View source for Lord Brahma, thus contemplating, entered the water through the channel of the stem of the lotus. But in spite of entering the stem and going nearer to the navel of Visnu, he could not trace out the root

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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 03 Chapter 08 - Manifestation of Brahma from Garbhodakasayi Visnu]]
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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 3</h3>
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Lord Brahma, thus contemplating, entered the water through the channel of the stem of the lotus. But in spite of entering the stem and going nearer to the navel of Visnu, he could not trace out the root.
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[[Vanisource:SB 3.8.19|SB 3.8.19, Translation and Purport]]
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Lord Brahma, thus contemplating, entered the water through the channel of the stem of the lotus. But in spite of entering the stem and going nearer to the navel of Visnu, he could not trace out the root.
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By dint of one's personal endeavor one may go nearer to the Lord, but without the Lord's mercy one cannot reach the ultimate point. Such understanding of the Lord is possible only by devotional service, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā ([[Vanisource:BG 18.55|BG 18.55]]): bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ.
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