> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 2
> > 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) Å

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> > The Cosmic Manifestation

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> > Chapter One: The First Step in God Realization

> > INVOCATION

> > om namo bhagavate vâsudevâya

> > om--O my Lord; namah--my respectful obeisances unto You; bhagavate--unto the Personality of Godhead; vâsudevâya--unto Lord Krishna, the son of Vasudeva.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my Lord, the all-pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You .

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> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî -s'uka uvâca

> > varîyân esha te pras'nah

> > krito loka-hitam nripa

> > âtmavit-sammatah pumsâm

> > s'rotavyâdishu yah parah

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca--S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; varîyân--glorious; eshah--this; te--your; pras'nah--question; kritah--made by you; loka-hitam--beneficial for all men; nripa--O King; âtmavit--transcendentalist; sammatah--approved; pumsâm--of all men; s'rotavya-âdishu--in all kinds of hearing; yah--what is; parah--the supreme.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial to all kinds of people. The answer to this question is the prime subject matter for hearing, and it is approved by all transcendentalists.

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> > TEXT 2

> > s'rotavyâdîni râjendra

> > nrinâm santi sahasras'ah

> > apas'yatâm âtma-tattvam

> > griheshu griha-medhinâm

> > s'rotavya-âdîni--subject matters for hearing; râjendra--o Emperor; nrinâm--of human society; santi--there are; sahasras'ah--hundreds and thousands; apas'yatâm--of the blind; âtma-tattvam--knowledge of self, the ultimate truth; griheshu--at home; griha-medhinâm--of persons too materially engrossed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Those persons who are materially engrossed, being blind to the knowledge of ultimate truth, leave many subject matters for hearing in human society, O Emperor.

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> > TEXT 3

> > nidrayâ hriyate naktam

> > vyavâyena ca vâ vayah

> > divâ cârthehayâ râjan

> > kutumba-bharanena vâ

> > nidrayâ--by sleeping; hriyate--wastes; naktam--night; vyavâyena--sex indulgence; ca--also; vâ--either; vayah--duration of life; divâ--days; ca--and; artha--economic; îhayâ--development; râjan--O King; kutumba--family members; bharanena--maintaining; vâ--either.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The lifetime of such an envious householder is passed at night either in sleeping or in sex indulgence, and in the daytime either in making money or maintaining family members.

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> > TEXT 4

> > dehâpatya-kalatrâdishv

> > âtma-sainyeshv asatsv api

> > teshâm pramatto nidhanam

> > pas'yann api na pas'yati

> > deha--body; apatya--children; kalatra--wife; âdishu--and in everything in relation to them; âtma--own; sainyeshu--fighting soldiers; asatsu--fallible; api--in spite of; teshâm--of all of them; pramattah--too attached; nidhanam--destruction; pas'yan--having been experienced; api--although; na--does not; pas'yati--see it.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Persons devoid of âtma-tattva do not inquire into the problems of life, being too attached to the fallible soldiers like the body, children and wife. Although sufficiently experienced, they still do not see their inevitable destruction.

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> > TEXT 5

> > tasmâd bhârata sarvâtmâ

> > bhagavân îs'varo harih

> > s'rotavyah kîrtitavyas' ca

> > smartavyas ' cecchatâbhayam

> > tasmât --for this reason; bhârata--O descendant of Bharata; sarvâtmâ--the Supersoul; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; îs'varah--the controller; harih--the Lord, who vanquishes all miseries; s'rotavyah--is to be heard; kîrtitavyah--to be glorified; ca--also; smartavyah--to be remembered; ca--and; icchatâ--of one who desires; abhayam--freedom.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O descendant of King Bharata, one who desires to be free from all miseries must hear about, glorify and also remember the Personality of Godhead, who is the Supersoul, the controller and the savior from all miseries.

