भियापयामास ॥३॥
tad upalabhya bhagavÄn Ädi-puruá¹£aḥ sadasi gÄyantÄ«á¹ pÅ«rvacittiá¹ nÄmÄpsarasam abhiyÄpayÄm Äsa
tat - that; upalabhya - understanding; bhagavÄn - the most powerful; Ädi-puruá¹£aḥ - the first created being within this universe; sadasi - in his assembly; gÄyantÄ«m - dancing girl; pÅ«rvacittim - PÅ«rvacitti; nÄma - named; apsarasam - the heavenly dancing girl; abhiyÄpayÄm Äsa - sent down.
Understanding King Ä€gnÄ«dhra’s desire, the first and most powerful created being of this universe, Lord BrahmÄ, selected the best of the dancing girls in his assembly, whose name was PÅ«rvacitti, and sent her to the King.
In this verse, the words bhagavÄn Ädi-puruá¹£aḥ are significant. BhagavÄn Ädi-puruá¹£aḥ is Lord Kṛṣṇa. Govindam Ädi-puruá¹£aá¹ tam ahaá¹ bhajÄmi. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original person. In Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ, He is also addressed by Arjuna as puruá¹£am Ädyam, the original person, and He is called BhagavÄn. In this verse, however, we see that Lord BrahmÄ is described as bhagavÄn Ädi-puruá¹£aḥ. The reason he is called bhagavÄn is that he fully represents the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is the first-born creature in this universe. Lord BrahmÄ could understand MahÄrÄja Ä€gnÄ«dhra’s desire because he is as powerful as Lord Viṣṇu. As Lord Viṣṇu, situated as ParamÄtmÄ, can understand the desire of the living entity, so Lord BrahmÄ can also understand the living entity’s desire, for Viṣṇu, as a via medium, informs him. As stated in ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (1.1.1), tene brahma há¹›dÄ ya Ädi-kavaye: Lord Viṣṇu informs Lord BrahmÄ of everything from within his heart. Because MahÄrÄja Ä€gnÄ«dhra specifically worshiped Lord BrahmÄ, Lord BrahmÄ was pleased, and he sent PÅ«rvacitti, the ApsarÄ, to satisfy him.
