यथोर्णनाभिर्हृदयादूर्णां सन्तत्य वक्त्रत: । तया विहृत्य भूयस्तां ग्रसत्येवं महेश्वर: ॥ २१ ॥
yathorṇanābhir hṛdayād ūrṇāṁ santatya vaktrataḥ tayā vihṛtya bhūyas tāṁ grasaty evaṁ maheśvaraḥ
- yathā
- just as
- ūrna-nābhiḥ
- the spider
- hṛdayāt
- from within himself
- ūrṇām
- thread
- santatya
- expanding
- vaktrataḥ
- from his mouth
- tayā
- with that thread
- vihṛtya
- enjoying
- bhūyaḥ
- again
- tām
- that thread
- grasati
- he swallows
- evam
- in the same way
- mahā-īśvaraḥ
- the Supreme Lord
Just as from within himself the spider expands thread through his mouth, plays with it for some time and eventually swallows it, similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands His personal potency from within Himself. Thus, the Lord displays the network of cosmic manifestation, utilizes it according to His purpose and eventually withdraws it completely within Himself.