CC Madhya 20.160 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 160
- yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi-
- koṭiṣv aśeṣa-vasudhādi-vibhūti-bhinnam
- tad brahma niṣkalam anantam aśeṣa-bhūtaṁ
- govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
SYNONYMS
yasya—of whom; prabhā—the effulgence; prabhavataḥ—of one who excels in power; jagat-aṇḍa—of universes; koṭi-koṭiṣu—in millions and millions; aśeṣa—unlimited; vasudhā-ādi—with planets and other manifestations; vibhūti—with opulences; bhinnam—becoming variegated; tat—that; brahma—Brahman; niṣkalam—without parts; anantam—unlimited; aśeṣa-bhūtam—being complete; govindam—Lord Govinda; ādi-puruṣam—the original person; tam—Him; aham—I; bhajāmi—worship.
TRANSLATION
“‘I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is endowed with great power. The glowing effulgence of His transcendental form is the impersonal Brahman, which is absolute, complete and unlimited and which displays the varieties of countless planets, with their different opulences, in millions and millions of universes.’
PURPORT
This verse is quoted from the Brahma-saṁhitā (BS 5.38). For an explanation, refer to Adi-līlā, Chapter Two, verse 14.