स एव पुरुषस्तस्मादण्डं निर्भिद्य निर्गतः सहस्रोर्वंघ्रिबाह्वक्षः सहस्राननशीर्षवान्
sa eva puruṣas tasmād aṇḍaṁ nirbhidya nirgataḥ sahasrorv-aṅghri-bāhv-akṣaḥ sahasrānana-śīrṣavān
Synonyms
saḥ—He, the Lord; eva—Himself; puruṣaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tasmāt—from within the universe; aṇḍam—Hiraṇyagarbha; nirbhidya—dividing; nirgataḥ—came out; sahasra—thousands; ūru—thighs; aṅghri—legs; bāhu—arms; akṣaḥ—eyes; sahasra—thousands of; ānana—mouths; śīrṣavān—with heads also..
Translation
The Lord [Mahā-Viṣṇu], although lying in the Causal Ocean, came out of it, and dividing Himself as Hiraṇyagarbha, He entered into each universe and assumed the virāṭa rūpa, with thousands of legs, arms, mouths, and heads, etc.
Purport
The expansions of the planetary systems within each and every universe are situated in the different part of the virāṭa rūpa (universal form) of the Lord, and they are described as follows: