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Chapter 8: Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu

Verse 30 of 33
SB 3.8.30

चराचरौको भगवन्महीध्रमहीन्द्रबन्धुं सलिलोपगूढम् किरीटसाहस्रहिरण्यशृंगमाविर्भवत्कौस्तुभरत्नगर्भम्

carācarauko bhagavan mahīdhram ahīndra-bandhuṁ salilopagūḍham kirīṭa-sāhasra-hiraṇya-śṛṅgam āvirbhavat-kaustubha-ratna-garbham

Synonyms

caramoving animals; acaranonmoving trees; okaḥthe place of situation; bhagavanthe Personality of Godhead; mahīdhramthe mountain; ahīndraŚrī Anantadeva; bandhumfriend; salilawater; upagūḍhamsubmerged; kirīṭahelmets; sāhasrathousands; hiraṇyagold; śṛṅgampeaks; āvirbhavatmanifested; kaustubhathe Kaustubha jewel; ratna-garbhamocean..

Translation

Like a great mountain, the Lord stands as the abode for all moving and nonmoving living entities. He is the friend of the snakes because Lord Ananta is His friend. As a mountain has thousands of golden peaks, so the Lord was seen with the thousands of golden helmeted hoods of Anantanāga; and as a mountain is sometimes filled with jewels, so also His transcendental body was fully decorated with valuable jewels. As a mountain is sometimes submerged in the ocean water, so the Lord is sometimes submerged in the water of devastation.

Verse 30 of 33
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