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ksiram yatha dadhi vikara-visesa-yogat
sanjayate na tu tatah prthag asti hetoh
yah sambhutam api tatha samupaiti karyad
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
SYNONYMS
ksiram—milk; yatha—as; dadhi—yogurt; vikara-visesa—with a special transforming agent; yogat—by mixing; sanjayate—is transformed into; na—not; tu—but; tatah—from the milk; prthak—separated; asti—is; hetoh—which is the cause; yah—who; sambhutam—the nature of Lord Siva; api—even though; tatha—as; samupaiti—accepts; karyat—from the matter of some particular business; govindam—unto Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adi-purusam—the original person; tam—unto Him; aham—I; bhajami—offer my respectful obeisances " ’Milk changes into yogurt when mixed with a yogurt culture, but actually it is constitutionally nothing but milk.
Similarly, Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, assumes the form of Lord Siva (Sambhu) for the special purpose of material transactions.
I offer my obeisances at His lotus feet.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Brahma-samhita (5.45).