SB 4.30.5
TEXT 5
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TEXT
सुपर्णस्कन्धमारूढो मेरुशृङ्गमिवाम्बुदः ।
पीतवासा मणिग्रीवः कुर्वन्वितिमिरा दिशः ॥ ५ ॥ suparna-skandham arudho
meru-srṅgam ivambudah
pita-vasa mani-grivah
kurvan vitimira disah
suparna-of Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu; skandham-the shoulder; arudhah-sitting on; meru-of the mountain named Meru; srṅgam-on the summit; iva-like; ambudah-a cloud; pita-vasah-wearing yellow garments; mani-grivah-His neck decorated with the Kaustubha jewel; kurvan-making; vitimirah-free from darkness; disah-all directions.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead, appearing on the shoulder of Garuda, seemed like a cloud resting on the summit of the mountain known as Meru. The transcendental body of the Personality of Godhead was covered by attractive yellow garments, and His neck was decorated with the jewel known as Kaustubha-mani. The bodily effulgence of the Lord dissipated all the darkness of the universe.
PURPORT
As stated in Caitanya-caritamrta, krsna-surya-sama; maya haya andhakara/ yahaṅ krsna, tahaṅ nahi mayara adhikara (Cc. Madhya 22.31). The Lord is just like the effulgent sun. Consequently whenever the Supreme Personality of Godhead is present, there cannot be darkness or ignorance. Actually this dark universe is illuminated by the sun, but the sun and moon simply reflect the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Lord. In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says:
yad aditya-gatam tejo
jagad bhasayate 'khilam yac candramasi yac cagnau tat tejo viddhi mamakam "The splendor of the sun, which dissipates the darkness of this whole world, comes from Me. And the splendor of the moon and the splendor of fire are also from Me." (Bg. 15.12)
The conclusion is that the origin of all life is the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in Brahma-samhita: yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti. Being illuminated by the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, everything is freed from all darkness.
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