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| Canto 2: The Cosmic Manifestation | Chapter 1: The First Step in God Realization |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.1.27
dve jānunī sutalaḿ viśva-mūrter
ūru-dvayaḿ vitalaḿ cātalaḿ ca
mahītalaḿ taj-jaghanaḿ mahīpate
nabhastalaḿ nābhi-saro gṛṇanti
SYNONYMS
dve — two; jānunī — two knees; sutalam — the planetary system named Sutala; viśva-mūrteḥ — of the universal form; ūru-dvayam — the two thighs; vitalam — the planetary system named Vitala; ca — also; atalam — the planets named Atala; ca — and; mahītalam — the planetary system named Mahītala; tat — of that; jaghanam — the hips; mahīpate — O King; nabhastalam — outer space; nābhi-saraḥ — the depression of the navel; gṛṇanti — they take it so.
TRANSLATION
The knees of the universal form are the planetary system of the name Sutala, and the two thighs are the Vitala and Atala planetary systems. The hips are Mahītala, and outer space is the depression of His navel.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness