240 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 9

as we do not realize this, we live in the material world, but when we are
fully Krsna conscious we live not in the material world but in the spiri-
tual world.

TEXT 34
TEATS BACASHATTTATATA-
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tat-sambhavah kavir ato ‘nyad apasyamanas
tvdm bijam atmani tatam sa bahir vicintya
navindad abda-satam apsu nimajjamano
jate ‘ikure katham uhopalabheta bijam

tat-sambhavah—who was generated from that lotus flower; kavih—
he who can understand the subtle cause of creation (Lord Brahma);
atah—from that (lotus); anyat—anything else; apasyamdnah—not
able to see; tvam—Your Lordship; bijam—the cause of the lotus;
atmani—in himself; tatam—expanded; sah—he (Lord Brahma); bahih
vicintya—considering to be external; na—not; avindat—understood
(You); abda-satam—for a hundred years according to the demigods;*
apsu—in the water; nimajjamanah—diving; jate ankure—when the
seed fructifies and is manifested as a creeper; katham—how; uha—O
my Lord; upalabheta—one can perceive; bijam—the seed that has
already fructified.

TRANSLATION

From that great lotus flower, Brahma was generated, but
Brahma certainly could see nothing but the lotus. Therefore,
thinking You to be outside, Lord Brahma dove into the water and
attempted to find the source of the lotus for one hundred years. He
could find no trace of You, however, for when a seed fructifies, the
original seed cannot be seen.

*One day for the demigods equals six of our months.
