yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya
jīvanti loma-vila-jā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ
viṣṇur mahān sa iha yasya kalā-viśeṣo
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

 yasya - whose; eka - one; niśvasita - of breath; kālam - time; atha - thus; avalambya - taking shelter of; jīvanti - live; loma-vila-jāḥ - grown from the hair holes; jagat-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ - the masters of the universes (the Brahmās); viṣṇuḥ mahān - the Supreme Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu; saḥ - that; iha - here; yasya - whose; kalā-viśeṣaḥ - particular plenary portion or expansion; govindam - Lord Govinda; ādi-puruṣam - the original person; tam - Him; aham - I; bhajāmi - worship.


Text

“ ‘The Brahmās and other lords of the mundane worlds appear from the pores of Mahā-Viṣṇu and remain alive for the duration of His one exhalation. I adore the primeval Lord, Govinda, of whom Mahā-Viṣṇu is a portion of a plenary portion.’

Purport

This is a quotation from the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.48). For an explanation, refer to Ādi-līlā, chapter five, verse 71.