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TEXT 16
maitreya uvaca
paramesthi tv apam madhye
tatha sannam aveksya gam
katham enam samunnesya
iti dadhyau dhiya ciram
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvacaSri Maitreya Muni said; paramesthiBrahma; tualso; apamthe water; madhyewithin; tathathus; sannamsituated; aveksyaseeing; gamthe earth; kathamhow; enamthis; samunnesyeI shall lift; itithus; dadhyaugave attention; dhiyaby intelligence; ciramfor a long time.
TRANSLATION
Sri Maitreya said: Thus, seeing the earth merged in the water, Brahma gave his attention for a long time to how it could be lifted.
PURPORT
According to Jiva Gosvami, the topics delineated here are of different millenniums. The present topics are of the Sveta-varaha millennium, and topics regarding the Caksusa millennium will also be discussed in this chapter.
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