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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.16
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 16
- tasyāṁ sa cāmbho-ruha-karṇikāyām
- avasthito lokam apaśyamānaḥ
- parikraman vyomni vivṛtta-netraś
- catvāri lebhe 'nudiśaṁ mukhāni
tasyāmin that — in that; saḥBrahmā — Brahmā; caand — and; ambhaḥwater — water; ruhawhorl of the lotus-karṇikāyāmwhorl of the lotus — whorl of the lotus; avasthitaḥbeing situated — being situated; lokamthe world — the world; apaśyamānaḥwithout being able to see — without being able to see; parikramancircumambulating — circumambulating; vyomniin space — in space; vivṛttawhile moving the eyes-netraḥwhile moving the eyes — while moving the eyes; catvārifour — four; lebheachieved — achieved; anudiśamin terms of direction — in terms of direction; mukhāniheads — heads.
Brahmā, born out of the lotus flower, could not see the world, although he was situated in the whorl. He therefore circumambulated all of space, and while moving his eyes in all directions he achieved four heads in terms of the four directions.