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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.5.35

स एव पुरुषस्तस्मादण्डं निर्भिद्य निर्गत: । सहस्रोर्वङ्‌घ्रिबाह्वक्ष: सहस्राननशीर्षवान् ॥ ३५ ॥
sa eva puruṣas tasmād
[sa eva purushas tasmaad]
aṇḍaṁ nirbhidya nirgataḥ
[andam nirbhidya nirgatah]
sahasrorv-aṅghri-bāhv-akṣaḥ
[sahasrorv-anghri-baahv-akshah]
sahasrānana-śīrṣavān
[sahasraanana-sheershavaan]
Word-for-word
saḥ — He (the Lord) eva — Himself puruṣaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead tasmāt — from within the universe aṇḍam — Hiraṇyagarbha nirbhidya — dividing nirgataḥ — came out sahasra — thousands ūru — thighs aṅghri — legs bāhu — arms akṣaḥ — eyes sahasra — thousands of ānana — mouths śīrṣavān — with heads also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa eva puruṣas tasmād
saḥ
He (the Lord)
eva
Himself
puruṣaḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
tasmāt
from within the universe
aṇḍaṁ nirbhidya nirgataḥ
aṇḍam
Hiraṇyagarbha
nirbhidya
dividing
nirgataḥ
came out
sahasrorv-aṅghri-bāhv-akṣaḥ
sahasra
thousands
ūru
thighs
aṅghri
legs
bāhu
arms
akṣaḥ
eyes
sahasrānana-śīrṣavān
sahasra
thousands of
ānana
mouths
śīrṣavān
with heads also.
The Lord [Mahā-Viṣṇu], although lying in the Causal Ocean, came out of it, and dividing Himself as Hiraṇyagarbha, He entered into each universe and assumed the virāṭ-rūpa, with thousands of legs, arms, mouths, heads, etc.
Purport

The expansions of the planetary systems within each and every universe are situated in the different parts of the virāṭ-rūpa (universal form) of the Lord, and they are described as follows.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
That puruṣa pierced the universe and went outside. There he resides with a thousand legs, feet, arms, eyes, faces and heads.
Commentary

Everything is pervaded by the Lord. This puruṣa is the antaryāmī of the totality of jīvas (hiraṇyagarbha). Tasmād represents a missing verb participle “having entered the universe.” He, entering into the total jīvas, and being situated there (tasmād), pierced the universe, and became situated outside. How is he situated outside? His form without material guṇas lying on the Kāraṇa Ocean is described.

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Personal Guidance
The same Lord enters every universe and assumes the cosmic form with countless heads, hands, and limbs. The vast variety of the cosmos is one Body. Wonder at the universe and devotion to the Person can be the same act.
Reflection Questions
  • When was the last time I let the sheer vastness of the cosmos move me toward devotion?
  • How does my view of 'nature' change when I see it as one Body?
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