Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.5
या: काश्च भूमौ दिवि वै रसायां
विभूतयो दिक्षु महाविभूते ।
ता मह्यमाख्याह्यनुभावितास्ते
नमामि ते तीर्थपदाङ्घ्रिपद्मम् ॥ ५ ॥
yāḥ kāś ca bhūmau divi vai rasāyāṁ
[yaah kaash cha bhoomau divi vai rasaayaam]
vibhūtayo dikṣu mahā-vibhūte
[vibhootayo dikshu mahaa-vibhoote]
tā mahyam ākhyāhy anubhāvitās te
[taa mahyam aakhyaahy anubhaavitaas te]
namāmi te tīrtha-padāṅghri-padmam
[namaami te teertha-padaanghri-padmam]
Word-for-word
yāḥ kāḥ
—
whatever
ca
—
also
bhūmau
—
on the earth
divi
—
in heaven
vai
—
indeed
rasāyām
—
in hell
vibhūtayaḥ
—
potencies
dikṣu
—
in all directions
mahā-vibhūte
—
O supremely potent
tāḥ
—
those
mahyam
—
unto me
ākhyāhi
—
please explain
anubhāvitāḥ
—
manifested
te
—
by You
namāmi
—
I offer my humble obeisances
te
—
Your
tīrtha-pada
—
the abode of all holy places
aṅghri-padmam
—
at the lotus feet.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yāḥ kāś ca bhūmau divi vai rasāyāṁ
yāḥ kāḥ
whatever
ca
also
bhūmau
on the earth
divi
in heaven
vai
indeed
rasāyām
in hell
vibhūtayo dikṣu mahā-vibhūte
vibhūtayaḥ
potencies
dikṣu
in all directions
mahā-vibhūte
O supremely potent
tā mahyam ākhyāhy anubhāvitās te
tāḥ
those
mahyam
unto me
ākhyāhi
please explain
anubhāvitāḥ
manifested
te
by You
namāmi te tīrtha-padāṅghri-padmam
namāmi
I offer my humble obeisances
te
Your
tīrtha-pada
the abode of all holy places
aṅghri-padmam
at the lotus feet.
O supremely potent Lord, please explain to me Your innumerable potencies, which You manifest on the earth, in heaven, in hell and indeed in all directions. I offer my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet, which are the shelter of all holy places.
Purport
Uddhava here inquires about the Lord’s material and spiritual potencies, as manifested within our universe. Just as ordinary animals or insects living in human cities cannot appreciate the scientific, cultural or military achievements of man, similarly, foolish materialists cannot appreciate the mighty opulences of the Personality of Godhead, even those manifested within our universe. For the appreciation of ordinary human beings Uddhava requests the Lord to reveal exactly how and in what forms He expands His potencies. As already explained, the Lord is the essential ingredient of all that exists, and thus any mighty or opulent manifestation must ultimately rest on the Lord Himself.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O supremely potent Lord! Please explain to me your innumerable vibhūtis which you manifest on the earth, in heaven, in hell and in all directions. I offer my humble obeisances at your lotus feet, which are the shelter of all holy places.
Therefore you yourself should reveal your hidden vibhūtis. These vibhūtis are made realizable by you. Please explain them and make me realize them. Spiritual portions of the Lord who is fully spiritual are called aṁśas. Those portions which are material are called vibhūtis. That is the usual meaning. Here however, the word vibhūti refers to both spiritual and material powers. It will be seen in the text that the best of all material and spiritual things will be described.
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Personal Guidance
Uddhava asks about the Lord's innumerable potencies in earth, heaven, hell, and all directions, offering humble obeisances at His lotus feet — the shelter of all holy places. The request and the posture are joined.
Reflection Questions
- What is my equivalent of bowing at the lotus feet that are 'shelter of all holy places'?
- How does posture shape what I receive?
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