> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 8
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 8: 'Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations'

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> > Chapter Seventeen: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi's Son

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> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > ity uktâ sâditî râjan

> > sva-bhartrâ kasyapena vai

> > anv atisthad vratam idam

> > dvâdasâham atandritâ

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti--thus; uktâ--being advised; sâ--that lady; aditih--Aditi; râjan--O King; sva-bhartrâ--by her husband; kasyapena--Kasyapa Muni; vai--indeed; anu--similarly; atisthat--executed; vratam idam--this payo-vrata ritualistic ceremony; dvâdasa-aham--for twelve days; atandritâ--without any laziness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, after Aditi was thus advised by her husband, Kasyapa Muni, she strictly followed his instructions without laziness and in this way performed the payo-vrata ritualistic ceremony.

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> > TEXTS 2-3

> > cintayanty ekayâ buddhyâ

> > mahâ-purusam îsvaram

> > pragrhyendriya-dustâsvân

> > manasâ buddhi-sârathih

> > manas caikâgrayâ buddhyâ

> > bhagavaty akhilâtmani

> > vâsudeve samâdhâya

> > cacâra ha payo-vratam

> > cintayanti--constantly thinking; ekayâ--with one attention; buddhyâ--and intelligence; mahâ-purusam--upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead; îsvaram--the supreme controller, Lord Visnu; pragrhya--completely controlling; indriya--the senses; dusta--formidable, powerful; asvân--horses; manasâ--by the mind; buddhi-sârathih--with the help of intelligence, the chariot driver; manah--the mind; ca--also; eka-agrayâ--with full attention; buddhyâ--with the intelligence; bhagavati--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akhila-âtmani--the Supreme Soul, the Supersoul of all living entities; vâsudeve--unto Lord Vâsudeva; samâdhâya--keeping full attention; cacâra--executed; ha--thus; payah-vratam--the ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With full, undiverted attention, Aditi thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and in this way brought under full control her mind and senses, which resembled forceful horses. She concentrated her mind upon the Supreme Lord, Vasudeva. Thus she performed the ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata.

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> > TEXT 4

> > tasyâh prâdurabhût tâta

> > bhagavân âdi-purusah

> > pîta-vâsâs catur-bâhuh

> > sankha-cakra-gadâ-dharah

> > tasyâh--before her; prâdurabhût--appeared; tâta--my dear King; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; âdi-purusah--the original person; pîta-vâsâh--dressed in yellow garments; catuh-bâhuh--with four arms; sankha-cakra-gadâ-dharah--bearing the conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, dressed in yellow garments and bearing a conchshell, disc, club and lotus in His four hands, then appeared before Aditi.

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> > TEXT 5

> > tam netra-gocaram vîksya

> > sahasotthâya sâdaram

> > nanâma bhuvi kâyena

> > dandavat-prîti-vihvalâ

> > tam--Him (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); netra-gocaram--visible by her eyes; vîksya--after seeing; sahasâ--all of a sudden; utthâya--getting up; sa-âdaram--with great respect; nanâma--offered respectful obeisances; bhuvi--on the ground; kâyena--by the whole body; danda-vat--falling like a rod; prîti-vihvalâ--almost puzzled because of transcendental bliss.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the Supreme Personality of Godhead became visible to Aditi's eyes, Aditi was so overwhelmed by transcendental bliss that she at once stood up and then fell to the ground like a rod to offer the Lord her respectful obeisances.

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> > TEXT 6

> > sotthâya baddhânjalir îditum sthitâ

> > notseha ânanda-jalâkuleksanâ

> > babhûva tûsnîm pulakâkulâkrtis

> > tad-darsanâtyutsava-gâtra-vepathuh

> > sâ--she; utthâya--standing up; baddha-anjalih--with folded hands; îditum--to worship the Lord; sthitâ--situated; na utsehe--could not endeavor; ânanda--from transcendental bliss; jala--with water; âkula-îksanâ--her eyes were filled; babhûva--remained; tûsnîm--silent; pulaka--with standing of the hairs of the body; âkula--overwhelmed; âkrtih--her form; tat-darsana--by seeing the Lord; ati-utsava--with great pleasure; gâtra--her body; vepathuh--began to tremble.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Aditi stood silently with folded hands, unable to offer prayers to the Lord. Because of transcendental bliss, tears filled her eyes, and the hairs on her body stood on end. Because she could see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, she felt ecstasy, and her body trembled.

