144 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 17

anantaya—the unlimited; avyaktaya—not manifested within the
material world: namah—my respectful obeisances; iti—thus.

TRANSLATION

The most powerful Lord Siva says: O Supreme Personality of
Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You in Your
expansion as Lord Sankarsana. You are the reservoir of all tran-
scendental qualities. Although You are unlimited, You remain un-
manifest to the nondevotees.

TEXT 18

ast AAETATTTT IS at

ATA FAA I WATY |
wea =| aa

WME A ATA M12!

bhaje bhajanydrana-pdda-pankajam
bhagasya krtsnasya param pardyanam

bhaktesv alam bhavita-bhita-bhavanam
bhavapaham tva bhava-bhavam isvaram

bhaje—I worship; bhajanya—O worshipable Lord; arana-pdda-
pankajam—whose lotus feet protect His devotees from all fearful situa-
tions; bhagasya—of opulences; krtsnasya—of all different varieties
(wealth, fame, strength, knowledge, beauty and renunciation); param—
the best; parayanam—the ultimate shelter: bhaktesu—to the devotees:
alam—beyond value; bhdvita-bhiita-bhavanam—who manifests His
different forms for the satisfaction of His devotees; bhava-apaham—
who stops the devotees’ repetition of birth and death; tua—unto You;
bhava-bhavam—who is the origin of the material creation; isvaram—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, You are the only worshipable person, for You are
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the reservoir of all
