yathorṇanÄbhir há¹›dayÄd
Å«rṇÄá¹ santatya vaktrataḥ
tayÄ vihá¹›tya bhÅ«yas tÄá¹
grasaty evaṠmaheśvaraḥ
yathÄ - just as; Å«rna-nÄbhiḥ - the spider; há¹›dayÄt - from within himself; Å«rṇÄm - thread; santatya - expanding; vaktrataḥ - from his mouth; tayÄ - with that thread; vihá¹›tya - enjoying; bhÅ«yaḥ - again; tÄm - that thread; grasati - he swallows; evam - in the same way; mahÄ-Ä«Å›varaḥ - the Supreme Lord.
Just as from within himself the spider expands thread through his mouth, plays with it for some time and eventually swallows it, similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands His personal potency from within Himself. Thus, the Lord displays the network of cosmic manifestation, utilizes it according to His purpose and eventually withdraws it completely within Himself.
One who is intelligent obtains spiritual knowledge even from an insignificant creature like the spider. Thus, transcendental knowledge is visible everywhere for one whose eyes are opened in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