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> > TEXT 7

> > prîtyâ sanair gadgadayâ girâ harim

> > tustâva sâ devy aditih kurûdvaha

> > udvîksatî sâ pibatîva caksusâ

> > ramâ-patim yajna-patim jagat-patim

> > prityâ--because of love; sanaih--again and again; gadgadayâ--faltering; girâ--with a voice; harim--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tustâva--pleased; sâ--she; devî--the demigoddess; aditih--Aditi; kuru-udvaha--O Mahârâja Parîksit; udvîksatî--while staring; sâ--she; pibatî iva--appeared as if she were drinking; caksusâ--through the eyes; ramâ-patim--unto the Lord, the husband of the goddess of fortune; yajna-patim--unto the Lord, the enjoyer of all sacrificial ceremonies; jagat-patim--the master and Lord of the entire universe.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, the demigoddess Aditi then began offering her prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in a faltering voice and with great love. She appeared as though drinking through her eyes the Supreme Lord, who is the husband of the goddess of fortune, the enjoyer of all sacrificial ceremonies, and the master and Lord of the entire universe.

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> > TEXT 8

> > srî-aditir uvâca

> > yajnesa yajna-purusâcyuta tîrtha-pâda

> > tîrtha-sravah sravana-mangala-nâmadheya

> > âpanna-loka-vrjinopasamodayâdya

> > sam nah krdhîsa bhagavann asi dîna-nâthah

> > srî-aditih uvâca--the demigoddess Aditi said; yajna-îsa--O controller of all sacrificial ceremonies; yajna-purusa--the person who enjoys the benefits of all sacrifices; acyuta--infallible; tîrtha-pâda--at whose lotus feet stand all the holy places of pilgrimage; tîrtha-sravah--celebrated as the ultimate shelter of all saintly persons; sravana--hearing about whom; mangala--is auspicious; nâmadheya--to chant His name is also auspicious; âpanna--surrendered; loka--of people; vrjina--dangerous material position; upasama--diminishing; udaya--who has appeared; âdya--the original Personality of Godhead; sam--auspiciousness; nah--our; krdhi--kindly bestow upon us; îsa--O supreme controller; bhagavan--O Lord; asi--You are; dîna-nâthah--the only shelter of the down-trodden.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The goddess Aditi said: O master and enjoyer of all sacrificial ceremonies, O infallible and most famous person, whose name, when chanted, spreads all good fortune! O original Supreme Personality of Godhead, supreme controller, shelter of all holy places, You are the shelter of all poor, suffering living entities, and You have appeared to diminish their suffering. Please be kind to us and spread our good fortune.

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> > TEXT 9

> > visvâya visva-bhavana-sthiti-samyamâya

> > svairam grhîta-puru-sakti-gunâya bhûmne

> > sva-sthâya sasvad-upabrmhita-pûrna-bodha-

> > vyâpâditâtma-tamase haraye namas te

> > visvâya--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is actually the entire universe; visva--of the universe; bhavana--creation; sthiti--maintenance; samyamâya--and annihilation; svairam--fully independent; grhîta--taking in hand; puru--completely; sakti-gunâya--controlling the three modes of material nature; bhûmne--the supreme great; sva-sthâya--who is always situated in His original form; sasvat--eternally; upabrmhita--achieved; pûrna--complete; bodha--knowledge; vyâpâdita--completely vanquished; âtma-tamase--the illusory energy of Your Lordship; haraye--unto the Supreme Lord; namah te--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, You are the all-pervading universal form, the fully independent creator, maintainer and destroyer of this universe. Although You engage Your energy in matter, You are always situated in Your original form and never fall from that position, for Your knowledge is infallible and always suitable to any situation. You are never bewildered by illusion. O my Lord, let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

