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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.35

भर्तु: पुरस्तादात्मानं स्त्रीसहस्रवृतं तदा । निशाम्य तद्योगगतिं संशयं प्रत्यपद्यत ॥ ३५ ॥
bhartuḥ purastād ātmānaṁ
[bhartuh purastaad aatmaanam]
strī-sahasra-vṛtaṁ tadā
[stree-sahasra-vritam tadaa]
niśāmya tad-yoga-gatiṁ
[nishaamya tad-yoga-gatim]
saṁśayaṁ pratyapadyata
[samshayam pratyapadyata]
Word-for-word
bhartuḥ — of her husband purastāt — in the presence ātmānam — herself strī-sahasra — by a thousand maids vṛtam — surrounded tadā — then niśāmya — seeing tat — his yoga-gatim — yogic power saṁśayam pratyapadyata — she was amazed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhartuḥ purastād ātmānaṁ
bhartuḥ
of her husband
purastāt
in the presence
ātmānam
herself
strī-sahasra-vṛtaṁ tadā
strī-sahasra
by a thousand maids
vṛtam
surrounded
tadā
then
niśāmya tad-yoga-gatiṁ
niśāmya
seeing
tat
his
yoga-gatim
yogic power
saṁśayaṁ pratyapadyata
saṁśayam pratyapadyata
she was amazed.
She was amazed to find herself surrounded by a thousand maids in the presence of her husband and to witness his yogic power.
Purport

Devahūti saw everything miraculously done, yet when brought before her husband she could understand that it was all due to his great yogic mystic power. She understood that nothing was impossible for a yogī like Kardama Muni.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing herself surrounded by thousands of maids in the presence of her husband, she was surprised at his powers of yoga. His power of yoga was that without even using her feet, she came from the water. Seeing the power of his yoga, she was surprised, thinking “How amazing this is!”
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Personal Guidance
The Lord is named here as the actual proprietor of everything we manage. The verse asks us to relax our grip on what was never ours and let Him hold it again.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do you actually address when you pray — a concept, or a person?
  • How does relating to a person, rather than a principle, change how you speak in prayer?
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