SB 8.7.24 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

त्वं ब्रह्म परमं गुह्यं सदसद्भ‍ावभावनम् । नानाशक्तिभिराभातस्त्वमात्मा जगदीश्वर: ॥ २४ ॥

Verse text

tvaṁ brahma paramaṁ guhyaṁ sad-asad-bhāva-bhāvanam nānā-śaktibhir ābhātas tvam ātmā jagad-īśvaraḥ

Synonyms

tvam — Your Lordship ; brahma — impersonal Brahman ; paramam — supreme ; guhyam — confidential ; sat — asat — bhāva — bhāvanam — the cause of varieties of creation, its cause and effect ; nānā — śaktibhiḥ — with varieties of potencies ; ābhātaḥ — manifest ; tvam — you are ; ātmā — the Supersoul ; jagat — īśvaraḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead .

Translation

You are the cause of all causes, the self-effulgent, inconceivable, impersonal Brahman, which is originally Parabrahman. You manifest various potencies in this cosmic manifestation.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

You are the Supreme Brahman, difficult to comprehend, the cause of superior and inferior natures. You are Viṣṇu, the Lord of the universe, appearing with various energies. They praise the Lord’s impersonal form as Brahman. you create the living beings with superior and inferior natures such as devatās and demons (sad-asad-bhāva-bhāvanam). They praise him as Viṣṇu: you appear with various energies.

Purport

This prayer is offered to the impersonal Brahman, which consists of the effulgent rays of Parabrahman. Parabrahman is the Supreme Personality of Godhead ( paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān ). When Lord Śiva is worshiped as Parabrahman, the worship is meant for Lord Viṣṇu.