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Chapter 25: The Glories of Lord Ananta

Verse 2 of 15
SB 5.25.2

यस्येदं क्षितिमण्डलं भगवतो ऽनन्तमूर्तेः सहस्रशिरस एकस्मिन्नेव शीर्षणि ध्रियमाणं सिद्धार्थ इव लक्ष्यते.

yasyedaṁ kṣiti-maṇḍalaṁ bhagavato 'nanta-mūrteḥ sahasra-śirasa ekasminn eva śīrṣaṇi dhriyamāṇaṁ siddhārtha iva lakṣyate.

Synonyms

yasyaof whom; idamthis; kṣiti-maṇḍalamuniverse; bhagavataḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ananta-mūrteḥin the form of Anantadeva; sahasra-śirasaḥwho has thousands of hoods; ekasminon one; evaonly; śīrṣaṇihood; dhriyamāṇamis being sustained; siddhārthaḥ ivaand like a white mustard seed; lakṣyateis seen..

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: This great universe, situated on one of Lord Anantadeva's thousands of hoods, appears just like a white mustard seed. It is infinitesimal compared to the hood of Lord Ananta.

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