TEXT 24
aditer dhisthitam garbham
bhagavantam sanatanam
hiranyagarbho vijnaya
samide guhya-namabhih
SYNONYMS
aditehinto the womb of Aditi; dhisthitambeing established; garbhampregnancy; bhagavantamunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sanatanamwho is eternal; hiranyagarbhahLord Brahma; vijnayaknowing this; samideoffered prayers; guhya-namabhihwith transcendental names.
TRANSLATION
When Lord Brahma understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was now within the womb of Aditi, he began to offer prayers to the Lord by reciting transcendental names.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead exists everywhere (andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham). Therefore when one chants His transcendental namesHare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Harethe Supreme Personality of Godhead is automatically pleased by such sankirtana. It is not that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is absent; He is present there. And when a devotee utters the transcendental name, it is not a material sound. Therefore, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is naturally pleased. A devotee knows that the Lord is present everywhere and that one can please Him simply by chanting His holy name.

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