto You;
upasritah—surrendered; asmi—I am.

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, I do not see a form superior to Your present form of
eternal bliss and knowledge. In Your impersonal Brahman effulgence in
the spiritual sky, there is no occasional change and no deterioration of
internal potency. I surrender unto You because, whereas I am proud of my
material body and senses, Your Lordship is the cause of the cosmic
manifestation and yet You are untouched by matter.

PURPORT

As stated in Bhagavad-gita (Bg. 18.55), bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan
yas casmi tattvatah: the Supreme Personality of Godhead can only be
partially known, and only by the process of devotional service to the