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> > TEXT 10

> > âyuh param vapur abhîstam atulya-laksmîr

> > dyo-bhû-rasâh sakala-yoga-gunâs tri-vargah

> > jnânam ca kevalam ananta bhavanti tustât

> > tvatto nrnâm kim u sapatna-jayâdir âsîh

> > âyuh--duration of life; param--as long as that of Lord Brahmâ; vapuh--a particular type of body; abhîstam--the goal of life; atulya-laksmîh--unparalleled opulence in material existence; dyo--the upper planetary system; bhû--Bhûloka; rasâh--the lower planetary system; sakala--all kinds of; yoga-gunâh--the eight mystic perfections; tri-vargah--the principles of religiosity, economic development and sense gratification; jnânam--transcendental knowledge; ca--and; kevalam--complete; ananta--O unlimited one; bhavanti--all become possible; tustât--by Your satisfaction; tvattah--from You; nrnâm--of all living entities; kim u--what to speak of; sapatna--enemies; jaya--conquering; âdih--and others; âsîh--such benedictions.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O unlimited one, if Your Lordship is satisfied, one can very easily obtain a lifetime as long as that of Lord Brahma, a body either in the upper, lower or middle planetary systems, unlimited material opulence, religion, economic development and satisfaction of the senses, full transcendental knowledge, and the eight yogic perfections, what to speak of such petty achievements as conquering one's rivals.

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> > TEXT 11

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > adityaivam stuto râjan

> > bhagavân puskareksanah

> > ksetra-jnah sarva-bhûtânâm

> > iti hovâca bhârata

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; adityâ--by Aditi; evam--thus; stutah--being worshiped; râjan--O King (Mahârâja Parîksit); bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; puskara-îksanah--whose eyes are like lotus flowers; ksetra-jnah--the Supersoul; sarva-bhûtânâm--of all living entities; iti--thus; ha--indeed; uvâca--replied; bhârata--O best of the Bharata dynasty.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, best of the Bharata dynasty, when the lotus-eyed Lord, the Supersoul of all living entities, was thus worshiped by Aditi, He replied as follows.

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> > TEXT 12

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca

> > deva-mâtar bhavatyâ me

> > vijnâtam cira-kânksitam

> > yat sapatnair hrta-srînâm

> > cyâvitânâm sva-dhâmatah

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; deva-mâtah--O mother of the demigods; bhavatyâh--of you; me--by Me; vijnâtam--understood; cira-kânksitam--what You have desired for a long time; yat--because; sapatnaih--by the rivals; hrta-srînâm--of your sons, who are bereft of all opulences; cyâvitânâm--vanquished; sva-dhâmatah--from their own residential quarters.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O mother of the demigods, I have already understood your long-cherished desires for the welfare of your sons, who have been deprived of all opulences and driven from their residence by their enemies.

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> > TEXT 13

> > tân vinirjitya samare

> > durmadân asurarsabhân

> > pratilabdha-jaya-srîbhih

> > putrair icchasy upâsitum

> > tân--them; vinirjitya--defeating; samare--in the fight; durmadân--puffed up by strength; asura-rsabhân--the leaders of the demons; pratilabdha--getting back; jaya--victory; srîbhih--as well as the opulence; putraih--with your sons; icchasi--you are desiring; upâsitum--to come together and worship Me.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Devi, O goddess, I can understand that you want to regain your sons and be together with them to worship Me, after defeating the enemies in battle and retrieving your abode and opulences.

