Madhya 20.304

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ভাস্বান্ যথাশ্মসকলেষু নিজেষু তেজঃ
স্বীয়ং কিয়ৎ প্রকটয়ত্যপি তদ্বদত্র ।
ব্রহ্মা য এষ জগদণ্ডবিধানকর্তা
গোবিন্দমাদিপুরুষং তমহং ভজামি ॥ ৩০৪ ॥
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
bhasvan-the illuminating sun; yatha-as; asma-sakalesu-in various types of precious stones; nijesu-his own; tejah-brilliance; sviyam-his own; kiyat-to some extent; prakatayati-manifests; api-also; tadvat-similarly; atra-here; brahma-Lord Brahma; yah-who is; esah-the Lord; jagat-anda-vidhana-karta-becomes the chief of the universe; govindam adi-purusam-Lord Govinda, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; tam-Him; aham-I; bhajami-worship.
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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