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yasyamsamsah srila-garbhoda-sayi
yan-nabhy-abjam loka-sanghata-nalam
loka-srastuh sutika-dhama dhatus
tam sri-nityananda-ramam prapadye
SYNONYMS
yasya—whose; amsa-amsah—portion of a plenary portion; srila-garbha-uda-sayi—Garbhodakasayi Visnu; yat—of whom; nabhi-abjam—the navel lotus; loka-sanghata—of the multitude of planets; nalam—having a stem that is the resting place; loka-srastuh—of Lord Brahma, creator of the planets; sutika-dhama—the birthplace; dhatuh—of the creator; tam—to Him; sri-nityananda-ramam—to Lord Balarama in the form of Lord Nityananda; prapadye—I surrender.
I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, a partial part of whom is Garbhodakasayi Visnu.
From the navel of Garbhodakasayi Visnu sprouts the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahma, the engineer of the universe.
The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets.
PURPORT
In the Mahabharata, Santi-parva, it is said that He who is Pradyumna is also Aniruddha.
He is also the father of Brahma.
Thus Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu are identical plenary expansions of Pradyumna, the original Deity of Brahma, who is born from the lotus flower.
It is Pradyumna who gives Brahma direction for cosmic management.
A full description of Brahma’s birth is given in Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.8.15-16).
Describing the features of the three purusas, the Laghu-bhagavatamrta says that Garbhodakasayi Visnu has a four-handed form, and when He Himself enters the hollow of the universe and lies down in the ocean of milk He is known as Ksirodakasayi Visnu, who is the Supersoul of all living entities, including the demigods.
In the Satvata-tantra it is said that the third purusa incarnation, Ksirodakasayi Visnu, is situated as the Supersoul in everyone’s heart.
This Ksirodakasayi Visnu is an expansion of Garbhodakasayi Visnu for pastimes.