Text 5] The Activities of the Pracetas 1491

suparna-skandham ariadho
meru-srigam ivambudah

pita-vasd mani-grivah
kurvan vitimira disah

suparna—of Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu; skandham—the shoulder;
aridhah—sitting on; meru—of the mountain named Meru; srigam—on the
summit; iva—like; ambudah—a cloud; pita-vasah—wearing yellow garments;
mani-grivah—His neck decorated with the Kaustubha jewel; kurvan—
making; vitimirah—free from darkness; disah—all directions.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead, appearing on the shoulder of Garuda,
seemed like a cloud resting on the summit of the mountain known as
Meru. The transcendental body of the Personality of Godhead was covered
by attractive yellow garments, and His neck was decorated with the jewel
known as Kaustubha-mani. The bodily effulgence of the Lord dissipated all
the darkness of the universe.

PURPORT

As stated in Caitanya-caritamrta, krsna——siirya-sama; maya haya
andhakara/ yahan krsna, tahan nahi mayara adhikara (Cc. Madhya 22.31).
The Lord is just like the effulgent sun. Consequently whenever the Supreme
Personality of Godhead is present, there cannot be darkness or ignorance.
Actually this dark universe is illuminated by the sun, but the sun and moon
simply reflect the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Lord. In Bhagavad-gita
the Lord says: ; .

yad dditya-gatam tejo
jagad bhasayate ’khilam

yac candramasi yac cdégnau
tat tejo viddhi mamakam

“The splendor of the sun, which dissipates the darkness of this whole
world, comes from Me. And the splendor of the moon and the splendor
of fire are also from Me.” (Bg. 15.12)

The conclusion is that the origin of all life is the bodily effulgence of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in Brahma-samhita:
yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti. Being illuminated by the bodily
effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, everything is freed
from all darkness.
