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diparcir eva hi dasantaram abhyupetya
dipayate vivrta-hetu-samana-dharma
yas tadrg eva hi ca visnutaya vibhati
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
SYNONYMS
dipa-arcih—the flame of a lamp; eva—as; hi—certainly; dasa-antaram—another lamp; abhyupetya—expanding; dipayate—illuminates; vivrta-hetu—with its expanded cause; samana-dharma—equally powerful; yah—who; tadrk—similarly; eva—certainly; hi—certainly; ca—also; visnutaya—by His expansion as Lord Visnu; vibhati—illuminates; govindam—to Lord Krsna; adi-purusam—the supreme original person; tam—to Him; aham—I; bhajami—offer my worshipful respect " ’When the flame of one candle is expanded to another candle and placed in a different position, it burns separately, and its illumination is as powerful as the original candle.
Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, expands Himself in different forms as Visnu, who is equally luminous, powerful and opulent.
Let me worship that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Brahma-samhita (5.46).