Bhagavata Purana

नभोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तच्छ्रोत्रमुच्यते । वायोर्गुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तत्स्पर्शनं विदुः

That for which the special quality of space is the object is called hearing; that for which the special quality of air is the object is known as touch.

तेजोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तच्चक्षुरुच्यते । अम्भोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तद्रसनं विदुः । भूमेर्गुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य स घ्राण उच्यते

That for which the special quality of fire is the object is called sight; that for which the special quality of water is the object is known as taste; that for which the special quality of earth is the object is called smell.

परस्य दृश्यते धर्मो हि, अपरस्मिन् समन्वयात् । अतो विशेषो भावानां भूमावेवोपलक्ष्यते

A property is observed in one thing, but not in another, due to their combination; thus, the distinction of entities is recognized only in earth.

एतान्यसंहत्य यदा महदादीनि सप्त वै । कालकर्मगुणोपेतो जगदादिरुपाविशत्

When these seven—beginning with the great principle—are combined, endowed with time, action, and qualities, they entered into the primordial form of the universe.

ततस्तेनानुविद्धेभ्यो युक्तेभ्योऽण्डं अचेतनम् । उत्थितं पुरुषो यस्मात् उदतिष्ठदसौ विराट्

From these, when thus penetrated and joined together, the inert cosmic egg arose; from which the Cosmic Person emerged, and he rose as the Virāṭ.

एतदण्डं विशेषाख्यं क्रमवृद्धैर्दशोत्तरैः । तोयादिभिः परिवृतं प्रधानेनावृतैर्बहिः । यत्र लोकवितानोऽयं रूपं भगवतो हरेः

This particular cosmic egg, surrounded in order by ten successive coverings—water and so on—and enveloped by the primordial matter on the outside, is where this expanse of worlds exists, which is the form of the blessed Hari.

हिरण्मयाद् अण्डकोशाद् उत्थाय सलिलेशयात् । तमाविश्य महादेवो बहुधा निर्बिभेद खम्

Rising from the golden cosmic shell, lying upon the waters, the great god entered it and split open the space in many ways.

निरभिद्यतास्य प्रथमं मुखं वाणी ततोऽभवत् । वाण्या वह्निरथो नासे प्राणोऽतो घ्राण एतयोः

First, his mouth was opened, from which speech arose; from speech came fire, then the nostrils, from which breath arose, and from these, the sense of smell.

घ्राणात् वायुरभिद्येतां अक्षिणी चक्षुरेतयोः । तस्मात्सूर्यो न्यभिद्येतां कर्णौ श्रोत्रं ततो दिशः

From the sense of smell came air; then the eyes, from which sight arose; from that, the sun; then the ears, from which hearing arose; and from that, the directions.

निर्बिभेद विराजस्त्वग् रोमश्मश्र्वादयस्ततः । तत ओषधयश्चासन् शिश्नं निर्बिभिदे ततः

Virāj split open the skin, from which hair, body hair, and so on arose; then the plants appeared, and after that, the generative organ was formed.

रेतस्तस्मादाप आसन् निरभिद्यत वै गुदम् । गुदादपानोऽपानाच्च मृत्युर्लोकभयङ्करः

From the semen came water; the anus was formed and opened. From the anus came apāna, and from apāna, death, the terror of the world.

हस्तौ च निरभिद्येतां बलं ताभ्यां ततः स्वराट् । पादौ च निरभिद्येतां गतिस्ताभ्यां ततो हरिः

The hands were formed and opened; through them, strength arose, and from that, Indra. The feet were formed and opened; through them, movement arose, and from that, Viṣṇu.

नाड्योऽस्य निरभिद्यन्त ताभ्यो लोहितमाभृतम् । नद्यस्ततः समभवन् उदरं निरभिद्यत

His veins were opened, and from them blood was filled. Rivers then came into being, and the abdomen was opened.

क्षुत्पिपासे ततः स्यातां समुद्रस्त्वेतयोरभूत् । अथास्य हृदयं भिन्नं हृदयान्मन उत्थितम्

Then hunger and thirst arose; the ocean became their support. Next, his heart was split, and from the heart, the mind emerged.

