Ādi-līlā

Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

Verse 9 of 60
Cc Ādi 11.9

ঈশ্বর হৈযা কহায মহাভাগবত বেদধর্মাতীত হঞা বেদধর্মে রত

ईश्वर हैया कहाय महाभागवत वेदधर्मातीत हञा वेदधर्मे रत

īśvara ha-iyā kahāya mahā-bhāgavata veda-dharmātīta hañā veda-dharme rata

Synonyms

īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead; ha-iyābeing; kahāyacalls Himself; mahā-bhāgavatagreat devotee; veda-dharmathe principles of Vedic religion; atītatranscendental; hañābeing; veda-dharmein the Vedic system; rataengaged..

Translation

Although Vīrabhadra Gosāñi was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He presented Himself as a great devotee. And although the Supreme Godhead is transcendental to all Vedic injunctions, He strictly followed the Vedic rituals.

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