Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 TEXT 57 athovaca maha-visnur bhagavantam prajapatim brahman mahattva-vijnane praja-sarge ca cen matih panca-slokim imam vidyam vatsa dattam nibodha me WORD FOR WORD atha--then; uvaca--said; maha-visnuh--the Supreme Lord; bhagavantam-- unto the glorious; prajapatim--Lord Brahma; brahman--O Brahma; mahattva--of the glory (of Godhead); vijnane--in real knowledge; praja-sarge--in creating offspring; ca--and; cet--if; matih--the inclination; panca-slokim--five slokas; imam--this; vidyam--science; vatsa--O beloved; dattam--given; nibodha--hear; me--from Me. TRANSLATION On hearing these hymns containing the essence of the truth, the Supreme Lord Krsna said to Brahma, "Brahma, if you experience the inclination to create offspring by being endowed with the real knowledge of the glory of Godhead, listen, My beloved, from Me to this science set forth in the following five slokas. --- Why is the word Maha-Vishnu in this verse translated as Lord Krishna ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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