# Cc. Madhya 21.41 ## Text > yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya > jīvanti loma-vilajā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ > viṣṇur mahān sa iha yasya kalā-viśeṣo > govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi ## Synonyms *yasya*—whose; *eka*—one; *niśvasita*—of breath; *kālam*—time; *atha*—thus; *avalambya*—taking shelter of; *jīvanti*—live; *loma*-*vilajāḥ*—grown from the hair holes; *jagat*-*aṇḍa*-*nāthāḥ*—the masters of the universes (the Brahmās); *viṣṇuḥ* *mahān*—the Supreme Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu; *saḥ*—that; *iha*—here; *yasya*—whose; *kalā*-*viśeṣaḥ*—particular plenary portion or expansion; *govindam*—Lord Govinda; *ādi*-*puruṣam*—the original person; *tam*—Him; *aham*—I; *bhajāmi*—worship. ## Translation **“ 'The Brahmās and other lords of the mundane worlds appear from the pores of the Mahā-Viṣṇu and remain alive for the duration of His one exhalation. I adore the primeval Lord, Govinda, for Mahā-Viṣṇu is a portion of His plenary portion.'** ## Purport This is a quotation from *Brahma-saṁhitā* (5.48). See also *Ādi-līlā* (5.71).