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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.2.13
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 13
- yad dharma-sūnor bata rājasūye
- nirīkṣya dṛk-svastyayanaṁ tri-lokaḥ
- kārtsnyena cādyeha gataṁ vidhātur
- arvāk-sṛtau kauśalam ity amanyata
yatthe form which — the form which; dharmaof Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira-sūnoḥof Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira — of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira; batacertainly — certainly; rājasūyein the arena of the rājasūya sacrifice — in the arena of the rājasūya sacrifice; nirīkṣyaby observing — by observing; dṛksight — sight; svastyayanampleasing — pleasing; trithe three worlds-lokaḥthe three worlds — the three worlds; kārtsnyenain sum total — in sum total; cathus — thus; adyatoday — today; ihawithin the universe — within the universe; gatamsurpassed — surpassed; vidhātuḥof the creator (Brahmā) — of the creator (Brahmā); arvākrecent mankind — recent mankind; sṛtauin the material world — in the material world; kauśalamdexterity — dexterity; itithus — thus; amanyatacontemplated — contemplated.
All the demigods from the upper, lower and middle universal planetary systems assembled at the altar of the rājasūya sacrifice performed by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. After seeing the beautiful bodily features of Lord Kṛṣṇa, they all contemplated that He was the ultimate dexterous creation of Brahmā, the creator of human beings.
There was nothing comparable to the bodily features of Lord Kṛṣṇa when He was present in this world. The most beautiful object in the material world may be compared to the blue lotus flower or the full moon in the sky, but even the lotus flower and the moon were defeated by the beauty of the bodily features of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and this was certified by the demigods, the most beautiful living creatures in the universe. The demigods thought that Lord Kṛṣṇa, like themselves, was also created by Lord Brahmā, but in fact Brahmā was created by Lord Kṛṣṇa. It was not within the power of Brahmā to create the transcendental beauty of the Supreme Lord. No one is the creator of Kṛṣṇa; rather, He is the creator of everyone. As He says in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.8, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.), ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate.