SB 5.25.2

SB 5.25.2

Devanagari

यस्येदं क्षितिमण्डलं भगवतोऽनन्तमूर्ते: सहस्रशिरस एकस्मिन्नेव शीर्षणि ध्रियमाणं सिद्धार्थ इव लक्ष्यते ॥ २ ॥

Verse text

yasyedaṁ kṣiti-maṇḍalaṁ bhagavato ’nanta-mūrteḥ sahasra-śirasa ekasminn eva śīrṣaṇi dhriyamāṇaṁ siddhārtha iva lakṣyate.

Synonyms

yasya of whom ; idam this ; kṣiti maṇḍalam — universe ; bhagavataḥ of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; ananta mūrteḥ — in the form of Anantadeva ; sahasra śirasaḥ — who has thousands of hoods ; ekasmin on one ; eva only ; śīrṣaṇi hood ; dhriyamāṇam is being sustained ; siddhārthaḥ iva and like a white mustard seed ; lakṣyate is seen .

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: This great universe, situated on one of Lord Anantadeva’s thousands of hoods, appears just like a white mustard seed. It is infinitesimal compared to the hood of Lord Ananta.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

This universe, situated on one of Lord Ananta's thousands of hoods, appears just like a white mustard seed.