Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 5.93

yasyamsamsah srila-garbhoda-sayi

yan-nabhy-abjam loka-sanghata-nalam

loka-srashtuh sutika-dhama dhatus

tam sri-nityananda-ramam prapadye

SYNONYMS

yasya -- whose; amsa-amsah -- portion of a plenary portion; srila-garbha-uda-sayi -- Garbhodakasayi Vishnu; yat -- of whom; nabhi-abjam -- the navel lotus; loka-sanghata -- of the multitude of planets; nalam -- having a stem that is the resting place; loka-srashtuh -- of Lord Brahma, creator of the planets; sutika-dhama -- the birthplace; dhatuh -- of the creator; tam -- to Him; sri-nityananda-ramam -- to Lord Balarama in the form of Lord Nityananda; prapadye -- I surrender.

TRANSLATION

I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, a partial part of whom is Garbhodakasayi Vishnu. From the navel of Garbhodakasayi Vishnu sprouts the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahma, the engineer of the universe. The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets.

PURPORT

In the Mahabharata, Santi-parva, it is said that He who is Pradyumna is also Aniruddha. He is also the father of Brahma. Thus Garbhodakasayi Vishnu and Kshirodakasayi Vishnu are identical plenary expansions of Pradyumna, the original Deity of Brahma, who is born from the lotus flower. It is Pradyumna who gives Brahma direction for cosmic management. A full description of Brahma's birth is given in Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.8.15-16).

Describing the features of the three purushas, the Laghu-bhagavatamrita says that Garbhodakasayi Vishnu has a four-handed form, and when He Himself enters the hollow of the universe and lies down in the ocean of milk He is known as Kshirodakasayi Vishnu, who is the Supersoul of all living entities, including the demigods. In the Satvata-tantra it is said that the third purusha incarnation, Kshirodakasayi Vishnu, is situated as the Supersoul in everyone's heart. This Kshirodakasayi Vishnu is an expansion of Garbhodakasayi Vishnu for pastimes.

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