Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.2.3

tad upalabhya bhagavān ādi-purushah sadasi gāyantīm pūrvacittim nāmāpsarasam abhiyāpayām āsa

SYNONYMS

tat — that; upalabhya — understanding; bhagavān — the most powerful; ādi-purushah — the first created being within this universe; sadasi — in his assembly; gāyantīm — dancing girl; pūrvacittim — Pūrvacitti; nāma — named; apsarasam — the heavenly dancing girl; abhiyāpayām āsa — sent down.

TRANSLATION

Understanding King Āgnīdhra's desire, the first and most powerful created being of this universe, Lord Brahmā, selected the best of the dancing girls in his assembly, whose name was Pūrvacitti, and sent her to the King.

PURPORT

In this verse, the words bhagavān ādi-purushah are significant. Bhagavān ādi-purushah is Lord Krishna. Govindam ādi-purusham tam aham bhajāmi **. Lord Krishna is the original person. In Bhagavad-gītā, He is also addressed by Arjuna as purusham ādyam, the original person, and He is called Bhagavān. In this verse, however, we see that Lord Brahmā is described as bhagavān ādi-purushah. The reason he is called bhagavān is that he fully represents the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is the first-born creature in this universe. Lord Brahmā could understand Mahārāja Āgnīdhra's desire because he is as powerful as Lord Vishnu. As Lord Vishnu, situated as Paramātmā, can understand the desire of the living entity, so Lord Brahmā can also understand the living entity's desire, for Vishnu, as a via medium, informs him. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.1.1), tene brahma hridā ya ādi-kavaye: Lord Vishnu informs Lord Brahmā of everything from within his heart. Because Mahārāja Āgnīdhra specifically worshiped Lord Brahmā, Lord Brahmā was pleased, and he sent Pūrvacitti, the Apsarā, to satisfy him.

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