Text 24] Bali Maharaja Surrenders the Universe 119
feet; mahim—the surface of the land; mahidhrdn—the mountains;
purusasya—of the giant Personality of Godhead; jarghayoh—on the
calves; patattrinah—the flying living entities; januni—on the knees;
visva-mirteh—of the form of the gigantic Lord; arvoh—on the thighs;
ganam m4érutam—varieties of air; indra-senah—Bali Maharaja, who
had obtained the soldiers of King Indra and who was situated in the post
of Indra.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Bali Maharaja, who was occupying the seat of King
Indra, could see the lower planetary systems, such as Rasatala, on
the soles of the feet of the Lord’s universal form. He saw on the
Lord’s feet the surface of the globe, on the surface of His calves all
the mountains, on His knees the various birds, and on His thighs
the varieties of air.
PURPORT
The universal situation is described herein in regard to the complete
constitution of the Lord’s gigantic universal form. The study of this
universal form begins from the sole. Above the soles are the feet, above
the feet are the calves, above the calves are the knees, and above the
knees are the thighs. Thus the parts of the universal body, one after
another, are described herein. The knees are the place of birds, and
above that are varieties of air. The birds can fly over the mountains, and
above the birds are varieties of air.
TEXT 24
aeent fentatate ae aq
TATA AACA |
areata gfag aaftey-
FORMA | THATS Nw
sandhyam vibhor vasasi guhya aiksat
prajapatin jaghane atma-mukhyan
