Text 31] The Residents of Jambidvipa Offer Prayers 207

spiritual world. At the same time, He is all-pervading. This paradox is
only possible for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of all
opulences. The Lord’s all-pervasiveness is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita
(18.61) where Krsna states, iSvarah sarva-bhiiténam hrd-dese ‘rjuna
tisthati: ‘“The Supreme Lord is seated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna.”
Elsewhere in Bhagavad-gita (15.15) the Lord says, sarvasya caham hrdi
sannivisto mattah smrtir jadnam apohanam ca: “I am seated in every-
one’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetful-
ness.” Therefore, although the Lord is present everywhere, He cannot be
seen with ordinary eyes. As Aryama says, the Lord is anupalaksita-
sthdna: no one can locate Him. This is the greatness of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.

TEXT 31
TATA aaareatia-

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FEN F TAR TTT AAG

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yad-ripam etan nia-mdayayarpitam
artha-svaripam bahu-ripa-riipitam

sankhyd na yasyasty ayathopalambhanat
tasmai namas te ’vyapadesa-riipine

yat—of whom; ripam—the form; etat—this; nija-mayaya ar-
pitam—manifested by Your personal potency; artha-svaripam—this
entire visible cosmic manifestation; bahu-ripa-ripitam—manifested in
various forms; sarkhyd —the measurement; na—not; yasya—of which;
asti—there is; ayatha—falsely; upalambhanat—from perceiving;
tasmai—unto Him (the Supreme Lord); namah—my respectful obei-
sances; te—unto You; avyapadesa—cannot be ascertained by mental
speculation; riipine—whose real form.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, this visible cosmic manifestation is a demon-
stration of Your own creative energy. Since the countless varieties
