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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.1

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 1

Verse text

maitreya uvāca
iti te varṇitaḥ kṣattaḥ
kālākhyaḥ paramātmanaḥ
mahimā veda-garbho 'tha
yathāsrākṣīn nibodha me


Synonyms

maitreyaḥŚrī Maitreya said uvācaŚrī Maitreya said — Śrī Maitreya said; itithus — thus; teunto you — unto you; varṇitaḥdescribed — described; kṣattaḥO Vidura — O Vidura; kālaby the name eternal time-ākhyaḥby the name eternal time — by the name eternal time; paramātmanaḥof the Supersoul — of the Supersoul; mahimāglories — glories; vedaLord Brahmā, the reservoir of the Vedas-garbhaḥLord Brahmā, the reservoir of the Vedas — Lord Brahmā, the reservoir of the Vedas; athahereafter — hereafter; yathāas it is — as it is; asrākṣītdid create — did create; nibodhajust try to understand — just try to understand; mefrom me — from me.


Translation

Śrī Maitreya said: O learned Vidura, so far I have explained to you the glories of the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His feature of kāla. Now you can hear from me about the creation of Brahmā, the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge.

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