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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.35
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- vijñāna-śaktiṁ mahim āmananti
- sarvātmano 'ntaḥ-karaṇaṁ giritram
- aśvāśvatary-uṣṭra-gajā nakhāni
- sarve mṛgāḥ paśavaḥ śroṇi-deśe
vijñānaconsciousness-śaktimconsciousness — consciousness; mahimthe principle of matter — the principle of matter; āmanantithey call it so — they call it so; sarvaof the omnipresent-ātmanaḥof the omnipresent — of the omnipresent; antaḥego-karaṇamego — ego; giritramRudra (Śiva) — Rudra (Śiva); aśvahorse — horse; aśvatarimule — mule; uṣṭracamel — camel; gajāḥelephant — elephant; nakhāninails — nails; sarveall other — all other; mṛgāḥstags — stags; paśavaḥquadrupeds — quadrupeds; śroṇion the region of the belt-deśeon the region of the belt — on the region of the belt.
The principle of matter [mahat-tattva] is the consciousness of the omnipresent Lord, as asserted by the experts, and Rudradeva is His ego. The horse, mule, camel and elephant are His nails, and wild animals and all quadrupeds are situated in the belt zone of the Lord.