tasyÄá¹ bahu-tithe kÄle
bhagavÄn madhusÅ«danaḥ
kÄrdamaá¹ vÄ«ryam Äpanno
jajñe 'gnir iva dÄruṇi
tasyÄm - in DevahÅ«ti; bahu-tithe kÄle - after many years; bhagavÄn - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; madhu-sÅ«danaḥ - the killer of the demon Madhu; kÄrdamam - of Kardama; vÄ«ryam - the semen; Äpannaḥ - entered; jajñe - He appeared; agniḥ - fire; iva - like; dÄruṇi - in wood.
It is clearly stated here that the Lord is always the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He appeared as the son of Kardama Muni. Fire is already present in wood, but by a certain process, fire is kindled. Similarly, God is all-pervading. He is everywhere, and since He may come out from everything, He appeared in His devotee’s semen. Just as an ordinary living entity takes his birth by taking shelter of the semen of a certain living entity, the Supreme Personality of Godhead accepts the shelter of the semen of His devotee and comes out as His son. This manifests His full independence to act in any way, and it does not mean that He is an ordinary living entity forced to take birth in a certain type of womb. Lord Ná¹›siá¹ha appeared from the pillar of HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu’s palace, Lord VarÄha appeared from the nostril of BrahmÄ, and Lord Kapila appeared from the semen of Kardama, but this does not mean that the nostril of BrahmÄ or the pillar of HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu’s palace or the semen of Kardama Muni is the source of the appearance of the Lord. The Lord is always the Lord. BhagavÄn madhusÅ«danaḥ — He is the killer of all kinds of demons, and He always remains the Lord, even if He appears as the son of a particular devotee. The word kÄrdamam is significant, for it indicates that the Lord had some devotional affection or relationship in devotional service with Kardama and DevahÅ«ti. But we should not mistakenly understand that He was born just like an ordinary living entity from the semen of Kardama Muni in the womb of DevahÅ«ti.