पीतवासा मणिग्रीवः कुर्वन्वितिमिरा दिशः ॥५॥
suparṇa-skandham ÄrÅ«á¸ho
meru-śṛṅgam ivÄmbudaḥ
pÄ«ta-vÄsÄ maṇi-grÄ«vaḥ
kurvan vitimirÄ diÅ›aḥ
suparṇa - of Garuá¸a, the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu; skandham - the shoulder; ÄrÅ«á¸haḥ - sitting on; meru - of the mountain named Meru; śṛṅgam - on the summit; iva - like; ambudaḥ - a cloud; pÄ«ta-vÄsÄḥ - wearing yellow garments; maṇi-grÄ«vaḥ - His neck decorated with the Kaustubha jewel; kurvan - making; vitimirÄḥ - free from darkness; diÅ›aḥ - all directions.
The Personality of Godhead, appearing on the shoulder of Garuá¸a, seemed like a cloud resting on the summit of the mountain known as Meru. The transcendental body of the Personality of Godhead was covered by attractive yellow garments, and His neck was decorated with the jewel known as Kaustubha-maṇi. The bodily effulgence of the Lord dissipated all the darkness of the universe.
As stated in Caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta (Madhya 22.31):
kṛṣṇa — sÅ«rya-sama; mÄyÄ haya andhakÄra
yÄhÄá¹… kṛṣṇa, tÄhÄá¹… nÄhi mÄyÄra adhikÄra
The Lord is just like the effulgent sun. Consequently, whenever the Supreme Personality of Godhead is present, there cannot be darkness or ignorance. Actually this dark universe is illuminated by the sun, but the sun and moon simply reflect the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Lord. In Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (7.8) the Lord says, prabhÄsmi Å›aÅ›i-sÅ«ryayoḥ: “I am the illuminating energy of both the sun and the moon.†The conclusion is that the origin of all life is the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in Brahma-saá¹hitÄ: yasya prabhÄ prabhavato jagad-aṇá¸a-koá¹i. Being illuminated by the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, everything is freed from all darkness.
