576 Srimad-Bhagavatam [| Canto 3, Ch. 15

paresam aparesam tvam
bhutanam asi bhava-vit

deva-deva—O god of the demigods; jagat-dhatah—O sustainer of the
universe; lokanatha-sikhamane—O head jewel of all the demigods in other
planets; paresam—of the spiritual world; aparesam—of the material world;
tvam—you; bhutanam—of all living entities; asi—are; bhava-vit— knowing
the intentions.

TRANSLATION

O god of the demigods, sustainer of the universe, head jewel of all the
demigods in other planets, you know the intentions of all living entities,
both in the spiritual and material worlds.

PURPORT

Because Brahma is almost on an equal footing with the Personality of
Godhead, he is addressed here as the god of the demigods, and because he
is addressed here as the god of the demigods, and because he is the
secondary creator of this universe, he is addressed as the sustainer of
the universe. He is the head of all the demigods, and therefore he is addressed
here as the head jewel of the demigods. It is not difficult for him to
understand everything which is happening both in the spiritual and
material worlds. He knows everyone’s heart and everyone’s intentions,
and therefore he was requested to explain this incidence. Why was the
pregnancy of Diti causing such anxieties all over the universe?

TEXT 5

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namo vijiana-viryaya
mayayedam upeyuse
grhita-guna-bhedaya
namas te ‘vyakta-yonaye

namah—respectful obeisances; vijiana-viryaya—O original source of
strength and scientific knowledge; mayaya—by the external energy;
idam—this body of Brahma; upeyuse—having obtained; grhita—accepting;
guna-bhedaya—differentiated mode of passion; namah te—offering obei-
sances unto you; avyakta—unmanifested; yonaye—source.
