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 1 Pre     |             chapter of the Hymns of Brahma which were recorded in a
 2 Intro   |          tradition, these "Hymns of Brahma" were recited or sung countless
 3 Intro   |              the initiation of Lord Brahma, and the vision of transcendental
 4 Intro   |           the enlightenment of Lord Brahma by Lord Sri Krsna, followed
 5 Intro   |         Lord Sri Krsna, followed by Brahma's extraordinarily beautiful
 6 Intro   |         Brahma-samhita's account of Brahma's enlightenment is quite
 7 Intro   |           grows from His navel, and Brahma is born from this lotus.
 8 Intro   |           is not born from parents, Brahma is known as "Svayambhu" ("
 9 Intro   |           emergence from the lotus, Brahma begins-- in preparation
10 Intro   |          your heart's desire." Lord Brahma thus meditates upon Lord
11 Intro   |         sound of Krsna's flute, and Brahma, thus initiated by the supreme
12 Intro   |      expressed through the mouth of Brahma, it becomes gayatri" [teachings
13 Intro   |            upon the sacred Gayatri, Brahma "became acquainted with
14 Intro   |        transcendental insight, Lord Brahma spontaneously begins to
15 Intro   |           will have difficulty with Brahma's highly graphic and personalistic
16 Intro   |            Krsna in His response to Brahma at the end of the text,
17 Intro   |               Others will find Lord Brahma's vision of the spiritual
18 Intro   |          they become able to relish Brahma's vision of blissful, personal
19 Intro   |           aesthetic magnificence of Brahma's theistic epiphany. ~What
20 Intro   |           experiencing through Lord Brahma in his samhita is not mystic
21 Intro   |              We are seeing, through Brahma, an eternal, transcendental
22 Intro   |          through our narrow senses. Brahma's vision of the spiritual
23 Intro   |      service of Lord Krsna-- though Brahma admits that Goloka is known "
24 Intro   |             are not asked to accept Brahma's account of transcendence
25 Intro   |         Prabhupada was very fond of Brahma's prayers to Lord Krsna (...
26 Intro   |             transcendental ocean of Brahma's hymns as a daily meditation. ~
27   1,  5 |            the abode of four-headed Brahma, above which lies the unlimited
28   2,  15|          prajapatim-- Hiranyagarbha Brahma; jyotih-linga--the divine
29   2,  15|           Visnu from His left limb, Brahma, the first progenitor of
30   2,  15|       different from the four-faced Brahma. This same Hiranyagarbha
31   2,  15|            creating energy of every Brahma belonging to each of the
32   2,  15|        other lords. The progenitor (Brahma) and Sambhu are the dislocated
33   2,  18|         golden lotus; brahmanah--of Brahma; lokam--the abode; adbhutam--
34   2,  18|            its stem is the abode of Brahma representing Brahmaloka
35   2,  20|           at the end of the life of Brahma in the great cataclysm during
36   3,  22|           up; tatra--there; Brahma--Brahma; abhavat--was born; bhuyah--
37   3,  22|            the origin of four-faced Brahma versed in the four Vedas. ~
38   3,  22|    individual souls. The four-faced Brahma, the image of self-enjoyment,
39   3,  22|           origin from the prototype Brahma or Hiranyagarbha, the mundane
40   3,  22|            The delegated godship of Brahma as well as his being the
41   3,  23|            coming out of the lotus, Brahma, being guided by the divine
42   3,  23|          every direction. ~PURPORT ~Brahma's impulse for creation arises
43   3,  23|             attain to the office of Brahma in this way. ~ ~~
44   3,  24|          Supreme Lord, said thus to Brahma who saw nothing but gloom
45   3,  24|         gloom in all directions, "O Brahma, this mantra, viz., klim
46   3,  25|           will be. ~TRANSLATION ~"O Brahma, do thou practice spiritual
47   3,  26|        practiced austerity; sa--he (Brahma); suciram--for a long time;
48   3,  26|            worshiped. ~TRANSLATION ~Brahma, being desirous of satisfying
49   3,  26|   gift-giving deities. Accordingly, Brahma meditated upon Krsna in
50   3,  26|             desire. The devotion of Brahma, etc., is not unmixed devotion.
