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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.1.35
sarvātmano 'ntah-karanam giritram
aśvāśvatary-ushtra-gajā nakhāni
sarve mrigāh paśavah śroni-deśe
SYNONYMS
vijñāna-śaktim — consciousness; mahim — the principle of matter; āmananti — they call it so; sarva-ātmanah — of the omnipresent; antah-karanam — ego; giritram — Rudra (Śiva); aśva — horse; aśvatari — mule; ushtra — camel; gajāh — elephant; nakhāni — nails; sarve — all other; mrigāh — stags; paśavah — quadrupeds; śroni-deśe — on the region of the belt.
TRANSLATION
The principle of matter [mahat-tattva] is the consciousness of the omnipresent Lord, as asserted by the experts, and Rudradeva is His ego. The horse, mule, camel and elephant are His nails, and wild animals and all quadrupeds are situated in the belt zone of the Lord.
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