kalpānta idam ādāya śayāne 'mbhasy udanvataḥ śiśayiṣor anuprāṇaṁ viviśe 'ntar ahaṁ vibhoḥ
Synonyms
kalpānte—at the end of Brahma's one day; idam—this; ādāya—taking together; śayāne—having gone to lie down; ambhasi—in the causal water; udanvataḥ—devastation; śiśayiṣoḥ—lying of the Personality of Godhead, (Narayana); anuprāṇam—breathing; viviśe—entered into; antaḥ—within; aham—I; vibhoḥ—of the Lord Brahma.
Translation
At the end of millennium when the Lord Personality of Godhead Narayana lie down within the water of devastation, at that time when Brahma began to enter into Him along with all creative elements, I also entered within through his breathing.
Purport
Narada is known as the son of Brahma as much as Lord Krishna is the son of Vasudeva. The Personality of Godhead and His liberated devotees like Narada appear on the material world by the same process. As is said in the Bhagwat Geeta that the birth and activities of the Lord are all transcendental. Therefore, according to authorised opinion the birth of Narada as the son of Brahma is also transcendental pastime of the devotee. His appearance and disappearance are practically on the same level as that of the Lord. The Lord and His devotees are therefore simultaneously one and different as spiritual entities. They belong to the same category of transcendence.