SB 12.11.21

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

SB 12.11.20

SB 12.11.22

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ
pradyumnaḥ puruṣaḥ svayam
aniruddha iti brahman
mūrti-vyūho 'bhidhīyate

SYNONYMS

vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ pradyumnaḥ—Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa and Pradyumna; puruṣaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam—Himself; aniruddhaḥ—Aniruddha; iti—thus; brahman—O brāhmaṇa, Śaunaka; mūrti-vyūhaḥ—the expansion of personal forms; abhidhīyate—is designated.

TRANSLATION

Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the names of the direct personal expansions of the Supreme Godhead, O brāhmaṇa Śaunaka.