SB 11.24.10 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.24.10

तस्मिन्नहं समभवमण्डे सलिलसंस्थितौ । मम नाभ्यामभूत् पद्मं विश्वाख्यं तत्र चात्मभूः ॥ १० ॥

tasminn ahaṁ samabhavam

[tasminn aham samabhavam]

aṇḍe salila-saṁsthitau

[ande salila-samsthitau]

mama nābhyām abhūt padmaṁ

[mama naabhyaam abhoot padmam]

viśvākhyaṁ tatra cātma-bhūḥ

[vishvaakhyam tatra chaatma-bhooh]

Word-for-word

tasmin — within that aham — I samabhavam — appeared aṇḍe — in the egg of the universe salila — in the water of the Causal Ocean saṁsthitau — which was situated mama — My nābhyām — from the navel abhūt — arose padmam — a lotus viśva-ākhyam — known as universal tatra — in that ca — and ātma-bhūḥ — self-born Brahmā.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tasminn ahaṁ samabhavam

tasmin

within that

aham

samabhavam

appeared

aṇḍe salila-saṁsthitau

aṇḍe

in the egg of the universe

salila

in the water of the Causal Ocean

saṁsthitau

which was situated

mama nābhyām abhūt padmaṁ

mama

nābhyām

from the navel

abhūt

arose

padmam

a lotus

viśvākhyaṁ tatra cātma-bhūḥ

viśva-ākhyam

known as universal

tatra

in that

and

ātma-bhūḥ

self-born Brahmā.

I Myself appeared within that egg, which was floating on the causal water, and from My navel arose the universal lotus, the birthplace of self-born Brahmā.

Purport

The Supreme Lord here describes His appearance in His transcendental pastime form of Śrī Nārāyaṇa. Lord Nārāyaṇa enters within the universe but does not give up His purely transcendental body of knowledge and bliss. Lord Brahmā, however, born from the Lord’s navel lotus, has a material body. Although Lord Brahmā is the most powerful mystic, his body, which pervades all material existence, is material, whereas the body of the Supreme Lord Hari, Nārāyaṇa, is always transcendental.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

I appeared within that egg, on the Garbhodaka water, and from my navel arose the universal lotus and Brahmā. In the shell of the universe, I remained as the second puruṣa on the Garbhodaka. A lotus which is the cause of the world (viśvākhyam) arose from my navel. And on the lotus, vairāja Brahmā (the form of Brahmā for enjoyment), [Note: In the commentary on SB 3.8.15, the Hiraṇyagarbha form of Brahmā is called the enjoyment form and Vairāja Brahmā is the form of the lotus made of elements. ] and then Brahmā with four heads appeared.

Personal Guidance

The Lord appeared in the egg floating on causal water; from His navel arose the universal lotus, Brahmā's birthplace. The chain from Lord to Brahmā is one navel away.

Reflection Questions

How does this picture make the cosmic chain feel intimate rather than distant?
Where do I feel disconnected when in fact I am close?

📝 My note

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