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> > TEXT 6

> > etâvân sânkhya-yogâbhyâm

> > sva-dharma-parinishthhayâ

> > janma-lâbhah parah pumsâm

> > ante nârâyana-smritih

> > etâvân--all these; sânkhya--complete knowledge of matter and spirit; yogâbhyâm--knowledge of mystic power; sva-dharma--particular occupational duty; parinishthhayâ--by full perception; janma--birth; lâbhah--gain; parah--the supreme; pumsâm--of a person; ante--at the end; nârâyana--the Personality of Godhead; smritih--remembrance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The highest perfection of human life, achieved either by complete knowledge of matter and spirit, by practice of mystic powers, or by perfect discharge of occupational duty, is to remember the Personality of Godhead at the end of life.

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> > TEXT 7

> > prâyena munayo râjan

> > nivrittâ vidhi-shedhatah

> > nairgunya-sthâ ramante sma

> > gunânukathane hareh

> > prâyena--mainly; munayah--all sages; râjan--O King; nivrittâh--above; vidhi--regulative principles; shedhatah--from restrictions; nairgunya-sthâh--transcendentally situated; ramante--take pleasure in; sma--distinctly; guna-anukathane--describing the glories; hareh--of the Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King Parîkshit, mainly the topmost transcendentalists, who are above the regulative principles and restrictions, take pleasure in describing the glories of the Lord.

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> > TEXT 8

> > idam bhâgavatam nâma

> > purânam brahma-sammitam

> > adhîtavân dvâparâdau

> > pitur dvaipâyanâd aham

> > idam--this; bhâgavatam--S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam; nâma--of the name; purânam--Vedic supplement; brahma-sammitam--approved as the essence of the Vedas; adhîtavân--studied; dvâpara-âdau--at the end of the Dvâpara-yuga; pituh--from my father; dvaipâyanât--Dvaipâyana Vyâsadeva; aham--myself.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At the end of the Dvâpara-yuga, I studied this great supplement of Vedic literature named S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam, which is equal to all the Vedas, from my father, S'rîla Dvaipâyana Vyâsadeva.

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> > TEXT 9

> > parinishthhito 'pi nairgunya

> > uttama-s'loka-lîlayâ

> > grihîta-cetâ râjarshe

> > âkhyânam yad adhîtavân

> > parinishthhitah--fully realized; api--in spite of; nairgunye--in transcendence; uttama--enlightened; s'loka--verse; lîlayâ--by the pastimes; grihîta--being attracted; cetâh--attention; râjarse--O saintly King; âkhyânam--delineation; yat--that; adhîtavân--I have studied.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O saintly King, I was certainly situated perfectly in transcendence, yet I was still attracted by the delineation of the pastimes of the Lord, who is described by enlightened verses.

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> > TEXT 10

> > tad aham te 'bhidhâsyâmi

> > mahâ-paurushiko bhavân

> > yasya s'raddalhatâm âs'u

> > syân mukunde matih satî

> > tat--that; aham--I; te--unto you; abhidhâsyâmi--shall recite; mahâ-paurushikah--the most sincere devotee of Lord Krishna; bhavân--your good self; yasya--of which; s'raddadhatâm--of one who gives full respect and attention; âs'u--very soon; syât--it so becomes; mukunde--unto the Lord, who awards salvation; matih--faith; satî--unflinching.

> > TRANSLATION

> > That very S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam I shall recite before you because you are the most sincere devotee of Lord Krishna. One who gives full attention and respect to hearing S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam achieves unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord, the giver of salvation.

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> > TEXT 11

> > etan nirvidyamânânâm

> > icchatâm akuto-bhayam

> > yoginâm nripa nirnîtam

> > harer nâmânukîrtanam

> > etat--it is; nirvidyamânânâm--of those who are completely free from all material desires; icchatâm--of those who are desirous of all sorts of material enjoyment; akutah-bhayam--free from all doubts and fear; yoginâm--of all who are self-satisfied; nripa--O King; nirnîtam--decided truth; hareh--of the Lord, S'rî Krishna; nâma--holy name; anu--after someone, always; kîrtanam--chanting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord after the ways of the great authorities is the doubtless and fearless way of success for all, including those who are free from all material desires, those who are desirous of all material enjoyment, and also those who are self-satisfied by dint of transcendental knowledge.