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> > TEXT 14

> > indra-jyesthaih sva-tanayair

> > hatânâm yudhi vidvisâm

> > striyo rudantîr âsâdya

> > drastum icchasi duhkhitâh

> > indra-jyesthaih--persons of whom King Indra is the eldest; sva-tanayaih--by your own sons; hatânâm--who are killed; yudhi--in the fight; vidvisâm--of the enemies; striyah--the wives; rudantîh--lamenting; âsâdya--coming near the dead bodies of their husbands; drastum icchasi--you want to see; duhkhitâh--very much aggrieved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You want to see the wives of the demons lamenting for the death of their husbands when those demons, the enemies of your sons, are killed in battle by the demigods, of whom Indra is the chief.

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> > TEXT 15

> > âtmajân susamrddhâms tvam

> > pratyâhrta-yasah-sriyah

> > nâka-prstham adhisthâya

> > krîdato drastum icchasi

> > âtma-jân--your own sons; su-samrddhân--completely opulent; tvam--you; pratyâhrta--having received back; yasah--reputation; sriyah--opulence; nâka-prstham--in the heavenly kingdom; adhisthâya--situated; krîdatah--enjoying their life; drastum--to see; icchasi--you are desiring.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You want your sons to regain their lost reputation and opulence and live again on their heavenly planet as usual.

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> > TEXT 16

> > prâyo 'dhunâ te 'sura-yûtha-nâthâ

> > apâranîyâ iti devi me matih

> > yat te 'nukûlesvara-vipra-guptâ

> > na vikramas tatra sukham dadâti

> > prâyah--almost; adhunâ--at the present moment; te--all of them; asura-yûtha-nâthâh--the chiefs of the demons; apâranîyâh--unconquerable; iti--thus; devi--O mother Aditi; me--My; matih--opinion; yat--because; te--all the demons; anukûla-îsvara-vipra-guptâh--protected by brâhmanas, by whose favor the supreme controller is always present; na--not; vikramah--the use of power; tatra--there; sukham--happiness; dadâti--can give.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O mother of the demigods, in My opinion almost all the chiefs of the demons are now unconquerable, for they are being protected by brahmanas, whom the Supreme Lord always favors. Thus the use of power against them now will not at all be a source of happiness.

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> > TEXT 17

> > athâpy upâyo mama devi cintyah

> > santositasya vrata-caryayâ te

> > mamârcanam nârhati gantum anyathâ

> > sraddhânurûpam phala-hetukatvât

> > atha--therefore; api--in spite of this situation; upâyah--some means; mama--by Me; devi--O goddess; cintyah--must be considered; santositasya--very pleased; vrata-caryayâ--observing the vow; te--by you; mama arcanam--worshiping Me; na--never; arhati--deserves; gantum anyathâ--to become otherwise; sraddhâ-anurûpam--according to one's faith and devotion; phala--of the result; hetukatvât--from being the cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Yet because I have been satisfied by the activities of your vow, O goddess Aditi, I must find some means to favor you, for worship of Me never goes in vain but certainly gives the desired result according to what one deserves.

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> > TEXT 18

> > tvayârcitas câham apatya-guptaye

> > payo-vratenânugunam samîditah

> > svâmsena putratvam upetya te sutân

> > goptâsmi mârîca-tapasy adhisthitah

> > tvayâ--by you; arcitah--being worshiped; ca--also; aham--I; apatya-guptaye--giving protection to your sons; payah-vratena--by the payo-vrata vow; anugunam--as far as possible; samîditah--properly worshiped; sva-amsena--by My plenary portion; putratvam--becoming your son; upetya--taking this opportunity; te sutân--to your other sons; goptâ asmi--I shall give protection; mârîca--of Kasyapa Muni; tapasi--in the austerity; adhisthitah--situated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You have prayed to Me and properly worshiped Me by performing the great payo-vrata ceremony for the sake of protecting your sons. Because of Kasyapa Muni's austerities, I shall agree to become your son and thus protect your other sons.

