Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 7: Lord Siva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison. Text 24

त्वं ब्रह्म परमं गुह्यं सदसद्भावभावनम् ।
नानाशक्तिभिराभातस्त्वमात्मा जगदीश्वरः ॥२४॥

tvaá¹ brahma paramaá¹ guhyaá¹
sad-asad-bhÄva-bhÄvanam
nÄnÄ-Å›aktibhir ÄbhÄtas
tvam ÄtmÄ jagad-Ä«Å›varaḥ

 tvam - Your Lordship; brahma - impersonal Brahman; paramam - supreme; guhyam - confidential; sat-asat-bhÄva-bhÄvanam - the cause of varieties of creation, its cause and effect; nÄnÄ-Å›aktibhiḥ - with varieties of potencies; ÄbhÄtaḥ - manifest; tvam - you are; ÄtmÄ - the Supersoul; jagat-Ä«Å›varaḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead.


Text

You are the cause of all causes, the self-effulgent, inconceivable, impersonal Brahman, which is originally Parabrahman. You manifest various potencies in this cosmic manifestation.

Purport

This prayer is offered to the impersonal Brahman, which consists of the effulgent rays of Parabrahman. Parabrahman is the Supreme Personality of Godhead (paraá¹ brahma paraá¹ dhÄma pavitraá¹ paramaá¹ bhavÄn). When Lord Åšiva is worshiped as Parabrahman, the worship is meant for Lord Viṣṇu.