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> > TEXT 12

> > kim pramattasya bahubhih

> > parokshair hâyanair iha

> > varam muhûrtam viditam

> > ghatate s'reyase yatah

> > kim--what is; pramattasya--of the bewildered; bahubhih--by many; parokshaih--inexperienced; hâyanaih--years; iha--in this world; varam--better; muhûrtam--a moment; viditam--conscious; ghatate--one can try for; s'reyase--in the matter of the supreme interest; yatah--by that.

> > TRANSLATION

> > What is the value of a prolonged life which is wasted, inexperienced by years in this world? Better a moment of full consciousness, because that gives one a start in searching after his supreme interest.

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> > TEXT 13

> > khatvângo nâma râjarshir

> > jn'âtveyattâm ihâyushah

> > muhûrtât sarvam utsrijya

> > gatavân abhayam harim

> > khatvângah--King Khatvânga; nâma--name; râja-rishih--saintly king; jn'âtvâ--by knowing; iyattâm--duration; iha--in this world; âyushah--of one's life; muhûrtât--within only a moment; sarvam--everything; utsrijya--leaving aside; gatavân--had undergone; abhayam--fully safe; harim--the Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The saintly King Khatvânga, after being informed that the duration of his life would be only a moment more, at once freed himself from all material activities and took shelter of the supreme safety, the Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 14

> > tavâpy etarhi kauravya

> > saptâham jîvitâvadhih

> > upakalpaya tat sarvam

> > tâvad yat sâmparâyikam

> > tava--your; api--also; etarhi--therefore; kauravya--O one born in the family of Kuru; saptâham--seven days; jîvita--duration of life; avadhih--up to the limit of; upakalpaya--get them performed; tat--those; sarvam--all; tâvat--so long; yat--which are; sâmparâyikam--rituals for the next life.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Parîkshit, now your duration of life is limited to seven more days, so during this time you can perform all those rituals which are needed for the best purpose of your next life.

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> > TEXT 15

> > anta-kâle tu purusha

> > âgate gata-sâdhvasah

> > chindyâd asanga-s'astrena

> > sprihâm dehe 'nu ye ca tam

> > anta-kâle--at the last stage of life; tu--but; purushah--a person; âgate--having arrived; gata-sâdhvasah--without any fear of death; chindyât--must cut off; asanga--nonattachment; s'astrena--by the weapon of; sprihâm--all desires; dehe--in the matter of the material tabernacle; anu--pertaining; ye--all that; ca--also; tam--them.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At the last stage of one's life, one should be bold enough not to be afraid of death. But one must cut off all attachment to the material body and everything pertaining to it and all desires thereof.

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> > TEXT 16

> > grihât pravrajito dhîrah

> > punya-tîrtha jalâplutah

> > s'ucau vivikta âsîno

> > vidhivat kalpitâsane

> > grihât--from one's home; pravrajitah--having gone out; dhîrah--self-controlled; punya--pious; tîrtha--sacred place; jala-âplutah--fully washed; s'ucau--cleansed; vivikte--solitary; âsînah--seated; vidhivat--according to regulations; kalpita--having done; âsane--on a sitting place.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One should leave home and practice self-control. In a sacred place he should bathe regularly and sit down in a lonely place duly sanctified.

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> > TEXT 17

> > abhyasen manasâ s'uddham

> > trivrid-brahmâksharam param

> > mano yacchej jita-s'vâso

> > brahma-bîjam avismaran

> > abhyaset--one should practice; manasâ--by the mind; s'uddham--sacred; tri-vrit--composed of the three; brahma-aksharam--transcendental letters; param--the supreme; manah--mind; yacchet--get under control; jita-s'vâsah--by regulating the breathing air; brahma--absolute; bîjam--seed; avismaran--without being forgotten.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After sitting in the above manner, make the mind remember the three transcendental letters [A-U-M], and by regulating the breathing process, control the mind so as not to forget the transcendental seed.

