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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.20
SYNONYMS
tatra — there (on the shore of the ocean of milk); gatvā — after going; jagannātham — unto the master of the entire universe, the Supreme Being; deva-devam — the Supreme God of all gods; vrishākapim — the Supreme Person, Vishnu, who provides for everyone and diminishes everyone's suffering; purusham — the Supreme Person; purusha-sūktena — with the Vedic mantra known as purusha-sūkta; upatasthe — worshiped; samāhitah — with full attention.
TRANSLATION
After reaching the shore of the ocean of milk, the demigods worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Vishnu, the master of the whole universe, the supreme God of all gods, who provides for everyone and diminishes everyone's suffering. With great attention, they worshiped Lord Vishnu, who lies on the ocean of milk, by reciting the Vedic mantras known as the Purusha-sūkta.
PURPORT
The demigods, such as Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, King Indra, Candra and Sūrya, are all subordinate to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Aside from the demigods, even in human society there are many influential personalities supervising various businesses or establishments. Lord Vishnu, however, is the God of gods (parameśvara). He is parama-purusha, the Supreme Being, Paramātmā. As confirmed in the Brahma-samhitā (5.1), īśvarah paramah krishnah sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahah: "Krishna, known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body." No one is equal to or greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore He is described here by many words: jagannātha, deva-deva, vrishākapi and purusha. The supremacy of Lord Vishnu is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (10.12) in this statement by Arjuna:
"You are the Supreme Brahman, the ultimate, the supreme abode and purifier, the Absolute Truth and the eternal divine person. You are the primal God, transcendental and original, and You are the unborn and all-pervading beauty." Krishna is ādi-purusha, the original Personality of Godhead (govindam ādi-purusham tam aham bhajāmi **). Vishnu is a plenary expansion of Lord Krishna, and all the vishnu-tattvas are parameśvara, deva-deva.
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