Word meanings
- bhava
- appearance
- apyayau
- disappearance
- hi
- indeed
- bhūtānām
- of all living beings
- śrutau
- have heard
- vistaraśaḥ
- in detail
- mayā
- by me
- tvattaḥ
- from you
- kamala-patra-akṣa
- lotus-eyed one
- māhātmyam
- greatness
- api
- also
- ca
- and
- avyayam
- eternal
Translations
The origin and destruction of beings have been heard in detail from You, O lotus-eyed Lord, and also Your inexhaustible greatness.
O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! You have described in detail the origin and dissolution of beings, and Your own Eternal Majesty.
O you with eyes like lotus leaves, I have heard in detail from You the origin and dissolution of beings, as well as Your undecaying glory.
हे कमलनयन ! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंकी उत्पत्ति और प्रलय मैंने विस्तारपूर्वक आपसे ही सुना है और आपका अविनाशी माहात्म्य भी सुना है।Commentary
Kamalapatraksha Lotuseyed or having eyes like lotuspetals. Kamalapatra also means knowledge of the Self. He who can be obtained by knowledge of the Self is Kamalapatraksha.