Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.15.9
स त्वं विधत्स्व शं भूमंस्तमसा लुप्तकर्मणाम् ।
अदभ्रदयया दृष्टया आपन्नानर्हसीक्षितुम् ॥ ९ ॥
sa tvaṁ vidhatsva śaṁ bhūmaṁs
[sa tvam vidhatsva sham bhoomams]
tamasā lupta-karmaṇām
[tamasaa lupta-karmanaam]
adabhra-dayayā dṛṣṭyā
[adabhra-dayayaa drishtyaa]
āpannān arhasīkṣitum
[aapannaan arhaseekshitum]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he
tvam
—
you
vidhatsva
—
perform
śam
—
good fortune
bhūman
—
O great lord
tamasā
—
by the darkness
lupta
—
have been suspended
karmaṇām
—
of prescribed duties
adabhra
—
magnanimous, without reservation
dayayā
—
mercy
dṛṣṭyā
—
by your glance
āpannān
—
us, the surrendered
arhasi
—
are able
īkṣitum
—
to see.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tvaṁ vidhatsva śaṁ bhūmaṁs
saḥ
he
tvam
you
vidhatsva
perform
śam
good fortune
bhūman
O great lord
tamasā lupta-karmaṇām
tamasā
by the darkness
lupta
have been suspended
karmaṇām
of prescribed duties
adabhra-dayayā dṛṣṭyā
adabhra
magnanimous, without reservation
dayayā
mercy
dṛṣṭyā
by your glance
āpannān arhasīkṣitum
āpannān
us, the surrendered
arhasi
are able
īkṣitum
to see.
The demigods prayed to Brahmā: Please look upon us mercifully, for we have fallen into a miserable condition; because of the darkness, all our work has been suspended.
Purport
Because of complete darkness throughout the universe, the regular activities and engagements of all the different planets were suspended. In the North and South Poles of this planet there are sometimes no divisions of day and night; similarly, when the sunlight does not approach the different planets within the universe, there is no distinction between day and night.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Lord! Please create auspiciousness for those whose works have been stopped by the darkness. You should see us, surrendered to you, with a glance of profuse mercy.
Because the darkness, there were no divisions of day and night. See us, surrendered (āpannān) to you, with plentiful (adabhra) mercy.
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Personal Guidance
The verse describes layered cosmic machinery — modes, elements, governing demigods — to remind us that even our 'private' lives are arranged by larger hands.
Reflection Questions
- Where have you been demanding outcomes from a system you did not design?
- How could awe of the creation become a daily practice and not just a Sunday feeling?
My note
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