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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.30.38

यस्यात्मयोगरचितं न विदुर्विरिञ्चो रुद्रादयोऽस्य तनया: पतयो गिरां ये । त्वन्मायया पिहितद‍ृष्टय एतदञ्ज: किं तस्य ते वयमसद्गतयो गृणीम: ॥ ३८ ॥
yasyātma-yoga-racitaṁ na vidur viriñco
[yasyaatma-yoga-rachitam na vidur virincho]
rudrādayo ’sya tanayāḥ patayo girāṁ ye
[rudraadayo ’sya tanayaah patayo giraam ye]
tvan-māyayā pihita-dṛṣṭaya etad añjaḥ
[tvan-maayayaa pihita-drishtaya etad anjah]
kiṁ tasya te vayam asad-gatayo gṛṇīmaḥ
[kim tasya te vayam asad-gatayo grineemah]
Word-for-word
yasya — whose ātma-yoga — by the personal mystic power racitam — produced na viduḥ — they do not understand viriñcaḥ — Lord Brahmā rudra-ādayaḥ — Śiva and others asya — his tanayāḥ — sons patayaḥ — masters girām — of the words of the Vedas ye — who are tvat-māyayā — by Your illusory potency pihita — covered dṛṣṭayaḥ — whose vision etat — of this añjaḥ — directly kim — what tasya — of Him te — of You vayam — we asat — impure gatayaḥ — whose birth gṛṇīmaḥ — shall say.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasyātma-yoga-racitaṁ na vidur viriñco
yasya
whose
ātma-yoga
by the personal mystic power
racitam
produced
na viduḥ
they do not understand
viriñcaḥ
Lord Brahmā
rudrādayo ’sya tanayāḥ patayo girāṁ ye
rudra-ādayaḥ
Śiva and others
tvan-māyayā pihita-dṛṣṭaya etad añjaḥ
kiṁ tasya te vayam asad-gatayo gṛṇīmaḥ
asya
his
tanayāḥ
sons
patayaḥ
masters
girām
of the words of the Vedas
ye
who are
tvat-māyayā
by Your illusory potency
pihita
covered
dṛṣṭayaḥ
whose vision
etat
of this
añjaḥ
directly
kim
what
tasya
of Him
te
of You
vayam
we
asat
impure
gatayaḥ
whose birth
gṛṇīmaḥ
shall say.
Neither Brahmā nor his sons, headed by Rudra, nor any of the great sages who are masters of the Vedic mantras can understand the function of Your mystic power. Because Your illusory potency has covered their sight, they remain ignorant of how Your mystic power works. Therefore, what can I, such a low-born person, possibly say?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Neither Brahmā nor his sons, headed by Rudra, nor any of the great sages who are masters of the Vedic mantras can understand the workings of your mystic power, because your illusory potency has covered their sight. Therefore, how can I, such a low-born person, say immediately what has happened? Girāṁ patayaḥ means the seers of the Vedas. Even they do not know about this, which is produced by your māyā. How can I, of low birth, say immediately what has happened?
Personal Guidance
Not Brahmā, not Rudra, not great Vedic sages can understand the Lord's mystic potency — covered by māyā, they don't know how it works. The Lord's mystery is preserved.
Reflection Questions
  • Where does my comfort with knowing slip into pride?
  • What does honoring mystery look like?
📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io

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