कट्यादिभिरधः सप्त सप्तोर्ध्वं जघनादिभिः ॥३६॥
yasyehÄvayavair lokÄn
kalpayanti manīṣiṇaḥ
kaá¹y-Ädibhir adhaḥ sapta
saptordhvaá¹ jaghanÄdibhiḥ
yasya - whose; iha - in the universe; avayavaiḥ - by the limbs of the body; lokÄn - all the planets; kalpayanti - imagine; manÄ«á¹£iṇaḥ - great philosophers; kaá¹i-Ädibhiḥ - down from the waist; adhaḥ - downwards; sapta - seven systems; sapta Å«rdhvam - and seven systems upwards; jaghana-Ädibhiḥ - front portion.
Great philosophers imagine that the complete planetary systems in the universe are displays of the different upper and lower limbs of the universal body of the Lord.
The word kalpayanti, or “imagine,†is significant. The virÄá¹ universal form of the Absolute is an imagination of the speculative philosophers who are unable to adjust to the eternal two-handed form of Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa. Although the universal form, as imagined by the great philosophers, is one of the features of the Lord, it is more or less imaginary. It is said that the seven upper planetary systems are situated above the waist of the universal form, whereas the lower planetary systems are situated below His waist. The idea impressed herein is that the Supreme Lord is conscious of every part of His body, and nowhere in the creation is there anything beyond His control.
