Text 3] The Island of Jambidvipa 225
TEXT 3

oat mat sae Aa aReUNiteaa aa
sofa sufaaater an argaiafaarrg aat waa-
SAT ATOUT Ae aa ats 1 31

ori namo bhagavate uttamaslokaya nama arya-laksana-sila-vrataya
nama upasiksitatmana upasita-lokaya namah sddhu-vada-nikasanaya
namo brahmanya-devaya mahd-purusaya mahda-rajaya nama iti.

om—O my Lord; namah—my respectful obeisances; bhagavate—
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; uttama-slokaya—who is al-
ways worshiped with selected verses; namah—my respectful obeisances:
arya-laksana-sila-vrataya—who possesses all the good qualities of ad-
vanced personalities; namah—my respectful obeisances; upasiksita-at-
mane—unto You whose senses are under control; updsita-lokaya —who
is always remembered and worshiped by all the different classes of living
entities; namah—my respectful obeisances; sédhu-vada-nikasanaya—
to the Lord, who is like a stone for examining all the good qualities of a
sadhu; namah—my respectful obeisances; brahmanya-devaya—who is
worshiped by the most qualified brahmanas; mahé-purusdya—unto the
Supreme Lord, who is worshiped by the Purusa-stikta because of being
the cause of this material creation; mahd-rajaya—unto the supreme
king, or the king of all kings; namah—my respectful obeisances; iti—
thus.

TRANSLATION

Let me please Your Lordship by chanting the bija-mantra
omkara. I wish to offer my respectful obeisances unto the Per-
sonality of Godhead, who is the best among the most highly ele-
vated personalities. Your Lordship is the reservoir of all the good
qualities of Aryans, people who are advanced. Your character and
behavior are always consistent, and You always control Your senses
and mind. Acting just like an ordinary human being, You exhibit
exemplary character to teach others how to behave. There is a
touchstone that can be used to examine the quality of gold, but
You are like a touchstone that can verify all good qualities. You are
