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Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

Verse 69 of 71
SB 3.26.69

बुद्ध्या ब्रह्मापि हृदयं नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् रुद्रो ऽभिमत्या हृदयं नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट्

buddhyā brahmāpi hṛdayaṁ nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ rudro 'bhimatyā hṛdayaṁ nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ

Synonyms

buddhyā—with intelligence; brahmā—Lord Brahmā; api—also; hṛdayam—His heart; na—not; udatiṣṭhat—did arise; tadā—even then; virāṭ—the virāṭa-puruṣa; rudraḥ—Lord Śiva; abhimatyā—with the ego; hṛdayam—His heart; na—not; udatiṣṭhat—did arise; tadā—even then; virāṭ—the virāṭa-puruṣa..

Translation

Brahmā also entered His heart with intelligence, but even then the Cosmic Being could not be prevailed upon to get up. Lord Rudra also entered His heart with the ego, but even then the Cosmic Being did not stir.

Verse 69 of 71