yasyaika-niÅ›vasita-kÄlam athÄvalambya
jÄ«vanti loma-vila-jÄ jagad-aṇá¸a-nÄthÄḥ
viṣṇur mahÄn sa iha yasya kalÄ-viÅ›eá¹£o
govindam Ädi-puruá¹£aá¹ tam ahaá¹ bhajÄmi
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yasya - whose; eka - one; niÅ›vasita - of breath; kÄlam - time; atha - thus; avalambya - taking shelter of; jÄ«vanti - live; loma-vila-jÄḥ - grown from the hair holes; jagat-aṇá¸a-nÄthÄḥ - the masters of the universes (the BrahmÄs); viṣṇuḥ mahÄn - the Supreme Lord, MahÄ-Viṣṇu; saḥ - that; iha - here; yasya - whose; kalÄ-viÅ›eá¹£aḥ - particular plenary portion or expansion; govindam - Lord Govinda; Ädi-puruá¹£am - the original person; tam - Him; aham - I; bhajÄmi - worship.
“The BrahmÄs and other lords of the mundane worlds appear from the pores of MahÄ-Viṣṇu and remain alive for the duration of His one exhalation. I adore the primeval Lord, Govinda, of whom MahÄ-Viṣṇu is a portion of a plenary portion.â€
This description of the Lord’s creative energy is from the Brahma-saá¹hitÄ (5.48), which Lord BrahmÄ compiled after his personal realization. When MahÄ-Viṣṇu exhales, the spiritual seeds of the universes emanate from Him in the form of molecular particles like those that are visible, three times the size of an atom, when sunlight is diffused through a small hole. In these days of atomic research it will be a worthwhile engagement for atomic scientists to learn from this statement how the entire creation develops from the spiritual atoms emanating from the body of the Lord.
