eka-deśa-sthitasyāgner
jyotsnā vistāriṇī yathā
parasya brahmaṇaḥ śaktis
tathedam akhilaṁ jagat

 eka-deśa - in one place; sthitasya - being situated; agneḥ - of fire; jyotsnā - the illumination; vistāriṇī - expanded everywhere; yathā - just as; parasya - of the Supreme; brahmaṇaḥ - of the Absolute Truth; śaktiḥ - the energy; tathā - similarly; idam - this; akhilam - entire; jagat - universe.


Text

“ ‘Just as the illumination of a fire, which is situated in one place, is spread all over, the energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Parabrahman, are spread all over this universe.’

Purport

This is a quotation from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.22.53).