SB 2.10.14 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अधिदैवमथाध्यात्ममधिभूतमिति प्रभु: ।

अथैकं पौरुषं वीर्यं त्रिधाभिद्यत तच्छृणु ॥ १४ ॥

Verse text

adhidaivam athādhyātmam

adhibhūtam iti prabhuḥ

athaikaṁ pauruṣaṁ vīryaṁ

tridhābhidyata tac chṛṇu

Synonyms

adhidaivam — the controlling entities ; atha — now ; adhyātmam — the controlled entities ; adhibhūtam — the material bodies ; iti — thus ; prabhuḥ — the Lord ; atha — in this way ; ekam — one only ; pauruṣam — of His Lordship ; vīryam — potency ; tridhā — in three ; abhidyata — divided ; tat — that ; śṛṇu — just hear from me.

Translation

Just hear from me how the potency of His Lordship divides one into three, called the controlling entities, the controlled entities and the material bodies, in the manner mentioned above.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Then the one shining puruṣa divided into three forms. Please hear about this.

Commentary (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

These three forms (universal form, Hiraṇyagarbha and four-headed Brahmā) are different from the adhidaiva, adhyātma and adhibhūta.