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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.44

मृतेऽण्ड एष एतस्मिन् यदभूत्ततो मार्तण्ड इति व्यपदेश: । हिरण्यगर्भ इति यद्धिरण्याण्डसमुद्भ‍व: ॥ ४४ ॥
mṛte ’ṇḍa eṣa etasmin yad abhūt tato mārtaṇḍa iti vyapadeśaḥ; hiraṇyagarbha iti yad dhiraṇyāṇḍa-samudbhavaḥ.
[mrite ’nda esha etasmin yad abhoot tato maartanda iti vyapadeshah; hiranyagarbha iti yad dhiranyaanda-samudbhavah.]
Word-for-word
mṛte — dead aṇḍe — in the globe eṣaḥ — this etasmin — in this yat — which abhūt — entered personally at the time of creation tataḥ — from that mārtaṇḍa — Mārtaṇḍa iti — thus vyapadeśaḥ — the designation hiraṇya-garbhaḥ — known as Hiraṇyagarbha iti — thus yat — because hiraṇya-aṇḍa-samudbhavaḥ — his material body was created from Hiraṇyagarbha.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mṛte ’ṇḍa eṣa etasmin yad abhūt tato mārtaṇḍa iti vyapadeśaḥ; hiraṇyagarbha iti yad dhiraṇyāṇḍa-samudbhavaḥ.
mṛte
dead
aṇḍe
in the globe
eṣaḥ
this
etasmin
in this
yat
which
abhūt
entered personally at the time of creation
tataḥ
from that
mārtaṇḍa
Mārtaṇḍa
iti
thus
vyapadeśaḥ
the designation
hiraṇya-garbhaḥ
known as Hiraṇyagarbha
iti
thus
yat
because
hiraṇya-aṇḍa-samudbhavaḥ
his material body was created from Hiraṇyagarbha.
The sun-god is also known as Vairāja, the total material body for all living entities. Because he entered this dull egg of the universe at the time of creation, he is also called Mārtaṇḍa. He is also known as Hiraṇyagarbha because he received his material body from Hiraṇyagarbha [Lord Brahmā].
Purport

The post of Lord Brahmā is meant for very highly elevated, spiritually advanced living beings. When such living beings are unavailable, Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, expands Himself as Lord Brahmā. This takes place very rarely. Consequently there are two kinds of Brahmās. Sometimes Brahmā is an ordinary living entity, and at other times Brahmā is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Brahmā spoken of here is an ordinary living being. Whether Brahmā is the Supreme Personality of Godhead or an ordinary living being, he is known as Vairāja Brahmā and Hiraṇyagarbha Brahmā. Therefore the sun-god is also accepted as Vairāja Brahmā.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sun is known as Mārtaṇḍa because he entered the unconscious universe. He is called Hiraṇyagarbha because he is the very existence of the universe called the Hiraṇyāṇḍa. The name of the sun is used to explain the reason for it being situated in the middle of the universe. The sun entered into the unconscious universe. Therefore the sun is called Mārtaṇḍa, “he who entered the dead universe.” Who is the sun? The sun is the totality of jīvas with subtle covering-- Hiraṇyagarbha, because he is the very existence (sambhavaḥ) of the gross body of the universe called the hiraṇyāṇḍa, the golden egg.
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Personal Guidance
The sun-god is called Vairāja, the total material body; he entered the egg of the universe at creation. Even the most majestic beings serve a function and have a history. There is no role too great that it doesn't carry humility.
Reflection Questions
  • Have I been wearing a role as if I created it, rather than as something I entered?
  • How does remembering my role's history change how I wear it today?
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