SB 12.11.9
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 9
- yāvān ayaṁ vai puruṣo
- yāvatyā saṁsthayā mitaḥ
- tāvān asāv api mahā-
- puruṣo loka-saṁsthayā
SYNONYMS
yāvān—to which extent; ayam—this; vai—indeed; puruṣaḥ—ordinary individual person; yāvatyā—extending to which dimensions; saṁsthayā—by the position of his limbs; mitaḥ—measured; tāvān—to that extent; asau—He; api—also; mahā-puruṣaḥ—the transcendental personality; loka-saṁsthayā—according to the positions of the planetary systems.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Just as one can determine the dimensions of an ordinary person of this world by measuring his various limbs, one can determine the dimensions of the Mahāpuruṣa by measuring the arrangement of the planetary systems within His universal form.