aṣṭabhir bahir āvṛtam

etat-all these; bhagavatah-of the Personality of Godhead; rupam-form; sthulam-gross; te-unto you; vyahrtam-explained; maya-by me; mahi-the planets; adibhih-et cetera; ca-unlimitedly; avaranaih-by coverings; astabhih-by eight; bahih-external; avrtam-covered.