tasyārtha-sūkṣmābhiniviṣṭa-dṛṣṭer

tasyārtha-sūkṣmābhiniviṣṭa-dṛṣṭer

antar-gato ’rtho rajasā tanīyān

guṇena kālānugatena viddhaḥ

sūṣyaṁs tadābhidyata nābhi-deśāt

 

After the Lord’s glance entered the subtle bodies of the jīvas within him, the elements within him, in subtle state, agitated by the mode of passion, in obedience to time, took birth and sprouted from his navel.

This verse elaborates. After his glance entered into the subtle bodies of all the jīvas (artha-sukṣma) to pull them out, the material elements within him (antar-gataḥ arthaḥ) with very subtle form (tanīyān) became agitated by rajas according to time, and were brought forth, pushed them upwards from his navel.

 

|| 3.8.14 ||

sa padma-kośaḥ sahasodatiṣṭhat

kālena karma-pratibodhanena

sva-rociṣā tat salilaṁ viśālaṁ

vidyotayann arka ivātma-yoniḥ

 

The material elements, in time became a lotus bud, and suddenly rose up above the waters, impelled by the awakened karmas of the jīvas. Having Viṣṇu as its source, the lotus lit up the broad expanse of water with effulgence like the sun.

The material element, transforming into a lotus bud by time, stood above the waters of devastation, by the force of the awakened karmas of the jīvas. The lotus bud had Viṣṇu (ātma) as its source. It was like the sun, illuminating by its effulgence. It did not depend on the sun to light up the water.

 

|| 3.8.15 ||

tal loka-padmaṁ sa u eva viṣṇuḥ

prāvīviśat sarva-guṇāvabhāsam

tasmin svayaṁ vedamayo vidhātā

svayambhuvaṁ yaṁ sma vadanti so ’bhūt

O Vidura! Viṣṇu entered that lotus of all the planets, which reveals all the enjoyable objects for the jīvas. Brahmā, known as self-born, composer of the Vedas, appeared within that lotus.

 

The particle u is used to address Vidura. That lotus made of all the planets, called the Vairāja, which, at the time of devastation, had entered a subtle state, now appeared, at the end of devastation, in the form of a lotus. Viṣṇu as antaryāmī entered that lotus. Prāvīviśat has the same meaning as prāviviśat. That lotus held within itself the manifestation of the effects of all the guṇas, Svarga and Nāraka, to be enjoyed by the jīvas. Brahmā appeared within that lotus. He is called self-born because he has no visible parentage. He was previously merged with Nārāyaṇa in sleep. When the Lord awoke, he appeared by means of the lotus. There is the gross form of Brahmā, called Vairāja (the lotus of the planets). There is the subtle form is called Hiraṇyagarbha. There is also four-headed Brahmā, the creator (who appeared from the lotus at this time). Thus there are three forms of Brahmā.[234]

|| 3.8.16 ||