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> > TEXT 19

> > upadhâva patim bhadre

> > prajâpatim akalmasam

> > mâm ca bhâvayatî patyâv

> > evam rûpam avasthitam

> > upadhâva--just go worship; patim--your husband; bhadre--O gentle woman; prajâpatim--who is a Prajâpati; akalmasam--very much purified because of his austerity; mâm--Me; ca--as well as; bhâvayatî--thinking of; patyau--within your husband; evam--thus; rûpam--form; avasthitam--situated there.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Always thinking of Me as being situated within the body of your husband, Kasyapa, go worship your husband, who has been purified by his austerity.

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> > TEXT 20

> > naitat parasmâ âkhyeyam

> > prstayâpi kathancana

> > sarvam sampadyate devi

> > deva-guhyam susamvrtam

> > na--not; etat--this; parasmai--to outsiders; âkhyeyam--is to be disclosed; prstayâ api--even though questioned; kathancana--by anyone; sarvam--everything; sampadyate--becomes successful; devi--O lady; deva-guhyam--very confidential even to the demigods; su-samvrtam--very carefully kept confidential.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O lady, even if someone inquires, you should not disclose this fact to anyone. That which is very confidential is successful if kept secret.

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> > TEXT 21

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > etâvad uktvâ bhagavâms

> > tatraivântaradhîyata

> > aditir durlabham labdhvâ

> > harer janmâtmani prabhoh

> > upâdhâvat patim bhaktyâ

> > parayâ krta-krtyavat

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; etâvat--in this way; uktvâ--saying (to her); bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tatra eva--in that very spot; antah-adhîyata--disappeared; aditih--Aditi; durlabham--a very rare achievement; labdhvâ--getting; hareh--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; janma--birth; âtmani--in herself; prabhoh--of the Lord; upâdhâvat--immediately went; patim--unto her husband; bhaktyâ--with devotion; parayâ--great; krta-krtya-vat--thinking herself very successful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: After speaking in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead disappeared from that very spot. Aditi, having received the extremely valuable benediction that the Lord would appear as her son, considered herself very successful, and with great devotion she approached her husband.

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> > TEXT 22

> > sa vai samâdhi-yogena

> > kasyapas tad abudhyata

> > pravistam âtmani harer

> > amsam hy avitatheksanah

> > sah--Kasyapa Muni; vai--indeed; samâdhi-yogena--by mystic meditation; kasyapah--Kasyapa Muni; tat--then; abudhyata--could understand; pravistam--entered; âtmani--within himself; hareh--of the Supreme Lord; amsam--a plenary portion; hi--indeed; avitatha-îksanah--whose vision is never mistaken.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Being situated in a meditational trance, Kasyapa Muni, whose vision is never mistaken, could see that a plenary portion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead had entered within him.

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> > TEXT 23

> > so 'dityâm vîryam âdhatta

> > tapasâ cira-sambhrtam

> > samâhita-manâ râjan

> > dâruny agnim yathânilah

> > sah--Kasyapa; adityâm--unto Aditi; vîryam--semen; âdhatta--placed; tapasâ--by austerity; cira-sambhrtam--restrained for long, long years; samâhita-manâh--being fully in trance upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead; râjan--O King; dâruni--as in firewood; agnim--fire; yathâ--as; anilah--wind.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, as the wind promotes friction between two pieces of wood and thus gives rise to fire, Kasyapa Muni, whose transcendental position was fully absorbed in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, transferred his potency into the womb of Aditi.

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> > TEXT 24

> > aditer dhisthitam garbham

> > bhagavantam sanâtanam

> > hiranyagarbho vijnâya

> > samîde guhya-nâmabhih

> > aditeh--into the womb of Aditi; dhisthitam--being established; garbham--pregnancy; bhagavantam--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sanâtanam--who is eternal; hiranyagarbhah--Lord Brahmâ; vijnâya--knowing this; samîde--offered prayers; guhya-nâmabhih--with transcendental names.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Lord Brahma understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was now within the womb of Aditi, he began to offer prayers to the Lord by reciting transcendental names.

