SB 3.8.32
Devanāgarī
तर्ह्येव तन्नाभिसर:सरोज- मात्मामम्भ: श्वसनं वियच्च । ददर्श देवो जगतो विधाता नात: परं लोकविसर्गदृष्टि: ॥ ३२ ॥
Text
tarhy eva tan-nābhi-saraḥ-sarojam ātmānam ambhaḥ śvasanaṁ viyac ca dadarśa devo jagato vidhātā nātaḥ paraṁ loka-visarga-dṛṣṭiḥ
Synonyms
tarhi—therefore;eva—certainly;tat—His;nābhi—navel;saraḥ—lake;sarojam—lotus flower;ātmānam—Brahmā;ambhaḥ—the devastating water;śvasanam—the drying air;viyat—the sky;ca—also;dadarśa—looked upon;devaḥ—demigod;jagataḥ—of the universe;vidhātā—maker of the destination;na—not;ataḥparam—beyond;loka-visarga—creation of the cosmic manifestation;dṛṣṭiḥ—glance.
Translation
When Lord Brahmā, the maker of the universal destination, thus saw the Lord, he simultaneously glanced over creation. Lord Brahmā saw the lake in Lord Viṣṇu’s navel, and the lotus flower, as well as the devastating water, the drying air and the sky. All became visible to him.