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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.7

तद्विलोक्य वियद्व्यापि पुष्करं यदधिष्ठितम् । अनेन लोकान् प्राग्लीनान् कल्पितास्मीत्यचिन्तयत् ॥ ७ ॥
tad vilokya viyad-vyāpi
[tad vilokya viyad-vyaapi]
puṣkaraṁ yad-adhiṣṭhitam
[pushkaram yad-adhishthitam]
anena lokān prāg-līnān
[anena lokaan praag-leenaan]
kalpitāsmīty acintayat
[kalpitaasmeety achintayat]
Word-for-word
tat vilokya — looking into that viyat-vyāpi — extensively widespread puṣkaram — the lotus yat — that which adhiṣṭhitam — he was situated anena — by this lokān — all the planets prāk-līnān — previously merged in dissolution kalpitā asmi — I shall create iti — thus acintayat — he thought.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad vilokya viyad-vyāpi
tat vilokya
looking into that
viyat-vyāpi
extensively widespread
puṣkaraṁ yad-adhiṣṭhitam
puṣkaram
the lotus
yat
that which
adhiṣṭhitam
he was situated
anena lokān prāg-līnān
anena
by this
lokān
all the planets
prāk-līnān
previously merged in dissolution
kalpitāsmīty acintayat
kalpitā asmi
I shall create
iti
thus
acintayat
he thought.
Thereafter he saw that the lotus on which he was situated was spread throughout the universe, and he contemplated how to create all the planets, which were previously merged in that very same lotus.
Purport

The seeds of all the planets in the universe were impregnated in the lotus on which Brahmā was situated. All the planets were already generated by the Lord, and all the living entities were also born in Brahmā. The material world and the living entities were all already generated in seedling forms by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Brahmā was to disseminate the same seedlings all over the universe. The real creation is therefore called sarga, and, later on, the manifestation by Brahmā is called visarga.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing the lotus on which he was situated spread up to Satyaloka, he thought, “I will create the planets as they were before destruction from this lotus.” He saw the lotus spread out up to Satyaloka. Kalpitāsmi means “I will create.”
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Personal Guidance
The verse describes layered cosmic machinery — modes, elements, governing demigods — to remind us that even our 'private' lives are arranged by larger hands. The pivot here is Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
  • What would change in your prayer if you remembered how small your sphere actually is?
  • What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?
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