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> > TEXT 25

> > srî-brahmovâca

> > jayorugâya bhagavann

> > urukrama namo 'stu te

> > namo brahmanya-devâya

> > tri-gunâya namo namah

> > srî-brahmâ uvâca--Lord Brahmâ offered prayers; jaya--all glories; urugâya--unto the Lord, who is constantly glorified; bhagavan--O my Lord; urukrama--whose activities are very glorious; namah astu te--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; namah--my respectful obeisances; brahmanya-devâya--unto the Lord of the transcendentalists; tri-gunâya--the controller of the three modes of nature; namah namah--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, all glories unto You, who are glorified by all and whose activities are all uncommon. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, O Lord of the transcendentalists, controller of the three modes of nature. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.

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> > TEXT 26

> > namas te prsni-garbhâya

> > veda-garbhâya vedhase

> > tri-nâbhâya tri-prsthâya

> > sipi-vistâya visnave

> > namah te--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; prsni-garbhâya--who formerly lived within the womb of Prsni (Aditi in her previous birth); veda-garbhâya--who always remain within Vedic knowledge; vedhase--who are full of knowledge; tri-nâbhâya--within the stem growing from whose navel live all the three worlds; tri-prsthâya--who are transcendental to the three worlds; sipi-vistâya--who are within the cores of the hearts of all living entities; visnave--unto the all-pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, the all-pervading Lord Visnu, who have entered the cores of the hearts of all living entities. All the three worlds reside within Your navel, yet You are above the three worlds. Formerly You appeared as the son of Prsni. To You, the supreme creator, who are understood only through Vedic knowledge, I offer my respectful obeisances.

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> > TEXT 27

> > tvam âdir anto bhuvanasya madhyam

> > ananta-saktim purusam yam âhuh

> > kâlo bhavân âksipatîsa visvam

> > sroto yathântah patitam gabhîram

> > tvam--Your Lordship; âdih--the original cause; antah--the cause of dissolution; bhuvanasya--of the universe; madhyam--maintenance of the present manifestation; ananta-saktim--the reservoir of unlimited potencies; purusam--the Supreme Person; yam--whom; âhuh--they say; kâlah--the principle of eternal time; bhavân--Your Lordship; âksipati--attracting; îsa--the Supreme Lord; visvam--the whole universe; srotah--waves; yathâ--as; antah patitam--fallen within the water; gabhîram--very deep.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my Lord, You are the beginning, the manifestation and the ultimate dissolution of the three worlds, and You are celebrated in the Vedas as the reservoir of unlimited potencies, the Supreme Person. O my Lord, as waves attract branches and leaves that have fallen into deep water, You, the supreme eternal time factor, attract everything in this universe.

> > PURPORT

> > The time factor is sometimes described as kala-strota, waves of time. Everything in this material world is within the time factor and is being carried away by waves of attraction, which represent the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 28

> > tvam vai prajânâm sthira-jangamânâm

> > prajâpatînâm asi sambhavisnuh

> > divaukasâm deva divas cyutânâm

> > parâyanam naur iva majjato 'psu

> > tvam--Your Lordship; vai--indeed; prajânâm--of all living entities; sthira-jangamânâm--either stationary or moving; prajâpatînâm--of all the Prajâpatis; asi--You are; sambhavisnuh--the generator of everyone; diva-okasâm--of the inhabitants of the upper planetary system; deva--O Supreme Lord; divah cyutânâm--of the demigods, who have now fallen from their residential quarters; parâyanam--the supreme shelter; nauh--boat; iva--like; majjatah--of one drowning; apsu--in the water.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, You are the original generator of all living entities, stationary or moving, and You are also the generator of the Prajapatis. O my Lord, as a boat is the only hope for a person drowning in the water, You are the only shelter for the demigods, who are now bereft of their heavenly position.

> > Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Eighth Canto, Seventeenth Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled "The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi's Son."

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