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> > TEXT 18

> > niyacched vishayebhyo 'kshân

> > manasâ buddhi-sârathih

> > manah karmabhir âkshiptam

> > s'ubhârthe dhârayed dhiyâ

> > niyacchet--withdraw; vishayebhyah--from sense engagements; akshân--the senses; manasâ--by dint of the mind; buddhi--intelligence; sârathih--driver; manah--the mind; karmabhih--by the fruitive work; âkshiptam--being absorbed in; s'ubha-arthe--for the sake of the Lord; dhârayet--hold up; dhiyâ--in full consciousness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Gradually, as the mind becomes progressively spiritualized, withdraw it from sense activities, and by intelligence the senses will be controlled. The mind too absorbed in material activities can be engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead and become fixed in full transcendental consciousness.

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> > TEXT 19

> > tatraikâvayavam dhyâyed

> > avyucchinnena cetasâ

> > mano nirvishayam yuktvâ

> > tatah kin'cana na smaret

> > padam tat paramam vishnor

> > mano yatra prasîdati

> > tatra--thereafter; eka--one by one; avayavam--limbs of the body; dhyâyet--should be concentrated upon; avyucchinnena--without being deviated from the complete form; cetasâ--by the mind; manah--mind; nirvishayam--without being contaminated by sense objects; yuktvâ--being dovetailed; tatah--after that; kin'cana--anything; na--do not; smaret--think of; padam--personality; tat--that; paramam--Supreme; vishnoh--of Vishnu; manah--the mind; yatra--whereupon; prasîdati--becomes reconciled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, you should meditate upon the limbs of Vishnu, one after another, without being deviated from the conception of the complete body. Thus the mind becomes free from all sense objects. There should be no other thing to be thought upon. Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu, is the Ultimate Truth, the mind becomes completely reconciled in Him only.

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> > TEXT 20

> > rajas-tamobhyâm âkshiptam

> > vimûdham mana âtmanah

> > yacched dhâranayâ dhîro

> > hanti yâ tat-kritam malam

> > rajah--the passionate mode of nature; tamobhyâm--as well as by the ignorant mode of material nature; âkshiptam--agitated; vimûdham--bewildered; manah--the mind; âtmanah--of one's own; yacchet--get it rectified; dhâranayâ--by conception (of Vishnu); dhîrah--the pacified; hanti--destroys; yâ--all those; tat-kritam--done by them; malam--dirty things.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One's mind is always agitated by the passionate mode of material nature and bewildered by the ignorant mode of nature. But one can rectify such conceptions by the relation of Vishnu and thus become pacified by cleansing the dirty things created by them.

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> > TEXT 21

> > yasyâm sandhâryamânâyâm

> > yogino bhakti-lakshanah

> > âs'u sampadyate yoga

> > âs'rayam bhadram îkshatah

> > yasyâm--by such systematic remembrance; sandhâryamânâyâm--and thus being fixed in the habit of; yoginah--the mystics; bhakti-lakshanah--being practiced to the devotional system; âs'u--very soon; sampadyate--attains success; yogah--connection by devotional service; âs'rayam--under the shelter of; bhadram--the all-good; îkshatah--which seeing that.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, by this system of remembrance and by being fixed in the habit of seeing the all-good personal conception of the Lord, one can very soon attain devotional service to the Lord, under His direct shelter.

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> > TEXT 22

> > râjovâca

> > yathâ sandhâryate brahman

> > dhâranâ yatra sammatâ

> > yâdris'î vâ hared âs'u

> > purusasya mano-malam

> > râjâ uvâca--the fortunate King said; yathâ--as it is; sandhâryate--the conception is made; brahman--o brâhmana; dhâranâ--conception; yatra--where and how; sammatâ--in a summary; yâdris'î--the way by which; vâ--or; haret--extricated; âs'u--without delay; purushasya--of a person; manah--of the mind; malam--dirty things.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The fortunate King Parîkshit, inquiring further, said: O brâhmana, please describe in full detail how and where the mind has to be applied and how the conception can be fixed so that the dirty things in a person's mind can be removed.

