TEXT 251
visnos tu trini rupani
purusakhyany atho viduh
ekam tu mahatah srastr
dvitiyam tv anda-samsthitam
trtiyam sarva-bhuta-stham
tani jnatva vimucyate
SYNONYMS
visnohof Lord Visnu; tucertainly; trinithree; rupaniforms; purusa-akhyanicelebrated as the purusa; athohow; viduhthey know; ekamone of them; tubut; mahatah srastrthe creator of the total material energy; dvitiyamthe second; tubut; anda-samsthitamsituated within the universe; trtiyamthe third; sarva-bhuta-sthamwithin the hearts of all living entities; tanithese three; jnatvaknowing; vimucyateone becomes liberated.
TRANSLATION
" 'Visnu has three forms called purusas. The first, Maha-Visnu, is the creator of the total material energy [mahat], the second is Garbhodakasayi, who is situated within each universe, and the third is Ksirodakasayi, who lives in the heart of every living being. He who knows these three becomes liberated from the clutches of maya.'
PURPORT
This verse appears in the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (Purva-khanda 33), where it has been quoted from the Satvata-tantra.

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