हिरण्यगर्भो भूगर्भो माधवो मधुसूदनः ॥ २१ ॥सर्वभूतनियन्तृत्वात् ईशानः ।प्राणान् ददाति चेष्टयतीति प्राणदः, 'को ह्येवान्यात्कः प्राण्यात्' इति श्रुतेः ।यद्वा, प्राणान् कालात्मना द्यति खण्डयतीति, प्राणान् दापयति शोधयतीति वा, प्राणान् दाति लुनातीति वा, प्राणदः ।प्राणितीति प्राणः क्षेत्रज्ञः परमात्मा वा, 'प्राणस्य प्राणम्' इति श्रुतेः मुख्यप्राणो वा ।वृद्धतमो ज्येष्ठः 'ज्य च' इत्यधिकारे 'वृद्धस्य च' इति वृद्धशब्दस्य ज्यादेशविधानात् ।प्रशस्यतमः श्रेष्ठः, 'प्रशस्यस्य श्रः' इति श्रादेशविधानात् ।'प्राणो वाव ज्येष्ठश्च श्रेष्ठश्च' इति श्रुतेः मुख्यप्राणो वा, 'श्रेष्ठ' इत्यधिकरणसिद्धत्वात् ।सर्वकारणत्वाद्वा ज्येष्ठः ।सर्वातिशयत्वाद्वा श्रेष्ठः ।ईश्वरत्वेन सर्वासां प्रजानां पतिः प्रजापतिः ।हिरण्मयाण्डान्तर्वर्तित्वात् हिरण्यगर्भो ब्रह्मा विरिञ्चिः तदात्मा, 'हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्तताग्रे' इति श्रुतेः ।भूः गर्भे यस्य सः भूगर्भः ।मायाः श्रियाः धवः पतिः माधवः; मधुविद्यावबोध्यत्वाद्वा ।'मौनाद्ध्यानाच्च योगाच्च विद्धि भारत माधवम्' इति व्यास-
In plain words
He is Hiraṇyagarbha, the golden source of all creation, and Bhūgarbha, He who cradles the earth in His womb. He is Mādhava, the Lord of Lakṣmī, and Madhusūdana, the destroyer of the demon Madhu. He is Īśāna, the sovereign ruler who governs all living beings. He is Prāṇada, the giver of life who animates our breath, for the Upanishad asks, 'Who indeed could breathe, who could live, if this bliss were not there?' He is also Prāṇada because as Time He gently dissolves our life-span, or because He purifies the vital energies of seekers. He is Prāṇa, the very breath of our breath, the conscious witness within. He is Jyeṣṭha, the most ancient, and Śreṣṭha, the most excellent, surpassing all as the ultimate cause. He is Prajāpati, the protector of all creatures. As Hiraṇyagarbha, He is the cosmic creator residing within the golden egg of the universe. He is Bhūgarbha, holding the earth protectively. He is Mādhava, the consort of Śrī, realized through the sacred Madhu-vidyā, or as Sage Vyāsa declares, 'Know Him, O Bharata, as Mādhava, who is attained through silence, deep meditation, and yoga.'
Close to the Sanskrit
Hiraṇyagarbha, Bhūgarbha, Mādhava, Madhusūdana. (21) Because of being the ruler of all beings, He is Īśāna. He who gives breaths and causes them to move is Prāṇada, according to the scripture: 'Who indeed could breathe in, who could breathe out [if He were not there]?' Or, He who cuts or divides breaths in the form of time is Prāṇada; or He who causes breaths to be purified; or He who cuts breaths [at dissolution] is Prāṇada. He who breathes is Prāṇa, meaning the knower of the field or the supreme Self, according to the scripture: 'the Breath of breath', or the chief vital air. The oldest is Jyeṣṭha, because of the grammatical rule prescribing the substitute 'jya' for 'vṛddha'. The most praiseworthy is Śreṣṭha, because of the rule prescribing the substitute 'śra' for 'praśasya'. Or, according to the scripture 'Breath indeed is the oldest and the best', it means the chief vital air, as established in the Brahma Sūtra section. Or, He is Jyeṣṭha because He is the cause of all. Or, He is Śreṣṭha because He surpasses all. The lord of all creatures by virtue of being the Lord is Prajāpati. Because of residing within the golden egg, He is Hiraṇyagarbha, the creator Brahmā, identical with Him, according to the scripture: 'Hiraṇyagarbha existed in the beginning'. He in whose womb is the earth is Bhūgarbha. The husband of Mā, who is Śrī, is Mādhava; or because He is to be known through Madhu-vidyā. 'Know, O Bharata, Mādhava through silence, meditation, and yoga,' says Vyāsa.