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> > TEXT 23

> > s'rî -s'uka uvâca

> > jitâsano jita-s'vâso

> > jita-sango jitendriyah

> > sthûle bhagavato rûpe

> > manah sandhârayed dhiyâ

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca--S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; jita-âsanah--controlled sitting posture; jita-s'vâsah--controlled breathing process; jita-sangah--controlled association; jita-indriyah--controlled senses; sthûle--in the gross matter; bhagavatah--unto the Personality of Godhead; rûpe--in the feature of; manah--the mind; sandhârayet--must apply; dhiyâ--by intelligence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî answered: One should control the sitting posture, regulate the breathing process by the yogic prânâyâma and thus control the mind and senses and with intelligence apply the mind to the gross potencies of the Lord [called the virât-rûpa].

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> > TEXT 24

> > vis'eshas tasya deho 'yam

> > sthavishthhas ' ca sthavîyasâm

> > yatredam vyajyate vishvam

> > bhûtam bhavyam bhavac ca sat

> > vis'eshah--personal; tasya--His; dehah--body; ayam--this; sthavishthhah--grossly material; ca--and; sthavîyasâm--of all matter; yatra--wherein; idam--all these phenomena; vrajyate--is experienced; vishvam--universe; bhûtam--past; bhavyam--future; bhavat--present; ca--and; sat--resultant.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This gigantic manifestation of the phenomenal material world as a whole is the personal body of the Absolute Truth, wherein the universal resultant past, present and future of material time is experienced.

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> > TEXT 25

> > anda-kos'e s'arîre 'smin

> > saptâvarana-samyute

> > vairâjah purusho yo 'sau

> > bhagavân dhâranâs'rayah

> > anda-kos'e--within the universal shell; s'arîre--in the body of; asmin--this; sapta--sevenfold; âvarana--coverings; samyute--having so done; vairâjah--the gigantic universal; purushah--form of the Lord; yah--that; asau--He; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; dhâranâ--conception; âs'rayah--object of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The gigantic universal form of the Personality of Godhead, within the body of the universal shell, which is covered by sevenfold material elements , is the subject for the virât conception.

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> > TEXT 26

> > pâtâlam etasya hi pâda-mûlam

> > pathhanti pârshni-prapade rasâtalam

> > mahâtalam vis'va-srijo 'tha gulphau

> > talâtalam vai purushasya janghe

> > pâtâlam--the planets at the bottom of the universe; etasya--of His; hi--exactly; pâda-mûlam--soles of the feet; pathhanti--they study it; pârshni--the heels; prapade--the toes; rasâtakim--the planets named Rasâtala; mahâtalam--the planets named Mahâtala; vis'va-srijah--of the creator of the universe; atha--thus; gulphau--the ankles; talâtalam--the planets named Talâtala; vai--as they are; purushasya--of the gigantic person; janghe--the shanks.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Persons who have realized it have studied that the planets known as Pâtâla constitute the bottoms of the feet of the universal Lord, and the heels and the toes are the Rasâtala planets. The ankles are the Mahâtala planets, and His shanks constitute the Talâtala planets.

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> > TEXT 27

> > dve jânunî sutalam vis'va-mûrter

> > ûru-dvayam vitalam câtalam ca

> > mahîtalam taj jaghanam mahîpate

> > nabhastalam nâbhi-saro grinanti

> > dve--two; jânunî--two knees; sutalam--the planetary system named Sutala; vis'va-mûrteh--of the universal form; ûru-dvayam--the two thighs; vitalam--the planetary system named Vitala; ca--also; atalam--the planets named Atala; ca--and; mahîtalam--the planetary system named Mahîtala; tat--of that; jaghanam--the hips; mahîpate--o King; nabhastalam--outer space; nâbhi-sarah--the depression of the navel; grinanti--they take it so.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The knees of the universal form are the planetary system of the name Sutala, and the two thighs are the Vitala and Atala planetary systems. The hips are Mahîtala, and outer space is the depression of His navel.

