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Chapter 8: Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu

Verse 23 of 33
SB 3.8.23

मृणालगौरायतशेषभोग पर्यंक एकं पुरुषं शयानम् फणातपत्रायुतमूर्धरत्न द्युभिर्हतध्वान्तयुगान्ततोये

mṛṇāla-gaurāyat aśeṣabhoga- paryaṅka ekaṁ puruṣaṁ śayānam phaṇātapatrāyuta-mūrdha-ratna- dyubhir hata-dhvānta-yugānta-toye

Synonyms

mṛṇālalotus flower; gaurāyatwhite all over; aśeṣabhogabody; paryaṅkeon the bed; ekamalone; puruṣamthe Supreme Person; śayānamwas lying; phaṇa-ātapatraumbrella of a serpent hood; āyutabedecked with; mūrdhahead; ratnajewels; dyubhiḥby the rays; hata-dhvāntadarkness dissipated; yugāntadevastation; toyein the water..

Translation

Brahmā could see that on the water there was a gigantic lotuslike white bedstead, the body of Śeṣanāga, on which the Personality of Godhead was lying alone. The whole atmosphere was illuminated by the rays of the jewels bedecking the hood of Śeṣanāga, and that illumination dissipated all the darkness of those regions.

Verse 23 of 33
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