Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.24.21
विराण्मयासाद्यमानो लोककल्पविकल्पकः ।
पञ्चत्वाय विशेषाय कल्पते भुवनैः सह ॥ २१ ॥
virāṇ mayāsādyamāno
[viraan mayaasaadyamaano]
loka-kalpa-vikalpakaḥ
[loka-kalpa-vikalpakah]
pañcatvāya viśeṣāya
[panchatvaaya visheshaaya]
kalpate bhuvanaiḥ saha
[kalpate bhuvanaih saha]
Word-for-word
virāṭ
—
the universal form
mayā
—
by Me
āsādyamānaḥ
—
being pervaded
loka
—
of the planets
kalpa
—
of repeated creation, maintenance and destruction
vikalpakaḥ
—
manifesting the variety
pañcatvāya
—
the elemental manifestation of creation of the five elements
viśeṣāya
—
in varieties
kalpate
—
is capable of displaying
bhuvanaiḥ
—
with the different planets
saha
—
being endowed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
virāṇ mayāsādyamāno
virāṭ
the universal form
mayā
by Me
āsādyamānaḥ
being pervaded
loka-kalpa-vikalpakaḥ
loka
of the planets
kalpa
of repeated creation, maintenance and destruction
vikalpakaḥ
manifesting the variety
pañcatvāya viśeṣāya
pañcatvāya
the elemental manifestation of creation of the five elements
viśeṣāya
in varieties
kalpate bhuvanaiḥ saha
kalpate
is capable of displaying
bhuvanaiḥ
with the different planets
saha
being endowed.
I am the basis of the universal form, which displays endless variety through the repeated creation, maintenance and destruction of the planetary systems. Originally containing within itself all planets in their dormant state, My universal form manifests the varieties of created existence by arranging the coordinated combination of the five elements.
Purport
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word mayā refers to the Lord in His form as eternal time.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The visible universe composed of various species and their subdivisions along with various worlds, pervaded by me as time, then becomes suitable for destruction.
What happens after that? Destruction is then described. I pervade the universal globe (virāṭ) by my form as time. The universe has a general arrangement of planets or species (loka) and specialized creation as well. This becomes fit for divisions (viśeṣāya) into five elements (pañcatvāya). This means the universe comes suitable for destruction.
Personal Guidance
The Lord is the basis of the universal form, which through creation, maintenance, destruction displays endless variety; planets contained in dormant state become manifest. The forms come and go; the basis remains.
Reflection Questions
- What in my life is the unchanging basis beneath changing forms?
- What practice keeps me oriented to it?
My note
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