Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.17
अथोरुधासृजन्मायां योगमायेश्वरे हरौ ।
यां विलोक्य प्रजास्त्रस्ता मेनिरेऽस्योपसंयमम् ॥ १७ ॥
athorudhāsṛjan māyāṁ
[athorudhaasrijan maayaam]
yoga-māyeśvare harau
[yoga-maayeshvare harau]
yāṁ vilokya prajās trastā
[yaam vilokya prajaas trastaa]
menire ’syopasaṁyamam
[menire ’syopasamyamam]
Word-for-word
atha
—
then
urudhā
—
in many ways
asṛjat
—
he cast
māyām
—
conjuring tricks
yoga-māyā-īśvare
—
the Lord of yoga-māyā
harau
—
at Hari
yām
—
which
vilokya
—
after seeing
prajāḥ
—
the people
trastāḥ
—
fearful
menire
—
thought
asya
—
of this universe
upasaṁyamam
—
the dissolution.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athorudhāsṛjan māyāṁ
atha
then
urudhā
in many ways
asṛjat
he cast
māyām
conjuring tricks
yoga-māyeśvare harau
yoga-māyā-īśvare
the Lord of yoga-māyā
harau
at Hari
yāṁ vilokya prajās trastā
yām
which
vilokya
after seeing
prajāḥ
the people
trastāḥ
fearful
menire ’syopasaṁyamam
menire
thought
asya
of this universe
upasaṁyamam
the dissolution.
The demon, however, employed many conjuring tricks against the Personality of Godhead, who is the Lord of yoga-māyā. At the sight of this the people were filled with alarm and thought that the dissolution of the universe was near.
Purport
The fighting enjoyment of the Supreme Lord with His devotee, who had been converted into a demon, appeared severe enough to bring about the dissolution of the universe. This is the greatness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; even the wavering of His little finger appears to be a great and very dangerous movement in the eyes of the inhabitants of the universe.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Then the demon employed many illusions against the Lord, master of all illusions, seeing which the terrified inhabitants of the planets thought that the universe was being destroyed.
Asṛjat means “he created.” They thought the universe (asya) was being destroyed (upasaṁyamam).
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. The pivot here is 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?
My note
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