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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.27

शीर्ष्णोऽस्य द्यौर्धरा पद्‍भ्यां खं नाभेरुदपद्यत । गुणानां वृत्तयो येषु प्रतीयन्ते सुरादय: ॥ २७ ॥
śīrṣṇo ’sya dyaur dharā padbhyāṁ
[sheershno ’sya dyaur dharaa padbhyaam]
khaṁ nābher udapadyata
[kham naabher udapadyata]
guṇānāṁ vṛttayo yeṣu
[gunaanaam vrittayo yeshu]
pratīyante surādayaḥ
[prateeyante suraadayah]
Word-for-word
śīrṣṇaḥ — head asya — of the gigantic form dyauḥ — the heavenly planets dharā — earthly planets padbhyām — on His legs kham — the sky nābheḥ — from the abdomen udapadyata — became manifested guṇānām — of the three modes of nature vṛttayaḥ — reactions yeṣu — in which pratīyante — manifest sura-ādayaḥ — the demigods and others.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śīrṣṇo ’sya dyaur dharā padbhyāṁ
śīrṣṇaḥ
head
asya
of the gigantic form
dyauḥ
the heavenly planets
dharā
earthly planets
padbhyām
on His legs
khaṁ nābher udapadyata
kham
the sky
nābheḥ
from the abdomen
udapadyata
became manifested
guṇānāṁ vṛttayo yeṣu
guṇānām
of the three modes of nature
vṛttayaḥ
reactions
yeṣu
in which
pratīyante surādayaḥ
pratīyante
manifest
sura-ādayaḥ
the demigods and others.
Thereafter, from the head of the gigantic form, the heavenly planets were manifested, and from His legs the earthly planets and from His abdomen the sky separately manifested themselves. Within them the demigods and others also were manifested in terms of the modes of material nature.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From the head of the universal form appeared Svarga, from his feet appeared the earth and from his navel area appeared the Bhuvar region. In these places one sees devatās and other beings who are transformations of the guṇas. This verse describes the creation of the three worlds. Vṛttayaḥ means transformations.
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Personal Guidance
The cosmos itself is the universal form's body — heavens from the head, earth from the legs, sky from the abdomen — populated by demigods and beings according to the modes of nature. The whole universe is one organism arranged from one Person.
Reflection Questions
  • If the universe is one body, how am I treating the parts I share it with?
  • What does it change to remember every place I stand is part of the Lord's universal form?
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