तं च मन्त्रं वरं दत्त्वा तमुवाच पुनर्विभुः
Having given that excellent mantra, the Lord again spoke to him.
कृष्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच महाविराट्
Hearing Kṛṣṇa’s words, the great Virāṭ replied to him.
महाविराडुवाच सन्ततं यावदायुर्मे क्षणं वा सुचिरं च वा
Mahāvirāṭ said: For as long as my life endures, whether a moment or a long time,
त्वद्भक्तियुक्तो यो लोके जीवन्मुक्तः स सन्ततम्
Whoever in the world is endowed with devotion to you is always liberated while living.
किं तज्जपेन तपसा यज्ञेन यजनेन च
What is the use of recitation, austerity, sacrifice, or ritual worship,
कृष्णभक्तिविहीनस्य पुंसः स्याज्जीवनं वृथा
For a person devoid of devotion to Kṛṣṇa, life is in vain.
यावदात्मा शरीरेऽस्ति तावत्स्याच्छक्तिसंयुतः
As long as the self remains in the body, so long is it endowed with power.
स च त्वं च महाभाग सर्वात्मा प्रकृतेः परः
And you, O greatly fortunate one, are the Self of all, beyond nature.
इत्युक्त्वा बालकस्तत्र विरराम च नारद 2.3.
Having spoken thus, the boy there, Nārada, fell silent.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच असंख्यब्रह्मणां पाते पातस्ते न भविष्यति
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Even at the dissolution of countless Brahmās, your fall will not occur.
अंशेन प्रतिविध्यण्डे त्वं च पुत्र विराड् भव
By a portion, become Virāṭ, O son, in each separate universe.
ललाटे ब्रह्मणश्चैव रुद्राश्चैकादशैव तु
On the forehead of Brahmā, and also eleven Rudras,
कालाग्निरुद्रस्तेष्वेको विश्वसंहारकारकः
Among them, Kālāgnirudra is the one who brings about the destruction of the universe.
मद्भक्तियुक्तः सततं भविष्यसि वरेण मे
By my boon, you will always be endowed with devotion to me.
मातरं कमनीयां च मम वक्षःस्थलस्थिताम्
My beautiful mother, resting upon my chest.
गत्वा च नाकं ब्रह्माणं शङ्करं स उवाच ह
He went to heaven and spoke to Brahma and Shankara.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच महाविराड् लोमकूपे क्षुद्रस्य च विधेः शृणु
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Listen, in the pore of the great Virāṭ, and of the small creator.
गच्छ वत्स महादेव ब्रह्मभालोद्भवो भव
Go, child, O Mahādeva, become born from the forehead of Brahma.
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो विरराम विधेः सुतः 2.3.
Having spoken thus, the Lord of the worlds, the son of the creator, became silent.
महाविराड् लोमकूपे ब्रह्माण्डे गोलके जले
In the pore of the great Virāṭ, within the cosmic egg, in the sphere of water.
श्यामो युवा पीतवासाः शयानो जलतल्पके
Dark, youthful, clad in yellow garments, lying upon a watery couch.
तन्नाभिकमले ब्रह्मा बभूव कमलोद्भवः
From his navel-lotus, Brahma was born, sprung from the lotus.
नान्तं जगाम दण्डस्य पद्मनाभस्य पद्मजः
The lotus-born could not reach the end of the stalk of Padmanābha.
स्वस्थानं पुनरागत्य दध्यौ कृष्णपदाम्बुजम्
Returning to his own place, he meditated upon the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
शयानं जलतल्पे च ब्रह्माण्डपिण्डमावृते
Lying on the watery couch, enveloped by the cosmic egg.
श्रीकृष्णं चापि गोलोकं गोपगोपीसमन्वितम्
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in Goloka, surrounded by cowherds and cowherd maidens.
बभूवुर्ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा मानसाः सनकादयः
The mind-born sons of Brahma, Sanaka and others, came into being.
बभूव पाता विष्णुश्च वामे क्षुद्रस्य पार्श्वतः
Viṣṇu appeared in Pātāla, on the left side of the small creator.
क्षुद्रस्य नाभिपद्मे च ब्रह्मा विश्वं ससर्ज सः 2.3.
In the navel-lotus of the small creator, Brahma created the universe.
एवं सर्वं लोमकूपे विश्वं प्रत्येकमेव च
Thus, in every pore, the entire universe exists individually.