SB 3.8.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 8: Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu

SB 3.8.22 - SB 3.8.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

mṛṇāla-gaurāyata-śeṣa-bhoga-

paryaṅka ekaṁ puruṣaṁ śayānam

phaṇātapatrāyuta-mūrdha-ratna-

dyubhir hata-dhvānta-yugānta-toye

SYNONYMS

mṛṇāla—lotus flower; gaura—white all over; āyata—gigantic; śeṣa-bhoga—body of Śeṣa-nāga; paryaṅke—on the bed; ekam—alone; puruṣam—the Supreme Person; śayānam—was lying; phaṇa-ātapatra—umbrella of a serpent hood; āyuta—bedecked with; mūrdha—head; ratna—jewels; dyubhiḥ—by the rays; hata-dhvānta—darkness dissipated; yuga-anta—devastation; toye—in the water.

TRANSLATION

Brahmā could see that on the water there was a gigantic lotuslike white bedstead, the body of Śeṣa-nāga, on which the Personality of Godhead was lying alone. The whole atmosphere was illuminated by the rays of the jewels bedecking the hood of Śeṣa-nāga, and that illumination dissipated all the darkness of those regions.

SB 3.8.22 - SB 3.8.24