CC Ādi 6.23
Bengali
নারায়ণস্ত্বং ন হি সর্বদেহিনা–
মাত্মাস্যধীশাখিল–লোকসাক্ষী ।
নারায়ণোঽঙ্গং নর–ভূ–জলায়না–
ত্তচ্চাপি সত্যং ন তবৈব মায়া ॥ ২৩ ॥
মাত্মাস্যধীশাখিল–লোকসাক্ষী ।
নারায়ণোঽঙ্গং নর–ভূ–জলায়না–
ত্তচ্চাপি সত্যং ন তবৈব মায়া ॥ ২৩ ॥
Verse text
nārāyaṇas tvaṁ na hi sarva-dehinām
ātmāsy adhīśākhila-loka-sākṣī
nārāyaṇo ’ṅgaṁ nara-bhū-jalāyanāt
tac cāpi satyaṁ na tavaiva māyā
ātmāsy adhīśākhila-loka-sākṣī
nārāyaṇo ’ṅgaṁ nara-bhū-jalāyanāt
tac cāpi satyaṁ na tavaiva māyā
Synonyms
nārāyaṇaḥ — Lord Nārāyaṇa; tvam — You; na — not; hi — certainly; sarva — all; dehinām — of the embodied beings; ātmā — the Supersoul; asi — You are; adhīśa — O Lord; akhila-loka — of all the worlds; sākṣī — the witness; nārāyaṇaḥ — known as Nārāyaṇa; aṅgam — plenary portion; nara — of Nara; bhū — born; jala — in the water; ayanāt — due to the place of refuge; tat — that; ca — and; api — certainly; satyam — highest truth; na — not; tava — Your; eva — at all; māyā — the illusory energy.
Translation
“O Lord of lords, You are the seer of all creation. You are indeed everyone’s dearest life. Are You not, therefore, my father, Nārāyaṇa? ‘Nārāyaṇa’ refers to one whose abode is in the water born from Nara [Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu], and that Nārāyaṇa is Your plenary portion. All Your plenary portions are transcendental. They are absolute and are not creations of māyā.”
Purport
This text is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.14).