51   3,  27|             faces; svayambhuvah--of Brahma; gayatrim--the Gayatri;
52   3,  27|         saroja-jah--the lotus-born (Brahma); samskrtah--initiated;
53   3,  27|             into the lotus mouth of Brahma, born from himself, through
54   3,  27|           ear-holes. The lotus-born Brahma having received the Gayatri,
55   3,  27|       entered into the ear-holes of Brahma, he became the twice-born
56   3,  28|    enlightened; atha--then; vidhih--Brahma; vijnata--acquainted with;
57   3,  28|          embodying the three Vedas, Brahma became acquainted with the
58   3,  28|           with this hymn. ~PURPORT ~Brahma thought thus within himself, "
59   3,  28|           were not revealed to him, Brahma, by dint of his searching
60   3,  30|           things of the world. What Brahma saw in his ecstatic trance
61   4,  32|        removing this harmful doubt, Brahma in this and the three following
62   4,  32|            unmixed ecstatic trance. Brahma wants to say that the form
63   4,  33|             what else can? In reply Brahma says that the transcendental
64   4,  40| asesa-vasudhadi vibhuti-bhinnam~tad brahma niskalam anantam asesa-bhutam~
65   5,  43|           highest above all others. Brahma looking up to the higher
66   5,  44|     described.) The world, in which Brahma takeshis stand and hymns
67   5,  46|       mundane activity and inertia. Brahma is the dislocated portion
68   5,  46|            manifestation, Narayana. Brahma and Siva are entities adulterated
69   5,  48|     bhajami--worship. ~TRANSLATION ~Brahma and other lords of the mundane
70   5,  49|         prakatayaty api tadvad atra~brahma ya esa jagad-anda-vidhana-karta~
71   5,  49|            atra--here; Brahma--Lord Brahma; yah--who; esah--he; jagat-anda-vidhana-
72   5,  49|        separated subjective portion Brahma receives his power for the
73   5,  49|          suryakanta, etc. ~PURPORT ~Brahma is two types: in certain
74   5,  49|        latter acts in the office of Brahma and creates the universe.
75   5,  49|             is available, after the Brahma of the previous kalpa is
76   5,  49|            own potency, creates the Brahma who has the nature of the
77   5,  49|           rajo-guna). By principles Brahma is superior to ordinary
78   5,  49|           measure in Sambhu than in Brahma. The fundamental significance
79   5,  49|      present in a fuller measure in Brahma who possesses, in a lesser
80   5,  49|      additional attributes found in Brahma are present in even greater
81   5,  49|             greater measure than in Brahma. ~ ~~
82   5,  50|         rank among the five gods as Brahma possessing mundane quality.
83   6,  53|     brahma-adi--beginning from Lord Brahma; kita-pataga-- insects;
84   6,  53|        penances and all jivas, from Brahma to the meanest insect. ~
85   6,  53|       gandharvas. These jivas, from Brahma down to the small insect,
86   6,  53|            souls from the degree of Brahma to that of the little fly
87   6,  57|          glorious; prajapatim--Lord Brahma; brahman--O Brahma; mahattva--
88   6,  57|             Lord Brahma; brahman--O Brahma; mahattva--of the glory (
89   6,  57|          Supreme Lord Krsna said to Brahma, "Brahma, if you experience
90   6,  57|         Lord Krsna said to Brahma, "Brahma, if you experience the inclination
91   6,  57|         Lord became propitious when Brahma with great eagerness chanted
92   6,  57|             attribute and pastimes. Brahma was actuated by the desire
93   6,  57|        creation. Krsna then said to Brahma how pure unalloyed devotion
94   6,  61|         worshiping Godhead thereby. Brahma cherishes the desire for
95   6,  61|        certainly proper to instruct Brahma in this manner. There is
96   6,  62|        bibharsi--you bear; vidhe--O Brahma; vidhehi--regulate; tvam--