Chapter 24

Verse 50 (SB 4.24.50)

SB 4.24.49

SB 4.24.51

SB 4.24.50 • मूल श्लोक

पूररेचकसंविग्नवलिवल्गुदलोदरम् । प्रतिसङ्‌क्रामयद्विश्वं नाभ्यावर्तगभीरया ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

pūra-recaka-saṁvigna- vali-valgu-dalodaram pratisaṅkrāmayad viśvaṁ nābhyāvarta-gabhīrayā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

pūra — inhaling; recaka — exhaling; saṁvigna — agitated; vali — the wrinkles on the abdomen; valgu — beautiful; dala — like the banyan leaf; udaram — abdomen; pratisaṅkrāmayat — coiling down; viśvam — universe; nābhyā — navel; āvarta — screwing; gabhīrayā — by deepness.

Translation

“The Lord’s abdomen is beautiful due to three ripples in the flesh. Being so round, His abdomen resembles the leaf of a banyan tree, and when He exhales and inhales, the movement of the ripples appears very, very beautiful. The coils within the navel of the Lord are so deep that it appears that the entire universe sprouted out of it and yet again wishes to go back.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda

The whole universe is born out of the lotus stem which sprouted from the navel of the Lord. Lord Brahmā sat on the top of this lotus stem to create the whole universe. The navel of the Lord is so deep and coiling that it appears that the whole universe again wants to withdraw into the navel, being attracted by the Lord’s beauty. The Lord’s navel and the ripples on His belly always increase the beauty of His bodily features. The details of the bodily features of the Lord especially indicate the Personality of Godhead. Impersonalists cannot appreciate the beautiful body of the Lord, which is described in these prayers by Lord Śiva. Although the impersonalists are always engaged in the worship of Lord Śiva, they are unable to understand the prayers offered by Lord Śiva to the bodily features of Lord Viṣṇu. Lord Viṣṇu is known as śiva-viriñci-nutam (Bhāg. 11.5.33), for He is always worshiped by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva.