Devanagari
श्रीनारद उवाच
इत्युक्त्वादिभवो देवो भक्षिताङ्गं पिपीलिकै: ।
कमण्डलुजलेनौक्षद्दिव्येनामोघराधसा ॥ २२ ॥
Verse text
śrī-nārada uvāca
ity uktvādi-bhavo devo
bhakṣitāṅgaṁ pipīlikaiḥ
kamaṇḍalu-jalenaukṣad
divyenāmogha-rādhasā
Synonyms
śrī
—
nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada Muni said
;
iti
—
thus
;
uktvā
—
saying
;
ādi
—
bhavaḥ — Lord Brahmā, the original living creature within this universe
;
devaḥ
—
the principal demigod
;
bhakṣita
—
aṅgam — Hiraṇyakaśipu’s body, which had been almost completely eaten
;
pipīlikaiḥ
—
by the ants
;
kamaṇḍalu
—
from the special waterpot in the hands of Lord Brahmā
;
jalena
—
by water
;
aukṣat
—
sprinkled
;
divyena
—
which was spiritual, not ordinary
;
amogha
—
without fail
;
rādhasā
—
whose power .
Translation
Śrī Nārada Muni continued: After speaking these words to Hiraṇyakaśipu, Lord Brahmā, the original being of this universe, who is extremely powerful, sprinkled transcendental, infallible, spiritual water from his kamaṇḍalu upon Hiraṇyakaśipu’s body, which had been eaten away by ants and moths. Thus he enlivened Hiraṇyakaśipu.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Nārada said: After speaking, Lord Brahmā, the original entity of this universe, sprinkled divine, potent water from his pot upon Hiraṇyakaśipu's body, which had been eaten away by ants.
Pipīlikaiḥ means “by ants and gnats.” Ādibhavaḥ is Brahmā. Brahmā sprinkled him with water which would give fruitful results (amogha-rādhasā).
Purport
Lord Brahmā is the first created being within this universe and is empowered by the Supreme Lord to create.
Tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye:
the
ādi-deva,
or
ādi-kavi
— the first living creature — was personally taught by the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the heart. There was no one to teach him, but since the Lord is situated within Brahmā’s heart, Brahmā was educated by the Lord Himself. Lord Brahmā, being especially empowered, is infallible in doing whatever he wants. This is the meaning of the word
amogha-rādhasā.
He desired to restore Hiraṇyakaśipu’s original body, and therefore, by sprinkling transcendental water from his waterpot, he immediately did so.