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> > TEXT 28

> > urah-sthalam jyotir-anîkam asya

> > grîvâ mahar vadanam vai jano 'sya

> > tapo varâthîm vidur âdi-pumsah

> > satyam tu s'îrshâni sahasra-s'îrshnah

> > urah--high; sthalam--place (the chest); jyotih-anîkam--the luminary planets; asya--of Him; grîvâ--the neck; mahah--the planetary system above the luminaries; vadanam--mouth; vai--exactly; janah--the planetary system above Mahar; asya--of Him; tapah--the planetary system above the Janas; varâthîm--forehead; viduh--is known; âdi--the original; pumsah--personality; satyam--the topmost planetary system; tu--but; s'îrshâni--the head; sahasra--one thousand; s'îrshnah--one with heads.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The chest of the Original Personality of the gigantic form is the luminary planetary system, His neck is the Mahar planets, His mouth is the Janas planets, and His forehead is the Tapas planetary system. The topmost planetary system, known as Satyaloka, is the head of He who has one thousand heads.

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> > TEXT 29

> > indrâdayo bâhava âhur usrâh

> > karnau dis'ah s'rotram amushya s'abdah

> > nâsatya-dasrau paramasya nâse

> > ghrâno 'sya gandho mukham agnir iddhah

> > indra-âdayah--demigods headed by the heavenly king, Indra; bâhavah--arms; âhuh--are called; usrâh--the demigods; karnau--the ears; dis'ah--the four directions; s'rotram--the sense of hearing; amushya--of the Lord; s'abdah--sound; nâsatya-dasrau--the demigods known as the As'vinî-kumâras; paramasya--of the Supreme; nâse--nostrils; ghrânah--the sense of smell; asya--of Him; gandhah--fragrance; mukham--the mouth; agnih--fire; iddhah--blazing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > His arms are the demigods headed by Indra, the ten directional sides are His ears, and physical sound is His sense of hearing. His nostrils are the two As'vinî -kumâras, and material fragrance is His sense of smell. His mouth is the blazing fire.

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> > TEXT 30

> > dyaur akshinî cakshur abhût patangah

> > pakshmâni vishnor ahanî ubhe ca

> > tad-bhrû-vijrimbhah parameshthhi-dhishnyam

> > âpo 'sya tâlû rasa eva jihvâ

> > dyauh--the sphere of outer space; akshinî--the eyeballs; cakshuh--of eyes (senses); abhût--it so became; patangah--the sun; paksmâni--eyelids; vishnoh--of the personality of Godhead, S'rî Vishnu; ahanî--day and night; ubhe--both; ca--and; tat--His; bhrû--eyebrows; vijrimbhah--movements; parameshthhi--the supreme entity (Brahmâ); dhishnyam--post; âpah--Varuna, the director of water; asya--His; tâlû--palate; rasah--juice; eva--certainly; jihvâ--the tongue.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sphere of outer space constitutes His eyepits, and the eyeball is the sun as the power of seeing. His eyelids are both the day and night, and in the movements of His eyebrows, the Brahmâ and similar supreme personalities reside. His palate is the director of water, Varuna, and the juice or essence of everything is His tongue.

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> > TEXT 31

> > chandâmsy anantasya s'iro grinanti

> > damshthrâ yamah sneha-kalâ dvijâni

> > hâso janonmâda-karî ca mâyâ

> > duranta-sargo yad-apânga-mokshah

> > chandâmsi--the Vedic hymns; anantasya--of the Supreme; s'irah--the cerebral passage; grinanti--they say; damshthrâh--the jaws of teeth; yamah--Yamarâja, the director of sinners; sneha-kalâh--the art of affection; dvijâni--the set of teeth; hâsah--smile; jana-unmâda-karî--the most alluring; ca--also; mâyâ--illusory energy; duranta--insurpassable; sargah--the material creation; yat-apânga--whose glance; mokshah--casting over.

