tam apūrva-daśā-bhājaṁ

preṣṭha-praṇaya-kātaram

nigūḍha-nija-māhātmya-

bhara-prakaṭanoddhatam

pitaraṁ gurum ātmanaḥ

sa-camatkāram ālokya

dhvasta-dhairyo ’rudat kṣaṇam

Brahmā found his own father and spiritual master, the original Nārāyaṇa, in an unprecedented state, distressed by love for His beloved devotees. Seeing the Lord thus boldly revealing His true greatness, normally hidden, Brahmā was astonished. For a moment he too lost his gravity and began to cry.