SB 3.20.44
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 44
- siddhān vidyādharāṁś caiva
- tirodhānena so 'sṛjat
- tebhyo 'dadāt tam ātmānam
- antardhānākhyam adbhutam
SYNONYMS
siddhān — the Siddhas; vidyādharān — Vidyādharas; ca eva — and also; tirodhānena — by the faculty of remaining hidden from vision; saḥ — Lord Brahmā; asṛjat — created; tebhyaḥ — to them; adadāt — gave; tam ātmānam — that form of his; antardhāna-ākhyam — known as the Antardhāna; adbhutam — wonderful.
TRANSLATION
Then Lord Brahmā, by his ability to be hidden from vision, created the Siddhas and Vidyādharas and gave them that wonderful form of his known as the Antardhāna.
PURPORT
Antardhāna means that these living creatures can be perceived to be present, but they cannot be seen by vision.