SB 12.11.10

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa

SB 12.11.9

SB 12.11.11

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 10

kaustubha-vyapadeśena
svātma-jyotir bibharty ajaḥ
tat-prabhā vyāpinī sākṣāt
śrīvatsam urasā vibhuḥ

SYNONYMS

kaustubha-vyapadeśena—represented by the Kaustubha gem; sva-ātma—of the pure jīva soul; jyotiḥ—the spiritual light; bibharti—carries; ajaḥ—the unborn Lord; tat-prabhā—the effulgence of this (Kaustubha); vyāpinī—expansive; sākṣāt—directly; śrīvatsam—of the Śrīvatsa mark; urasā—upon His chest; vibhuḥ—the almighty.

TRANSLATION

Upon His chest the almighty, unborn Personality of Godhead bears the Kaustubha gem, which represents the pure spirit soul, along with the Śrīvatsa mark, which is the direct manifestation of this gem's expansive effulgence.