carācarauko bhagavān mahīdhram
carācarauko bhagavān mahīdhram
ahīndra-bandhuṁ salilopagūḍham
kirīṭa-sāhasra-hiraṇya-śṛṅgam
āvirbhavat kaustubha-ratna-garbham
Brahmā saw the Lord as the friend of Ananta, just as Malaya Mountain shelters the king of snakes. He was embraced by the Garbhodaka Ocean just as that mountain is covered with streams, and he wore crowns like a thousand mountain pinnacles of gold, holding on his form the Kaustubha gem, just as the Malaya Mountain has one shining peak and contains mines full of jewels.
Having compared the Lord to a sandalwood tree, he now compares the Lord to a sandalwood mountain, to show that the Lord is his own shelter. The Lord is the Malaya Mountain (mahīdhram), the shelter of moving and non-moving entities. He is the friend of the king of snakes Ananta, just as the mountain is the friend of the king of snakes. He is embraced by water—the Garbhodaka or the Milk Ocean, just as the Malaya Mountain is decorated with streams. He has thousands of golden pinnacles with his thousands of crowns. Malaya Mountain is famous for its one golden pinnacle. On his form is the Kaustubha jewel, just as Malaya Mountain has many jewel mines.
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nivītam āmnāya-madhu-vrata-śriyā
sva-kīrti-mayyā vana-mālayā harim
sūryendu-vāyv-agny-agamaṁ tri-dhāmabhiḥ
parikramat-prādhanikair durāsadam
He saw the Lord endowed with a garland made of his own glory, who was surrounded by the Vedas singing his glories like bees, and who was not understood by the devatās of the sun, moon, air or fire. He was hard to reach because he was surrounded by his associates and weapons, all made of eternity, knowledge and bliss.
Having described a mountain, he now shows that this is the Lord. Nivītam means “endowed with.” He cannot be understood by the devatās such as the sun, moon, Vāyu or Agni. He is hard to attain because of being surrounded by his associates like Jaya and Vijaya who have bodies made of eternity, knowledge and bliss (tri-dhāmabhiḥ), or by his spiritual weapons such as the cakra, who protect the Lord.
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