so ’ntaḥ śarīre ’rpita-bhūta-sūkṣmaḥ
so ’ntaḥ śarīre ’rpita-bhūta-sūkṣmaḥ
kālātmikāṁ śaktim udīrayāṇaḥ
uvāsa tasmin salile pade sve
yathānalo dāruṇi ruddha-vīryaḥ
Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, containing within himself the jīvas with their subtle bodies, after having discharged his energy of time to destroy the three worlds, resides in his abode below Pātālaloka within the water, just as fire resides within wood with its energy concealed.
What is the position of all the jīvas who were populating the three worlds (Svarga and below)? The subtle bodies of the devatās, men and others in the universe reside within Viṣṇu’s body. How? He has inspired his śakti of time--he has caused destruction by his will. Having destroyed all the gross bodies of the inhabitants of the three worlds by time, he places their subtle bodies within himself. This is called the aggregate subtle body of the jīvas. He reside below Pātālaloka, in his own abode (sve pade), within the one expanse of water, by his power which stops water from entering. Since he is not seen by the inhabitants of Maharloka or higher planets, he is compared to fire within wood.
|| 3.8.12 ||
catur-yugānāṁ ca sahasram apsu
svapan svayodīritayā sva-śaktyā
kālākhyayāsādita-karma-tantro
lokān apītān dadṛśe sva-dehe
After sleeping within that water for a thousand cycles of four yugas with his māyā-śakti, while engaged with his awakened cit-śakti, he glanced upon the entities with subtle bodies who dwelled within his body, when moved to independent action by his time energy.
How long did the Lord remain resting? Though he is in waking state with his awakened cit-śakti (svayā udīritayā), he is sleeping with his sleeping māyā-śakti. By his time energy he then became active in regards to the jīvas within him, for giving them enjoyment. He looked at the living entities from Brahmā to the non-moving beings (lokān) who had attained subtle forms within his body, in order to eject them from his body.
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