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Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

Verse 53 of 71
SB 3.26.53

हिरण्मयादण्डकोशादुत्थाय सलिले शयात् तमाविश्य महादेवो बहुधा निर्बिभेद खम्

hiraṇmayād aṇḍa-kośād utthāya salile śayāt tam āviśya mahā-devo bahudhā nirbibheda kham

Synonyms

hiraṇmayāt—golden; aṇḍa-kośāt—from the egg; utthāya—arising; salile—on the water; śayāt—lying; tam—in it; āviśya—having entered; mahā-devaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bahu-dhā—in many ways; nirbibheda—divided; kham—apertures..

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the virāṭa-puruṣa, situated Himself in that golden egg, which was lying on the water, and He divided it into many departments.

Verse 53 of 71