Transmission of Bhāgavata Wisdom and Brahmā’s Vision of the Supreme Lord on Ananta
मृणालगौरायतशेषभोग- पर्यङ्क एकं पुरुषं शयानम् । फणातपत्रायुतमूर्धरत्न- द्युभिर्हतध्वान्तयुगान्ततोये ॥ २३ ॥
mṛṇāla-gaurāyata-śeṣa-bhoga- paryaṅka ekaṁ puruṣaṁ śayānam phaṇātapatrāyuta-mūrdha-ratna- dyubhir hata-dhvānta-yugānta-toye
Nakita ni Brahmā na sa tubig ng katapusan ng panahon ay may napakalaking puting higaan na tila lotus—ang katawan ni Śeṣa-nāga—na doon nakahimlay mag-isa ang Kataas-taasang Persona ng Diyos. Ang sinag ng mga hiyas sa mga talukbong ni Śeṣa ay nagliwanag at nagtaboy sa dilim ng mga dako roon.
The verse describes Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the Puruṣa-avatāra, reclining on the coils of Ananta Śeṣa upon the cosmic waters at the end of the age.
To convey the Lord’s transcendental majesty: even in the gloom of dissolution, the divine radiance associated with the Lord and His eternal servant Śeṣa removes all darkness.
It teaches remembrance of Viṣṇu as the ultimate shelter beyond cosmic upheaval—cultivate steadiness by hearing, chanting, and meditating on the Lord’s form as the refuge in all conditions.