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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.281
yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya
jīvanti loma-vila-jā jagad-anda-nāthāh
vishnur mahān sa iha yasya kalā-viśesho
govindam ādi-purusham tam aham bhajāmi
SYNONYMS
yasya — whose; eka — one; niśvasita — of breath; kālam — time; atha — thus; avalambya — taking shelter of; jīvanti — live; loma-vila-jāh — grown from the hair holes; jagat-anda-nāthāh — the masters of the universes (the Brahmās); vishnuh mahān — the Supreme Lord Mahā-Vishnu; sah — that; iha — here; yasya — whose; kalā-viśeshah — particular plenary portion or expansion; govindam — Lord Govinda; ādi-purusham — the original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship.
TRANSLATION
"'The Brahmās and other lords of the mundane worlds appear from the pores of Mahā-Vishnu and remain alive for the duration of His one exhalation. I adore the primeval Lord, Govinda, of whom Mahā-Vishnu is a portion of a plenary portion.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the Brahma-samhitā (5.48). For an explanation, refer to Ādi-līlā, Chapter Five, verse 71.
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