मनसश्चन्द्रमा जातो बुद्धिर्बुद्धेर्गिरां पतिः । अहङ्कारस्ततो रुद्रः चित्तं चैत्यस्ततोऽभवत्

From the mind, the moon was born; from intellect, the lord of speech. From ego, Rudra arose; from consciousness, the inner witness was born.

एते हि अभ्युत्थिता देवा नैवास्योत्थापनेऽशकन् । पुनराविविशुः खानि तमुत्थापयितुं क्रमात्

These deities, having arisen, were not able to make him rise. They re-entered their respective places, seeking to awaken him in turn.

वह्निर्वाचा मुखं भेजे नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । घ्राणेन नासिके वायुः नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्

Fire entered the mouth as speech, but the cosmic being did not rise. Air entered the nostrils as smell, but the cosmic being did not rise.

अक्षिणी चक्षुषादित्यो नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । श्रोत्रेण कर्णौ च दिशो नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्

The sun entered the eyes as sight, but the cosmic being did not rise. The directions entered the ears as hearing, but the cosmic being did not rise.

त्वचं रोमभिरोषध्यो नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । रेतसा शिश्नमापस्तु नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्

Herbs entered the skin with hair, but the cosmic being did not rise. Waters entered the genitals with semen, but the cosmic being did not rise.

गुदं मृत्युरपानेन नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । हस्ताविन्द्रो बलेनैव नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्

Death entered the anus with apāna, but the cosmic being did not rise. Indra entered the hands with strength, but the cosmic being did not rise.

विष्णुर्गत्यैव चरणौ नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । नाडीर्नद्यो लोहितेन नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्

Viṣṇu entered the feet with movement, but the cosmic being did not rise. Rivers entered the veins with blood, but the cosmic being did not rise.

क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां उदरं सिन्धुः नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । हृदयं मनसा चन्द्रो नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्

The ocean entered the abdomen with hunger and thirst, but the cosmic being did not rise. The moon entered the heart with the mind, but the cosmic being did not rise.

बुद्ध्या ब्रह्मापि हृदयं नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट् । रुद्रोऽभिमत्या हृदयं नोदतिष्ठत् तदा विराट्

Even Brahmā entered the heart with intellect, but the cosmic being did not rise. Rudra entered the heart with ego, but the cosmic being did not rise.

चित्तेन हृदयं चैत्यः क्षेत्रज्ञः प्राविशद्यदा । विराट्तदैव पुरुषः सलिलाद् उदतिष्ठत

When the inner witness, the knower of the field, entered the heart with consciousness, then the cosmic being arose from the waters.

यथा प्रसुप्तं पुरुषं प्राणेन्द्रियमनोधियः । प्रभवन्ति विना येन नोत्थापयितुमोजसा

Just as, in a sleeping person, the life-airs, senses, mind, and intellect exist but cannot awaken him without his vital energy,

तमस्मिन् प्रत्यगात्मानं धिया योगप्रवृत्तया । भक्त्या विरक्त्या ज्ञानेन विविच्यात्मनि चिन्तयेत्

So, with a mind engaged in yoga, one should discern and contemplate within oneself that innermost self, by means of devotion, detachment, and knowledge.

विगतमदस्य इंद्रस्य श्रीकृष्णसन्निधौ क्षमाप्रार्थनम् - श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) गोवर्धने धृते शैले आसाराद् रक्षिते व्रजे । गोलोकादाव्रजज् कृष्णं सुरभिः शक्र एव च

Śuka said: When the mountain was held up and the people of Vraja were protected from the downpour, Surabhi and Indra came to Kṛṣṇa in Goloka.

विविक्त उपसङ्‌गम्य व्रीडीतः कृतहेलनः । पस्पर्श पादयोरेनं किरीटेनार्कवर्चसा

Approaching him in private, ashamed for his offense, Indra touched Kṛṣṇa's feet with his crown shining like the sun.

दृष्टश्रुतानुभावोऽस्य कृष्णस्यामिततेजसः । नष्टत्रिलोकेशमद इदमाह कृताञ्जलिः

Having witnessed and heard of the power of Krishna, whose energy is boundless, and with the pride of the rulers of the three worlds destroyed, he spoke with joined palms.