Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.65.28

rāma rāma mahā-bāho

na jāne tava vikramam

yasyaikāḿśena vidhṛtā

jagatī jagataḥ pate

SYNONYMS

rāma rāmaO Rāma, Rāma; mahā-bāhoO mighty-armed one; na jāneI do not appreciate; tava — Your; vikramam — prowess; yasya — whose; eka — one; aḿśena — by a portion; vidhṛtā — is sustained; jagatī — the earth; jagataḥ — of the universe; pateO master.

TRANSLATION

[Goddess Yamunā said:] Rāma, Rāma, O mighty-armed one! I know nothing of Your prowess. With a single portion of Yourself You hold up the earth, O Lord of the universe.

PURPORT

The phrase ekāḿśena ("with a single portion") refers to the Lord's expansion as Śeṣa. This is confirmed by the ācāryas.

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