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SB 12.11.21

Devanāgarī

वासुदेव: सङ्कर्षण: प्रद्युम्न: पुरुष: स्वयम् । अनिरुद्ध इति ब्रह्मन् मूर्तिव्यूहोऽभिधीयते ॥ २१ ॥

Text

vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ pradyumnaḥ puruṣaḥ svayam aniruddha iti brahman mūrti-vyūho ’bhidhīyate

Synonyms

vāsudevaḥsaṅkarṣaṇaḥpradyumnaḥ—Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa and Pradyumna;puruṣaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;svayam—Himself;aniruddhaḥ—Aniruddha;iti—thus;brahman—Obrāhmaṇa,Śaunaka;mūrti-vyūhaḥ—the expansion of personal forms;abhidhīyate—is designated.

Translation

Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the names of the direct personal expansions of the Supreme Godhead, O brāhmaṇa Śaunaka.

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