aṅga - with His major limbs; upāṅga - minor limbs; āyudha - weapons; ākalpaiḥ - and ornaments; bhagavān - the Personality of Godhead; tat catuṣṭayam - these four manifestations (of viśva, taijasa, prājña and turīya); bibharti - maintains; sma - indeed; catuḥ-mūrtiḥ - in His four personal features (Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha); bhagavān - the Lord; hariḥ - Hari; īśvaraḥ - the supreme controller.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hari, thus appears in four personal expansions, each exhibiting major limbs, minor limbs, weapons and ornaments. Through these distinct features, the Lord maintains the four phases of existence.