SB 8.16.33 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय प्राणाय जगदात्मने । योगैश्वर्यशरीराय नमस्ते योगहेतवे ॥ ३३ ॥

Verse text

namo hiraṇyagarbhāya prāṇāya jagad-ātmane yogaiśvarya-śarīrāya namas te yoga-hetave

Synonyms

namaḥ — I offer my respectful obeisances unto You ; hiraṇyagarbhāya — situated as the four-headed Hiraṇyagarbha, Brahmā ; prāṇāya — the source of everyone’s life ; jagat — ātmane — the Supersoul of the entire universe ; yoga — aiśvarya — śarīrāya — whose body is full of opulences and mystic power ; namaḥ te — I offer my respectful obeisances unto You ; yoga — hetave — the original master of all mystic power .

Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are situated as Hiraṇyagarbha, the source of life, the Supersoul of every living entity. Your body is the source of the opulence of all mystic power. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

I offer my respectful obeisances unto you, who are situated as Brahmā, the sūtrātmā, the soul of the universe, whose body is made of the power of yoga, and who are the source of yoga. Prāṇāya means “unto the sūtrātmā.” [Note: Sūtrātmā is a transformation of mahat-tattva tinged with rajas.] You have a body made of the power of yoga.