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| Canto 5: The Creative Impetus | Chapter 25: The Glories of Lord Ananta |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.25.2
yasyedam kshiti-mandalam bhagavato 'nanta-mūrteh sahasra-śirasa ekasminn eva śīrshani dhriyamānam siddhārtha iva lakshyate
SYNONYMS
yasya — of whom; idam — this; kshiti-mandalam — universe; bhagavatah — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ananta-mūrteh — in the form of Anantadeva; sahasra-śirasah — who has thousands of hoods; ekasmin — on one; eva — only; śīrshani — hood; dhriyamānam — is being sustained; siddhārthah iva — and like a white mustard seed; lakshyate — is seen.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: This great universe, situated on one of Lord Anantadeva's thousands of hoods, appears just like a white mustard seed. It is infinitesimal compared to the hood of Lord Ananta.
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