82 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 2
worship demigods. This is also confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam. Sri-
aisvarya-prajepsavah: those who desire beautiful wives, substantial
wealth and many sons worship the demigods, but an intelligent devotee,
instead of being entangled by the happiness of this material world in the
form of a beautiful wife, material opulence and children, desires to be
immediately transferred back home, back to Godhead. Thus he worships
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu.
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PRATT ATATA URI
tad upalabhya bhagavan adi-purusah sadasi gayantirh pirvacittim
nam4dpsarasam abhiyapayam asa.

tat—that; upalabhya—understanding; bhagavdn—the most power-
ful; ddi-purusah—the first created being within this universe; sadasi—
in his assembly; gayantim—dancing girl; purvacittim—Pirvacitti;
nama—named; apsarasam—the heavenly dancing girl; abhiyapayam
dsa—sent down.

TRANSLATION

Understanding King Agnidhra’s desire, the first and most
powerful created being of this universe, Lord Brahma, selected the
best of the dancing girls in his assembly, whose name was Par-
vacitti, and sent her to the King.

PURPORT

In this verse, the words bhagavan ddi-purusah are significant.
Bhagavan Gdi-purusah is Lord Krsna. Govindam ddi-purusam tam
aham bhajami. Lord Krsna is the original person. In Bhagavad-gita, He
is also addressed by Arjuna as purusam a@dyam, the original person, and
He is called Bhagavan. In this verse, however, we see that Lord Brahma
is described as bhagavan Gdi-purusah. The reason he is called bhagavan
