Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
| Canto 2: The Cosmic Manifestation | Chapter 10: Bhāgavatam Is the Answer to All Questions |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.10.11
SYNONYMS
tāsu — in that; avātsīt — resided; sva — own; srishtāsu — in the matter of creation; sahasram — one thousand; parivatsarān — years of His measurement; tena — for that reason; nārāyanah — the Personality of Godhead named Nārāyana; nāma — name; yat — because; āpah — water; purusha-udbhavāh — emanated from the Supreme Person.
TRANSLATION
That Supreme Person is not impersonal and therefore is distinctively a nara, or person. Therefore the transcendental water created from the Supreme Nara is known as nāra. And because He lies down on that water, He is known as Nārāyana.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness