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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.44

सिद्धान् विद्याधरांश्चैव तिरोधानेन सोऽसृजत् । तेभ्योऽददात्तमात्मानमन्तर्धानाख्यमद्भुतम् ॥ ४४ ॥
siddhān vidyādharāṁś caiva
[siddhaan vidyaadharaamsh chaiva]
tirodhānena so ’sṛjat
[tirodhaanena so ’srijat]
tebhyo ’dadāt tam ātmānam
[tebhyo ’dadaat tam aatmaanam]
antardhānākhyam adbhutam
[antardhaanaakhyam adbhutam]
Word-for-word
siddhān — the Siddhas vidyādharān — Vidyādharas ca eva — and also tirodhānena — by the faculty of remaining hidden from vision saḥ — Lord Brahmā asṛjat — created tebhyaḥ — to them adadāt — gave tam ātmānam — that form of his antardhāna-ākhyam — known as the Antardhāna adbhutam — wonderful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
siddhān vidyādharāṁś caiva
siddhān
the Siddhas
vidyādharān
Vidyādharas
ca eva
and also
tirodhānena so ’sṛjat
tirodhānena
by the faculty of remaining hidden from vision
saḥ
Lord Brahmā
asṛjat
created
tebhyo ’dadāt tam ātmānam
tebhyaḥ
to them
adadāt
gave
tam ātmānam
that form of his
antardhāna-ākhyam
known as the Antardhāna
antardhānākhyam adbhutam
adbhutam
wonderful.
Then Lord Brahmā, by his ability to be hidden from vision, created the Siddhas and Vidyādharas and gave them that wonderful form of his known as the Antardhāna.
Purport

Antardhāna means that these living creatures can be perceived to be present, but they cannot be seen by vision.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā produced the Siddhas and Vidyādharas by his disappearance. He gave them that body. One time, Brahmā disappeared. From that the Siddhas and Vidhādharas appeared.
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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
  • How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
  • How could awe of the creation become a daily practice and not just a Sunday feeling?
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