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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.32
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 32
- tarhy eva tan-nābhi-saraḥ-sarojam
- ātmānam ambhaḥ śvasanaṁ viyac ca
- dadarśa devo jagato vidhātā
- nātaḥ paraṁ loka-visarga-dṛṣṭiḥ
tarhitherefore — therefore; evacertainly — certainly; tatHis — His; nābhinavel — navel; saraḥlake — lake; sarojamlotus flower — lotus flower; ātmānamBrahmā — Brahmā; ambhaḥthe devastating water — the devastating water; śvasanamthe drying air — the drying air; viyatthe sky — the sky; caalso — also; dadarśalooked upon — looked upon; devaḥdemigod — demigod; jagataḥof the universe — of the universe; vidhātāmaker of the destination — maker of the destination; nanot — not; ataḥbeyond parambeyond — beyond; lokacreation of the cosmic manifestation-visargacreation of the cosmic manifestation — creation of the cosmic manifestation; dṛṣṭiḥglance — glance.
When Lord Brahmā, the maker of the universal destination, thus saw the Lord, he simultaneously glanced over creation. Lord Brahmā saw the lake in Lord Viṣṇu's navel, and the lotus flower, as well as the devastating water, the drying air and the sky. All became visible to him.