Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.8.16

tasyāḿ sa cāmbho-ruha-karṇikāyām

avasthito lokam apaśyamānaḥ

parikraman vyomni vivṛtta-netraś

catvāri lebhe 'nudiśaḿ mukhāni

SYNONYMS

tasyām — in that; saḥ — Brahmā; ca — and; ambhaḥ — water; ruha-karṇikāyām — whorl of the lotus; avasthitaḥ — being situated; lokam — the world; apaśyamānaḥ — without being able to see; parikraman — circumambulating; vyomni — in space; vivṛtta-netraḥ — while moving the eyes; catvāri — four; lebhe — achieved; anudiśam — in terms of direction; mukhāni — heads.

TRANSLATION

Brahmā, born out of the lotus flower, could not see the world, although he was situated in the whorl. He therefore circumambulated all of space, and while moving his eyes in all directions he achieved four heads in terms of the four directions.

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