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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.43

क: श्रद्दधीतान्यतमस्तव प्रभो रसां गताया भुव उद्विबर्हणम् । न विस्मयोऽसौ त्वयि विश्वविस्मये यो माययेदं ससृजेऽतिविस्मयम् ॥ ४३ ॥
kaḥ śraddadhītānyatamas tava prabho
[kah shraddadheetaanyatamas tava prabho]
rasāṁ gatāyā bhuva udvibarhaṇam
[rasaam gataayaa bhuva udvibarhanam]
na vismayo ’sau tvayi viśva-vismaye
[na vismayo ’sau tvayi vishva-vismaye]
yo māyayedaṁ sasṛje ’tivismayam
[yo maayayedam sasrije ’tivismayam]
Word-for-word
kaḥ — who else śraddadhīta — can endeavor anyatamaḥ — anyone besides Yourself tava — Your prabho — O Lord rasām — in the water gatāyāḥ — while lying in bhuvaḥ — of the earth udvibarhaṇam — deliverance na — never vismayaḥ — wonderful asau — such an act tvayi — unto You viśva — universal vismaye — full of wonders yaḥ — one who māyayā — by potencies idam — this sasṛje — created ativismayam — surpassing all wonders.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kaḥ śraddadhītānyatamas tava prabho
kaḥ
who else
śraddadhīta
can endeavor
anyatamaḥ
anyone besides Yourself
tava
Your
prabho
O Lord
rasāṁ gatāyā bhuva udvibarhaṇam
rasām
in the water
gatāyāḥ
while lying in
bhuvaḥ
of the earth
udvibarhaṇam
deliverance
na vismayo ’sau tvayi viśva-vismaye
na
never
vismayaḥ
wonderful
yo māyayedaṁ sasṛje ’tivismayam
asau
such an act
tvayi
unto You
viśva
universal
vismaye
full of wonders
yaḥ
one who
māyayā
by potencies
idam
this
sasṛje
created
ativismayam
surpassing all wonders.
Who else but You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, could deliver the earth from within the water? It is not very wonderful for You, however, because You acted most wonderfully in the creation of the universe. By Your energy You have created this wonderful cosmic manifestation.
Purport

When a scientist discovers something impressive to the ignorant mass of people, the common man, without inquiry, accepts such a discovery as wonderful. But the intelligent man is not struck with wonder by such discoveries. He gives all credit to the person who created the wonderful brain of the scientist. A common man is also struck with wonder by the wonderful action of material nature, and he gives all credit to the cosmic manifestation. The learned Kṛṣṇa conscious person, however, knows well that behind the cosmic manifestation is the brain of Kṛṣṇa, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (9.10) : mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram. Since Kṛṣṇa can direct the wonderful cosmic manifestation, it is not at all wonderful for Him to assume the gigantic form of a boar and thus deliver the earth from the mire of the water. A devotee is therefore not astonished to see the wonderful boar because he knows that the Lord is able to act far more wonderfully by His potencies, which are inconceivable to the brain of even the most erudite scientist.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Lord! Other than you, who would attempt to life up the earth which had sunk in the Garbhodaka Ocean? But this is not astonishing for you, who astonish the universe, and who create this amazing universe by your māyā. We glorify your pastime which is hard for others to understand. O Lord! Other than you, who would desire to do this act (śraddhadhītaḥ) of lifting up the earth?
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Personal Guidance
The scale of the creation in this verse is not given to overwhelm us but to right-size us. Most of our anxiety shrinks when our self-importance shrinks. The verse keeps returning to Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
  • How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
  • Which 'cosmic' problem are you trying to solve when your actual task is just to play your small part well?
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