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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.10
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 10
- udāplutaṁ viśvam idaṁ tadāsīd
- yan nidrayāmīlita-dṛṅ nyamīlayat
- ahīndra-talpe 'dhiśayāna ekaḥ
- kṛta-kṣaṇaḥ svātma-ratau nirīhaḥ
udawater — water; āplutamsubmerged in — submerged in; viśvamthe three worlds — the three worlds; idamthis — this; tadāat that time — at that time; āsītit so remained — it so remained; yatin which — in which; nidrayāin slumber — in slumber; amīlitaclosed — closed; dṛkeyes — eyes; nyamīlayatnot completely closed — not completely closed; ahithe great snake Ananta-indrathe great snake Ananta — the great snake Ananta; talpeon the bed of — on the bed of; adhiśayānaḥlying on — lying on; ekaḥalone — alone; kṛtabeing engaged-kṣaṇaḥbeing engaged — being engaged; svaenjoying in His internal potency-ātmaenjoying in His internal potency-ratauenjoying in His internal potency — enjoying in His internal potency; nirīhaḥwithout any part of external energy — without any part of external energy.
At that time when the three worlds were submerged in water, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu was alone, lying on His bedstead, the great snake Ananta, and although He appeared to be in slumber in His own internal potency, free from the action of the external energy, His eyes were not completely closed.
The Lord is eternally enjoying transcendental bliss by His internal potency, whereas the external potency is suspended during the time of the dissolution of the cosmic manifestation.