> > TRANSLATION

> > They say that the Vedic hymns are the cerebral passage of the Lord, and His jaws of teeth are Yama, god of death, who punishes the sinners. The art of affection is His set of teeth, and the most alluring illusory material energy is His smile. This great ocean of material creation is but the casting of His glance over us.

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> > TEXT 32

> > vrîdottaraushthho 'dhara eva lobho

> > dharmah stano 'dharma-patho 'sya prishthham

> > kas tasya medhram vrishanau ca mitrau

> > kuksih samudrâ girayo 'sthi-sanghâh

> > vrîda--modesty; uttara--upper; oshthha--lip; adharah--chin; eva--certainly; lobhah--hankering; dharmah--religion; stanah--breast; adharma--irreligion; pathah--way; asya--His; prishthham--back; kah--Brahmâ; tasya--His; medhram--genitals; vrishanau--testicles; ca--also; mitrau--the Mitrâ-varunas; kukshih--waist; samudrâh--the oceans; girayah--the hills; asthi--bones; sanghâh--stack.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Modesty is the upper portion of His lips, hankering is His chin, religion is the breast of the Lord, and irreligion is His back. Brahmâjî, who generates all living beings in the material world, is His genitals, and the Mitrâ-varunas are His two testicles. The ocean is His waist, and the hills and mountains are the stacks of His bones.

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> > TEXT 33

> > nadyo 'sya nâdyo 'tha tanû-ruhâni

> > mahî-ruhâ vis'va-tanor nripendra

> > ananta-vîryah s'vasitam mâtaris'vâ

> > gatir vayah karma guna-pravâhah

> > nadyah--the rivers; asya--of Him; nâdyah--veins; atha--and thereafter; tanû-ruhâni--hairs on the body; mahî-ruhâh--the plants and trees; vis'va-tanoh--of the universal form; nripa-indra--O King; ananta-vîryah--of the omnipotent; s'vasitam--breathing; mâtaris'vâ--air; gatih--movement; vayah--passing ages; karma--activity; guna-pravâhah--reactions of the modes of nature.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, the rivers are the veins of the gigantic body, the trees are the hairs of His body, and the omnipotent air is His breath. The passing ages are His movements, and His activities are the reactions of the three modes of material nature.

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> > TEXT 34

> > Îs'asya kes'ân vidur ambuvâhân

> > vâsas tu sandhyâm kuru-varya bhûmnah

> > avyaktam âhur hridayam manas' ca

> > sa candramâh sarva-vikâra-kos'ah

> > îs'asya--of the supreme controller; kes'ân--hairs on the head; viduh--you may know it from me; ambu-vâhân--the clouds which carry water; vâsah tu--the dress; sandhyâm--termination of day and night; kuru-varya--O best of the Kurus; bhûmnah--of the Almighty; avyaktam--the prime cause of material creation; âhuh--it is said; hridayam--intelligence; manah ca--and the mind; sah--He; candramâh--the moon; sarva-vikâra-kos'ah--the reservoir of all changes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best amongst the Kurus, the clouds which carry water are the hairs on His head, the terminations of days or nights are His dress, and the supreme cause of material creation is His intelligence. His mind is the moon, the reservoir of all changes.

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> > TEXT 35

> > vijn'âna -s'aktim mahim âmananti

> > sarvâtmano 'ntah-karanam giritram

> > as'vâs'vatary-ushthra-gajâ nakhâni

> > sarve mrigâh pas'avah s'roni-des'e

> > vijn'âna-s'aktim--consciousness; mahim--the principle of matter; âmananti--they call it so; sarva-âtmanah--of the omnipresent; antah-karanam--ego; giritram--Rudra (S'iva); as'va--horse; as'vatari--mule; ushthra--camel; gajâh--elephant; nakhâni--nails; sarve--all other; mrigâh--stags; pas'avah--quadrupeds; s'roni-des'e--on the region of the belt.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The principle of matter [mahat-tattva] is the consciousness of the omnipresent Lord, as asserted by the experts, and Rudradeva is His ego. The horse, mule, camel and elephant are His nails, and wild animals and all quadrupeds are situated in the belt zone of the Lord.

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> > TEXT 36

> > vayâmsi tad-vyâkaranam vicitram

> > manur manîshâ manujo nivâsah

> > gandharva-vidyâdhara-câranâpsarah

> > svara-smritîr asurânika-vîryah

> > vayâmsi--varieties of birds; tat-vyâkaranam--vocables; vicitram--artistic; manuh--the father of mankind; manîshâ--thoughts; manujah--mankind (the sons of Manu); nivâsah--residence; gandharva--the human beings named Gandharvas; vidyâdhara--the Vidyâdharas; cârana--the Câranas; apsarah--the angels; svara--musical rhythm; smritîh--remembrance; asura-anîka--the demoniac soldiers; vîryah--prowess.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Varieties of birds are indications of His masterful artistic sense. Manu, the father of mankind, is the emblem of His standard intelligence, and humanity is His residence. The celestial species of human beings, like the Gandharvas, Vidyâdharas, Câranas and angels, all represent His musical rhythm, and the demoniac soldiers are representations of His wonderful prowess.

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> > TEXT 37

> > brahmânanam kshatra-bhujo mahâtmâ

> > vid ûrur anghri-s'rita-krishna-varnah

> > nânâbhidhâbhîjya-ganopapanno

> > dravyâtmakah karma vitâna-yogah

> > brahma--the brâhmanas; ânanam--the face; kshatra--the kshatriyas; bhujah--the arms; mahâtmâ--the virât-purusha; vith--the vais'yas; ûruh--the thighs; anghri-s'rita--under the protection of His feet; krishna -varnah--the s'ûdras; nânâ--various; abhidhâ--by names; abhîjya-gana--the demigods; upapannah--being overtaken; dravya-âtmakah--with feasible goods; karma--activities; vitâna-yogah--performances of sacrifice.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The virât-purusha's face is the brâhmanas, His arms are the kshatriyas, His thighs are the vais'yas, and the s'ûdras are under the protection of His feet. All the worshipable demigods are also overtaken by Him, and it is the duty of everyone to perform sacrifices with feasible goods to appease the Lord.

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> > TEXT 38

> > iyân asâv îs'vara-vigrahasya

> > yah sannives'ah kathito mayâ te

> > sandhâryate 'smin vapushi sthavishthhe

> > manah sva-buddhyâ na yato 'sti kin'cit

> > iyân--all these; asau--that; îs'vara--Supreme Lord; vigrahasya--of the form; yah--whatsoever; sannives'ah--as they are located; kathitah--explained; mayâ--by me; te--unto you; sandhâryate--one may concentrate; asmin--in this; vapushi--form of virât; sthavishthhe--in the gross; manah--mind; sva-buddhyâ--by one's intelligence; na--not; yatah--beyond Him; asti--there is; kin'cit--anything else.

> > I have thus explained to you the gross material gigantic conception of the Personality of Godhead. One who seriously desires liberation concentrates his mind on this form of the Lord, because there is nothing more than this in the material world.

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> > TEXT 39

> > sa sarva-dhî-vritty-anubhûta-sarva

> > âtmâ yathâ svapna janekshitaikah

> > tam satyam ânanda-nidhim bhajeta

> > nânyatra sajjed yata âtma-pâtah

> > sah--He (the Supreme Person); sarva-dhî-vritti--the process of realization by all sorts of intelligence; anubhûta--cognizant; sarve--everyone; âtmâ--the Supersoul; yathâ--as much as; svapna jana--a person dreaming; îkshita--seen by; ekah--one and the same; tam--unto Him; satyam--the Supreme Truth; ânanda-nidhim--the ocean of bliss; bhajeta--must one worship; na--never; anyatra--anything else; sajjet--be attached; yatah--whereby; âtma-pâtah--degradation of oneself.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One should concentrate his mind upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who alone distributes Himself in so many manifestations just as ordinary persons create thousands of manifestations in dreams. One must concentrate the mind on Him, the only all-blissful Absolute Truth. Otherwise one will be misled and will cause his own degradation.

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