Shloka 15
Transmission of Bhāgavata Wisdom and Brahmā’s Vision of the Supreme Lord on Ananta
तल्लोकपद्मं स उ एव विष्णु: प्रावीविशत्सर्वगुणावभासम् । तस्मिन् स्वयं वेदमयो विधाता स्वयम्भुवं यं स्म वदन्ति सोऽभूत् ॥ १५ ॥
tal loka-padmaṁ sa u eva viṣṇuḥ prāvīviśat sarva-guṇāvabhāsam tasmin svayaṁ vedamayo vidhātā svayambhuvaṁ yaṁ sma vadanti so ’bhūt
Sa lotus ng sansinukob, pumasok si Bhagavān Viṣṇu mismo bilang Paramātmā; nang mapuspos ito ng lahat ng guṇa, isinilang ang Maylikha na kasingdiwa ng Veda, na tinatawag na Svayambhū.
This lotus flower is the universal virāṭ form, or the gigantic form of the Lord in the material world. It becomes amalgamated in the Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu, in His abdomen, at the time of dissolution, and it becomes manifest at the time of creation. This is due to Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who enters into each of the universes. In this form is the sum total of all the fruitive activities of the living entities conditioned by material nature, and the first of them, namely Brahmā, or the controller of the universe, is generated from this lotus flower. This first-born living being, unlike all the others, has no material father, and thus he is called self-born, or svayambhū. He goes to sleep with Nārāyaṇa at the time of devastation, and when there is another creation, he is born in this way. From this description we have the conception of three — the gross virāṭ form, the subtle Hiraṇyagarbha and the material creative force, Brahmā.
FAQs
This verse states that within the cosmic lotus, Brahmā appeared as Svayambhū—self-born—because his manifestation occurs by the Lord’s arrangement, not through ordinary material parentage.
The verse emphasizes that creation is empowered by Viṣṇu: the Lord enters the cosmic lotus, and within that locus Brahmā, the secondary creator, manifests with Vedic knowledge.
It teaches humility and devotion: even the greatest abilities and achievements are sustained by the Supreme, so one should align work with dharma and remember God as the true source of power and intelligence.