Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.16
मा मंस्था ह्येतदाश्चर्यं सर्वाश्चर्यमयेऽच्युते ।
य इदं मायया देव्या सृजत्यवति हन्त्यज: ॥ १६ ॥
mā maṁsthā hy etad āścaryaṁ
[maa mamsthaa hy etad aashcharyam]
sarvāścaryamaye ’cyute
[sarvaashcharyamaye ’chyute]
ya idaṁ māyayā devyā
[ya idam maayayaa devyaa]
sṛjaty avati hanty ajaḥ
[srijaty avati hanty ajah]
Word-for-word
mā
—
do not
maṁsthāḥ
—
think
hi
—
certainly
etat
—
all these
āścaryam
—
wonderful
sarva
—
all
āścarya-maye
—
in the all-mysterious
acyute
—
the infallible
yaḥ
—
one who
idam
—
this (creation)
māyayā
—
by His energy
devyā
—
transcendental
sṛjati
—
creates
avati
—
maintains
hanti
—
annihilates
ajaḥ
—
unborn.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mā maṁsthā hy etad āścaryaṁ
mā
do not
maṁsthāḥ
think
hi
certainly
etat
all these
āścaryam
wonderful
sarvāścaryamaye ’cyute
sarva
all
āścarya-maye
in the all-mysterious
acyute
the infallible
ya idaṁ māyayā devyā
yaḥ
one who
idam
this (creation)
māyayā
by His energy
devyā
transcendental
sṛjaty avati hanty ajaḥ
sṛjati
creates
avati
maintains
hanti
annihilates
ajaḥ
unborn.
O brāhmaṇas, do not think this to be especially wonderful in the activities of the mysterious and infallible Personality of Godhead. By His own transcendental energy He creates, maintains and annihilates all material things, although He Himself is unborn.
Purport
The activities of the Lord are always inconceivable to the tiny brain of the living entities. Nothing is impossible for the Supreme Lord, but all His actions are wonderful for us, and thus He is always beyond the range of our conceivable limits. The Lord is the all-powerful, all-perfect Personality of Godhead. The Lord is cent-percent perfect, whereas others, namely Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Śiva, the demigods and all other living beings, possess only different percentages of such perfection. No one is equal to or greater than Him. He is unrivaled.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You should not consider this so surprising for Kṛṣṇa who is full of all wonderful powers. He creates, maintains and destroys this universe by his power of Māyā-devī.
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Personal Guidance
Don't think this especially wonderful: by His own transcendental energy He creates, maintains, and annihilates all things while remaining unaffected. Miracles are not exceptions for the Lord; they are His ordinary scale.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I expect the Lord to do less than He naturally does?
- What 'miracle' am I praying for that is small compared to what He already accomplishes daily?
My note
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