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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.22

यमाहुराद्यं पुरुषं सहस्राङ्‌घ्र्‌यूरुबाहुकम् । यत्र विश्व इमे लोका: सविकाशं त आसते ॥ २२ ॥
yam āhur ādyaṁ puruṣaṁ
[yam aahur aadyam purusham]
sahasrāṅghry-ūru-bāhukam
[sahasraanghry-ooru-baahukam]
yatra viśva ime lokāḥ
[yatra vishva ime lokaah]
sa-vikāśaṁ ta āsate
[sa-vikaasham ta aasate]
Word-for-word
yam — who āhuḥ — is called ādyam — original puruṣam — incarnation for cosmic manifestation sahasra — thousand aṅghri — legs ūru — thighs bāhukam — hands yatra — wherein viśvaḥ — the universe ime — all these lokāḥ — planets sa-vikāśam — with respective developments te — all of them āsate — living.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yam āhur ādyaṁ puruṣaṁ
yam
who
āhuḥ
is called
ādyam
original
puruṣam
incarnation for cosmic manifestation
sahasrāṅghry-ūru-bāhukam
sahasra
thousand
aṅghri
legs
ūru
thighs
bāhukam
hands
yatra viśva ime lokāḥ
yatra
wherein
viśvaḥ
the universe
ime
all these
lokāḥ
planets
sa-vikāśaṁ ta āsate
sa-vikāśam
with respective developments
te
all of them
āsate
living.
The puruṣa incarnation lying on the Causal Ocean is called the original puruṣa in the material creations, and in His virāṭ form, in whom all the planets and their inhabitants live, He has many thousands of legs and hands.
Purport

The first puruṣa is Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the second puruṣa is Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, and the third puruṣa is Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, in whom is contemplated the virāṭ-puruṣa, the gigantic form in which all the planets with their different developments and inhabitants are floating.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
That Lord is called the first puruṣa, with a thousand feet, thighs and arms, in which all the planets exist with their extensions. This is a description of Kāraṇodakaśāyī. All (viśve) the planets exist in him, since all the universes reside in his hair holes.
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Personal Guidance
The verse treats incarnations as the Lord's deliberate self-disclosure. Each form is shaped to a particular kind of heart, so that no one is left without a way in.
Reflection Questions
  • Which pastime of the Lord, when you sit with it, actually moves you — and which leaves you cold?
  • What would change in your day if you held a particular pastime in mind from morning to evening?
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