TEXT 304
bhasvan yathasma-sakalesu nijesu tejah
sviyam kiyat prakatayaty api tadvad atra
brahma ya esa jagad-anda-vidhana-karta
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
SYNONYMS
bhasvanthe illuminating sun; yathaas; asma-sakalesuin various types of precious stones; nijesuhis own; tejahbrilliance; sviyamhis own; kiyatto some extent; prakatayatimanifests; apialso; tadvatsimilarly; atrahere; brahmaLord Brahma; yahwho is; esahthe Lord; jagat-anda-vidhana-kartabecomes the chief of the universe; govindam adi-purusamLord Govinda, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; tamHim; ahamI; bhajamiworship.
TRANSLATION
" 'The sun manifests his brilliance in a gem, although it is stone. Similarly, the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, manifests His special power in a pious living entity. Thus the living entity becomes Brahma and manages the affairs of the universe. Let me worship Govinda, the original Personality of Godhead.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Brahma-samhita (5.49).

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