SB 1.6.26

Synonyms

uktvā — having spoken; etāvat — thus; tat — that [renowned (prasiddham)¹¹¹]; mahat-bhūtam — Infinite Being [the all-pervading Brahman (mahad-vyāpakaṁ brahma);¹¹² referred to as such in the well-known Śruti verse: “The Ṛg Veda and so on are all emanations from the breathing of the Infinite Being” (asya mahato bhūtasya niśvasitam etad yad ṛg-veda ityādi śruteḥ, BAU 2.4.10)]; īśvaram — Īśvara, the Supreme Immanent Regulator of all [sarva-niyantṛ]; aliṅgam — who is without material or visible form [(prākṛta-mūrti-rahitam);¹¹³ who, although immediately present, is without any visible sign (sannihito’pi na liṅgyate ity aliṅgam), because He is beyond the range of perception (cakṣurbhyām adṛṣṭatvād aliṅgam)¹¹⁴]; nabhaḥ-liṅgam — yet who is signified by limitless space [whose indicator is indeed space (ākāśa eva liṅgam chihnam);¹¹⁵ or whose extrinsic form is space (nabhasi liṅgaṁ mūrtir yasya tan nabho liṅgam)]; upararāma — desisted from speaking [became silent (tūṣṇīm āsa)¹¹⁶]; [thereupon (tataḥ)¹¹⁷]; anukampitaḥ — being blessed [by Him (tenānugṛhītaḥ)]; aham ca — I; vidadhe — offered [or performed (kṛtavān)]; avanāmam — obeisance [praṇāmam]; tasmai — to Him [the imperceptible One (adṛṣṭāya)]; mahīyase — the greatest [(mahattamāya) or the most worshipful (pūjyatamāya)¹¹⁸]; mahatām — of the great [even of all those endowed with extraordinary power (tejasvinām api);¹¹⁹ even of greatly powerful beings such as Brahmā (brahmādīnām api)¹²⁰]; śīrṣṇā — by [bowing] my head [mastakena¹²¹].

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