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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.14.41
ity abhishtūya bhūmānam
natvābhīshtam jagad-dhātā
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukah uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; abhishtūya — offering praise; bhūmānam — to the unlimited Supreme Lord; trih — three times; parikramya — circumambulating; pādayoh — at His feet; natvā — bowing down; abhīshtam — desired; jagat — of the universe; dhātā — the creator; sva-dhāma — to his personal abode; pratyapadyata — returned.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus offered his prayers, Brahmā circumambulated his worshipable Lord, the unlimited Personality of Godhead, three times and then bowed down at His lotus feet. The appointed creator of the universe then returned to his own residence.
PURPORT
Although Lord Brahmā had prayed to take birth as a blade of grass in Vrindāvana or even in the area surrounding Vrindāvana, Lord Krishna, by His silent response to Brahmā's prayers, indicated that Brahmā should return to his own abode. First Brahmā had to complete his personal devotional service of universal creation; then he could come to Vrindāvana and get the mercy of the inhabitants there. In other words, a devotee should always be attentive to executing his personal devotional service properly. This is more important than trying to live in the Lord's abode.
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