SB 10.40.1
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 1
- śrī-akrūra uvāca
- nato 'smy ahaṁ tvākhila-hetu-hetuṁ
- nārāyaṇaṁ pūruṣam ādyam avyayam
- yan-nābhi-jātād aravinda-koṣād
- brahmāvirāsīd yata eṣa lokaḥ
SYNONYMS
śrī-akrūraḥ uvāca — Śrī Akrūra said; nataḥ — bowed down; asmi — am; aham — I; tvā — to You; akhila — of all; hetu — causes; hetum — the cause; nārāyaṇam — Lord Nārāyaṇa; pūruṣam — the Supreme Person; ādyam — original; avyayam — inexhaustible; yat — from whose; nābhi — navel; jātāt — which was generated; aravinda — of a lotus plant; koṣāt — from the whorl; brahmā — Brahmā; avirāsīt — appeared; yataḥ — from whom; eṣaḥ — this; lokaḥ — world.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Śrī Akrūra said: I bow down to You, the cause of all causes, the original and inexhaustible Supreme Person, Nārāyaṇa. From the whorl of the lotus born from Your navel, Brahmā appeared, and by his agency this universe has come into being.