Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 65: Lord Balarama Visits Vrndavana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.65.28

rama rama maha-baho

na jane tava vikramam

yasyaikamsena vidhrta

jagati jagatah pate

SYNONYMS

rama rama -- O Rama, Rama; maha-baho -- O mighty-armed one; na jane -- I do not appreciate; tava -- Your; vikramam -- prowess; yasya -- whose; eka -- one; amsena -- by a portion; vidhrta -- is sustained; jagati -- the earth; jagatah -- of the universe; pate -- O master.

TRANSLATION

[Goddess Yamuna said:] Rama, Rama, O mighty-armed one! I know nothing of Your prowess. With a single portion of Yourself You hold up the earth, O Lord of the universe.

PURPORT

The phrase ekamsena ("with a single portion") refers to the Lord's expansion as Sesa. This is confirmed by the acaryas.

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