SB 10.13.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

उत्थायोत्थाय कृष्णस्य चिरस्य पादयोः पतन् ।
आस्ते महित्वं प्राग्दृष्टं स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा पुनः पुनः ॥ ६३ ॥

utthayotthaya krsnasya

cirasya padayoh patan

aste mahitvam prag-drstam

smrtva smrtva punah punah

utthaya utthaya-rising repeatedly; krsnasya-of Lord Krsna; cirasya-for a long time; padayoh-at the lotus feet; patan-falling down; aste-remained; mahitvam-the greatness; prak-drstam-which he had previously seen; smrtva smrtva-remembering and remembering; punah punah-again and again.

TRANSLATION

Rising and falling again and again at the lotus feet of Lord Krsna for a long time, Lord Brahma remembered over and over the Lord's greatness he had just seen.

PURPORT

As stated in one prayer,

srutim apare smrtim itare
bharatam anye bhajantu bhava-bhitah
aham iha nandam vande
yasyalinde param brahma

"Let others study the Vedas, smrti and Mahabharata, fearing material existence, but I shall worship Nanda Maharaja, in whose courtyard is crawling the Supreme Brahman. Nanda Maharaja is so great that the Para-brahman is crawling in his yard, and therefore I shall worship him." (Padyavali 126)

Brahma was falling down in ecstasy. Because of the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who exactly resembled a human child, Brahma was naturally astonished. Therefore with a faltering voice he offered prayers, understanding that here was the Supreme Person.