Verse 48

यस्यैकनिःश्वसितकालमथावलम्ब्य जीवन्ति लोमविलजा जगदण्डनाथाः ।
विष्णुर्महान् स इह यस्य कलाविशेषो गोविन्दमादिपुरुषं तमहं भजामि ॥ ४८ ॥

yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya
jīvanti loma-vilajā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ
viṣṇur mahān sa iha yasya kalā-viśeṣo
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, of whom the Great Viṣṇu is a particular portion. The lords of the universes, born from the pores of His body, live only for the duration of a single exhalation of His breath.

yasya—whose; eka-niśvasita-kālam—the duration of a single exhalation; atha avalambya—depending upon; jīvanti—live; loma-bila-jāḥ—born from the pores of His body; jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ—the lords of the universes; viṣṇuḥ mahān—the Great Viṣṇu, Mahā-Viṣṇu; saḥ iha—He here; yasya—of whom; kalā-viśeṣaḥ—a particular portion; govindam—Govinda; ādi-puruṣam—the primeval Lord; tam—Him; ahaṁ bhajāmi—I worship.

Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā

Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī

Previously, Mahā-Viṣṇu was shown to be Your avatāra and the protector of all the universes. Although He appears in association with Mahā-Brahmā and the other cosmic rulers, He is entirely distinct from them.¹

Now Brahmā further describes Him by these characteristics:

yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya
jīvanti loma-bilajā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ

The phrase tat-tat-jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ refers to the rulers of the respective universes, beginning with Brahmā. They live and remain within their respective worlds for the duration of their appointed administrative functions.

Brahma-saṁhitā-prakāśinī

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
Verse 48

I worship that primeval Lord Govinda, of whom Mahā-Viṣṇu is a particular portion. The lords of the universes, beginning with Brahmā and born from the pores of Mahā-Viṣṇu, live only for the duration of a single exhalation of His breath.

The supreme majesty (mahaiśvarya) of viṣṇu-tattva is thus demonstrated.