CC Madhya 20.285

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20, Text 285

প্রবেশ করিয়া দেখে, সব — অন্ধকার ।
রহিতে নাহিক স্থান, করিলা বিচার ॥ ২৮৫ ॥

praveśa kariyā dekhe, saba — andhakāra
rahite nāhika sthāna, karilā vicāra

Word by word

praveśa kariyā — after entering; dekhe — He sees; saba — everywhere; andhakāra — complete darkness; rahite — to remain there; nāhika sthāna — there was no place; karilā vicāra — then He considered.

Translation

“When Mahā-Viṣṇu entered each of the limitless universes, He saw that there was darkness all around and that there was no place to stay. He therefore began to consider the situation.”