Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.26
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच
देवदेवाखिलाध्यक्ष भूतभावन पूर्वज ।
दिष्टया ते निहत: पापो लोकसन्तापनोऽसुर: ॥ २६ ॥
śrī-brahmovāca
[shree-brahmovaacha]
deva-devākhilādhyakṣa
[deva-devaakhilaadhyaksha]
bhūta-bhāvana pūrvaja
[bhoota-bhaavana poorvaja]
diṣṭyā te nihataḥ pāpo
[dishtyaa te nihatah paapo]
loka-santāpano ’suraḥ
[loka-santaapano ’surah]
Word-for-word
śrī-brahmā uvāca
—
Lord Brahmā said
deva-deva
—
O my Lord, Lord of all the demigods
akhila-adhyakṣa
—
owner of the whole universe
bhūta-bhāvana
—
O cause of all living entities
pūrva-ja
—
O original Personality of Godhead
diṣṭyā
—
by Your example or because of our good fortune
te
—
by You
nihataḥ
—
killed
pāpaḥ
—
most sinful
loka-santāpanaḥ
—
giving trouble to the entire universe
asuraḥ
—
the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-brahmovāca
śrī-brahmā uvāca
Lord Brahmā said
deva-devākhilādhyakṣa
deva-deva
O my Lord, Lord of all the demigods
akhila-adhyakṣa
owner of the whole universe
bhūta-bhāvana pūrvaja
bhūta-bhāvana
O cause of all living entities
pūrva-ja
O original Personality of Godhead
diṣṭyā te nihataḥ pāpo
diṣṭyā
by Your example or because of our good fortune
te
by You
nihataḥ
killed
pāpaḥ
most sinful
loka-santāpano ’suraḥ
loka-santāpanaḥ
giving trouble to the entire universe
asuraḥ
the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu.
Lord Brahmā said: O Supreme Lord of all lords, proprietor of the entire universe, O benedictor of all living entities, O original person [ādi-puruṣa], because of our good fortune You have now killed this sinful demon, who was giving trouble to the entire universe.
Purport
The word pūrvaja is described in Bhagavad-gītā (10.8) : ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate. All the demigods, including Lord Brahmā, are manifested from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore the original person, the cause of all causes, is Govinda, the ādi-puruṣam.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā said: O Supreme Lord of all lords! Proprietor of the entire universe! O Lord, born previous to the creators of all living entities! By good fortune you have now killed this sinful demon, who was giving trouble to the entire universe.
Bhūta-bhāvana-pūrvaja means “the Lord who existed previous to the creators of the living entities, such as Brahmā and Marīci.”
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Personal Guidance
Lord of all lords, proprietor of the universe, benedictor, original person — by our good fortune You have killed this sinful demon. Naming the Lord's many roles is itself prayer. Every recited title is a confession of dependence.
Reflection Questions
- Which name of God do you most frequently invoke — and what does it reveal about your relationship?
- What forgotten title could you recover into daily practice?
My note
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