TEXT 16
tasyam sa cambho-ruha-karnikayam
avasthito lokam apasyamanah
parikraman vyomni vivrtta-netras
catvari lebhe nudisam mukhani
SYNONYMS
tasyamin that; sahBrahma; caand; ambhahwater; ruha-karnikayamwhorl of the lotus; avasthitahbeing situated; lokamthe world; apasyamanahwithout being able to see; parikramancircumambulating; vyomniin space; vivrtta-netrahwhile moving the eyes; catvarifour; lebheachieved; anudisamin terms of direction; mukhaniheads.
TRANSLATION
Brahma, born out of the lotus flower, could not see the world, although he was situated in the whorl. He therefore circumambulated all of space, and while moving his eyes in all directions he achieved four heads in terms of the four directions.

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