20 Feb 2020

Brahma Samhita 18

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Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.18

sisṛkṣāyāṁ tato nābhes
tasya padmaṁ viniryayau
tan-nālaṁ hema-nalinaṁ
brahmaṇo lokam adbhutam

Synonyms

sisṛkṣāyām — when there was the will to create; tataḥ — then; nābheḥ — from the navel; tasya — of Him; padmam — a lotus; viniryayau — came out; tat–nālam — its stem; hema–nalīnam — like a golden lotus; brahmaṇaḥ — of Brahmā; lokam— the abode; adbhutam — wonderful.

Translation

When Viṣṇu lying in the ocean of milk wills to create this universe, a golden lotus springs from His navel-pit. The golden lotus with its stem is the abode of Brahmā representing Brahmaloka or Satyaloka.

Purport

“Gold” here means the dim reflection of pure cognition.

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