CC Madhya 20.310
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 310
- kṣīraṁ yathā dadhi vikāra-viśeṣa-yogāt
- sañjāyate na tu tataḥ pṛthag asti hetoḥ
- yaḥ śambhutām api tathā samupaiti kāryād
- govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
SYNONYMS
kṣīram—milk; yathā—as; dadhi—yogurt; vikāra-viśeṣa—with a special transforming agent; yogāt—by mixing; sañjāyate—is transformed into; na—not; tu—but; tataḥ—from the milk; pṛthak—separated; asti—is; hetoḥ—which is the cause; yaḥ—who; śambhutām—the nature of Lord Śiva; api—even though; tathā—as; samupaiti—accepts; kāryāt—for the matter of some particular business; govindam—unto Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ādi-puruṣam—the original person; tam—unto Him; aham—I; bhajāmi—offer my respectful obeisances.
TRANSLATION
“‘Milk changes into yogurt when mixed with a yogurt culture, but actually it is constitutionally nothing but milk. Similarly, Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, assumes the form of Lord Śiva [Śambhu] for the special purpose of material transactions. I offer my obeisances at His lotus feet.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the Brahma-saṁhitā (BS 5.38).