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<div | :kṣity-ādibhir eṣa kilāvṛtaḥ | ||
kṣity-ādibhir eṣa kilāvṛtaḥ | :saptabhir daśa-guṇottarair aṇḍa-kośaḥ | ||
saptabhir daśa-guṇottarair aṇḍa-kośaḥ | :yatra pataty aṇu-kalpaḥ | ||
yatra pataty aṇu-kalpaḥ | :sahāṇḍa-koṭi-koṭibhis tad anantaḥ | ||
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<div | ''kṣiti-ādibhiḥ''—by the ingredients of the material world, headed by earth; ''eṣaḥ''—this; ''kila''—indeed; ''āvṛtaḥ''—covered; ''saptabhiḥ''—seven; ''daśa-guṇa-uttaraiḥ''—each ten times more than the previous one; ''aṇḍa-kośaḥ''—egg-shaped universe; ''yatra''—in whom; ''patati''—falls; ''aṇu-kalpaḥ''—like a minute atom; ''saha''—with; ''aṇḍa-koṭi-koṭibhiḥ''—millions of such universes; ''tat''—therefore; ''anantaḥ''—(You are called) unlimited. | ||
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Every universe is covered by seven layers—earth, water, fire, air, sky, the total energy and false ego—each ten times greater than the previous one. There are innumerable universes besides this one, and although they are unlimitedly large, they move about like atoms in You. Therefore You are called unlimited [ananta]. | Every universe is covered by seven layers—earth, water, fire, air, sky, the total energy and false ego—each ten times greater than the previous one. There are innumerable universes besides this one, and although they are unlimitedly large, they move about like atoms in You. Therefore You are called unlimited [ananta]. | ||
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The ''Brahma-saṁhitā'' (BS 5.38) says: | |||
:''yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya'' | |||
:''jīvanti loma-vilajā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ'' | |||
:''viṣṇur mahān sa iha yasya kalā-viśeṣo'' | |||
:''govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi'' | |||
The origin of the material creation is Mahā-Viṣṇu, who lies in the Causal Ocean. While He sleeps in that ocean, millions of universes are generated as He exhales, and they are all annihilated when He inhales. This Mahā-Viṣṇu is a plenary portion of a portion of Viṣṇu, Govinda (''yasya kalā-viśeṣaḥ''). The word ''kalā'' refers to a plenary portion of a plenary portion. From Kṛṣṇa, or Govinda, comes Balarāma; from Balarāma comes Saṅkarṣaṇa; from Saṅkarṣaṇa, Nārāyaṇa; from Nārāyaṇa, the second Saṅkarṣaṇa; from the second Saṅkarṣaṇa, Mahā-Viṣṇu; from Mahā-Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu; and from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu controls every universe. This gives an idea of the meaning of ''ananta'', unlimited. What is to be said of the unlimited potency and existence of the Lord? This verse describes the coverings of the universe (''saptabhir daśa-guṇottarair aṇḍa-kośaḥ''). The first covering is earth, the second is water, the third is fire, the fourth is air, the fifth is sky, the sixth is the total material energy, and the seventh is the false ego. Beginning with the covering of earth, each covering is ten times greater than the previous one. Thus we can only imagine how great each universe is, and there are many millions of universes. As confirmed by the Lord Himself in [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 10.42 (1972)|BG 10.42]]): | |||
: | :''athavā bahunaitena'' | ||
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: | :''viṣṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛtsnam'' | ||
: | :''ekāṁśena sthito jagat'' | ||
"But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe." The entire material world manifests only one fourth of the Supreme Lord's energy. Therefore He is called ''ananta''. | |||
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Revision as of 08:11, 14 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 37
- kṣity-ādibhir eṣa kilāvṛtaḥ
- saptabhir daśa-guṇottarair aṇḍa-kośaḥ
- yatra pataty aṇu-kalpaḥ
- sahāṇḍa-koṭi-koṭibhis tad anantaḥ
SYNONYMS
kṣiti-ādibhiḥ—by the ingredients of the material world, headed by earth; eṣaḥ—this; kila—indeed; āvṛtaḥ—covered; saptabhiḥ—seven; daśa-guṇa-uttaraiḥ—each ten times more than the previous one; aṇḍa-kośaḥ—egg-shaped universe; yatra—in whom; patati—falls; aṇu-kalpaḥ—like a minute atom; saha—with; aṇḍa-koṭi-koṭibhiḥ—millions of such universes; tat—therefore; anantaḥ—(You are called) unlimited.
TRANSLATION
Every universe is covered by seven layers—earth, water, fire, air, sky, the total energy and false ego—each ten times greater than the previous one. There are innumerable universes besides this one, and although they are unlimitedly large, they move about like atoms in You. Therefore You are called unlimited [ananta].
PURPORT
The Brahma-saṁhitā (BS 5.38) says:
- yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya
- jīvanti loma-vilajā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ
- viṣṇur mahān sa iha yasya kalā-viśeṣo
- govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
The origin of the material creation is Mahā-Viṣṇu, who lies in the Causal Ocean. While He sleeps in that ocean, millions of universes are generated as He exhales, and they are all annihilated when He inhales. This Mahā-Viṣṇu is a plenary portion of a portion of Viṣṇu, Govinda (yasya kalā-viśeṣaḥ). The word kalā refers to a plenary portion of a plenary portion. From Kṛṣṇa, or Govinda, comes Balarāma; from Balarāma comes Saṅkarṣaṇa; from Saṅkarṣaṇa, Nārāyaṇa; from Nārāyaṇa, the second Saṅkarṣaṇa; from the second Saṅkarṣaṇa, Mahā-Viṣṇu; from Mahā-Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu; and from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu controls every universe. This gives an idea of the meaning of ananta, unlimited. What is to be said of the unlimited potency and existence of the Lord? This verse describes the coverings of the universe (saptabhir daśa-guṇottarair aṇḍa-kośaḥ). The first covering is earth, the second is water, the third is fire, the fourth is air, the fifth is sky, the sixth is the total material energy, and the seventh is the false ego. Beginning with the covering of earth, each covering is ten times greater than the previous one. Thus we can only imagine how great each universe is, and there are many millions of universes. As confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.42):
- athavā bahunaitena
- kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna
- viṣṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛtsnam
- ekāṁśena sthito jagat
"But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe." The entire material world manifests only one fourth of the Supreme Lord's energy. Therefore He is called ananta.