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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.31
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 31
- nivītam āmnāya-madhu-vrata-śriyā
- sva-kīrti-mayyā vana-mālayā harim
- sūryendu-vāyv-agny-agamaṁ tri-dhāmabhiḥ
- parikramat-prādhanikair durāsadam
nivītamso being enclosed — so being enclosed; āmnāyaVedic wisdom — Vedic wisdom; madhusweet sound in beauty-vratasweet sound in beauty-śriyāsweet sound in beauty — sweet sound in beauty; svaby His own glories-kīrtiby His own glories-mayyāby His own glories — by His own glories; vanaflower garland-mālayāflower garland — flower garland; harimunto the Lord — unto the Lord; sūryathe sun — the sun; induthe moon — the moon; vāyuthe air — the air; agnithe fire — the fire; agamamunapproachable — unapproachable; triby the three planetary systems-dhāmabhiḥby the three planetary systems — by the three planetary systems; parikramatcircumambulating — circumambulating; prādhanikaiḥfor fighting — for fighting; durāsadamvery difficult to reach — very difficult to reach.
Lord Brahmā, thus looking upon the Lord in the shape of a mountain, concluded that He was Hari, the Personality of Godhead. He saw that the garland of flowers on His chest glorified Him with Vedic wisdom in sweet songs and looked very beautiful. He was protected by the Sudarśana wheel for fighting, and even the sun, moon, air, fire, etc., could not have access to Him.