SB 3.8.10
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 10
- udāplutaṁ viśvam idaṁ tadāsīd
- yan nidrayāmīlita-dṛṅ nyamīlayat
- ahīndra-talpe 'dhiśayāna ekaḥ
- kṛta-kṣaṇaḥ svātma-ratau nirīhaḥ
SYNONYMS
uda—water; āplutam—submerged in; viśvam—the three worlds; idam—this; tadā—at that time; āsīt—it so remained; yat—in which; nidrayā—in slumber; amīlita—closed; dṛk—eyes; nyamīlayat—not completely closed; ahi-indra—the great snake Ananta; talpe—on the bed of; adhiśayānaḥ—lying on; ekaḥ—alone; kṛta-kṣaṇaḥ—being engaged; sva-ātma-ratau—enjoying in His internal potency; nirīhaḥ—without any part of external energy.
TRANSLATION
At that time when the three worlds were submerged in water, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu was alone, lying on His bedstead, the great snake Ananta, and although He appeared to be in slumber in His own internal potency, free from the action of the external energy, His eyes were not completely closed.
PURPORT
The Lord is eternally enjoying transcendental bliss by His internal potency, whereas the external potency is suspended during the time of the dissolution of the cosmic manifestation.