सत्यं विधातुं निजभृत्यभाषितं व्याप्तिं च भूतेष्वखिलेषु चात्मन: । अदृश्यतात्यद्भुतरूपमुद्वहन् स्तम्भे सभायां न मृगं न मानुषम् ॥ १७ ॥
satyam vidhatum nija-bhrtya-bhasitam vyaptim ca bhutesv akhilesu catmanah adrsyatatyadbhuta-rupam udvahan stambhe sabhayam na mrgam na manusam
- satyam
- true
- vidhatum
- to prove
- nija-bhrtya-bhasitam
- the words of His own servant (Prahlada Maharaja, who had said that his Lord is present everywhere)
- vyaptim
- the pervasion
- ca
- and
- bhutesu
- among the living entities and elements
- akhilesu
- all
- ca
- also
- atmanah
- of Himself
- adrsyata
- was seen
- ati
- very
- adbhuta
- wonderful
- rupam
- form
- udvahan
- taking
- stambhe
- in the pillar
- sabhayam
- within the assembly
- na
- not
- mrgam
- an animal
- na
- nor
- manusam
- a human being
To prove that the statement of His servant Prahlada Maharaja was substantial—in other words, to prove that the Supreme Lord is present everywhere, even within the pillar of an assembly hall—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, exhibited a wonderful form never before seen. The form was neither that of a man nor that of a lion. Thus the Lord appeared in His wonderful form in the assembly hall.