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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.5.36
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 36
- yasyehāvayavair lokān
- kalpayanti manīṣiṇaḥ
- kaṭy-ādibhir adhaḥ sapta
- saptordhvaṁ jaghanādibhiḥ
yasyawhose — whose; ihain the universe — in the universe; avayavaiḥby the limbs of the body — by the limbs of the body; lokānall the planets — all the planets; kalpayantiimagine — imagine; manīṣiṇaḥgreat philosophers — great philosophers; kaṭidown from the waist-ādibhiḥdown from the waist — down from the waist; adhaḥdownwards — downwards; saptaseven systems — seven systems; saptaand seven systems upwards ūrdhvamand seven systems upwards — and seven systems upwards; jaghanafront portion-ādibhiḥfront portion — front portion.
Great philosophers imagine that the complete planetary systems in the universe are displays of the different upper and lower limbs of the universal body of the Lord.
The word kalpayanti, or "imagine," is significant. The virāṭ universal form of the Absolute is an imagination of the speculative philosophers who are unable to adjust to the eternal two-handed form of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Although the universal form, as imagined by the great philosophers, is one of the features of the Lord, it is more or less imaginary. It is said that the seven upper planetary systems are situated above the waist of the universal form, whereas the lower planetary systems are situated below His waist. The idea impressed herein is that the Supreme Lord is conscious of every part of His body, and nowhere in the creation is there anything beyond His control.