Text 9] The Lord Agrees to Become Aditi’s Son 9

TEXT 9
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SAUTATHAAA EA AAA 11 8 II

visvaya visva-bhavana-sthiti-samyamaya
svairam grhita-puru-sakti-gundya bhiimne

sva-sthaya sasvad-upabrmhita-piirna-bodha-
vyapaditatma-tamase haraye namas te

visvaya—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is actually
the entire universe; visva—of the universe; bhavana—creation; sthiti—
maintenance; sarnyamaya—and annihilation; svairam—fully indepen-
dent; grhita—taking in hand; puru—completely; sakti-gundya—con-
trolling the three modes of material nature; bhiimne—the supreme
great; sva-sthaya—who is always situated in His original form; sasvat—
eternally; upabrmhita—achieved; pirna—complete; bodha—knowl-
edge; vyapdadita—completely vanquished; dtma-tamase—the illusory
energy of Your Lordship; haraye—unto the Supreme Lord; namah te—I
offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

TRANSLATION

My Lord, You are the all-pervading universal form, the fully in-
dependent creator, maintainer and destroyer of this universe. Al-
though You engage Your energy in matter, You are always situated
in Your original form and never fall from that position, for Your
knowledge is infallible and always suitable to any situation. You
are never bewildered by illusion. O my Lord, let me offer my re-
spectful obeisances unto You.

PURPORT
In the Caitanya-caritamrta (Adi 2.117) it is said:
