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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.62

एते ह्यभ्युत्थिता देवा नैवास्योत्थापनेऽशकन् । पुनराविविशु: खानि तमुत्थापयितुं क्रमात् ॥ ६२ ॥
ete hy abhyutthitā devā
[ete hy abhyutthitaa devaa]
naivāsyotthāpane ’śakan
[naivaasyotthaapane ’shakan]
punar āviviśuḥ khāni
[punar aavivishuh khaani]
tam utthāpayituṁ kramāt
[tam utthaapayitum kramaat]
Word-for-word
ete — these hi — indeed abhyutthitāḥ — manifested devāḥ — demigods na — not eva — at all asya — of the virāṭ-puruṣa utthāpane — in waking aśakan — were able punaḥ — again āviviśuḥ — they entered khāni — the apertures of the body tam — Him utthāpayitum — to awaken kramāt — one after another.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ete hy abhyutthitā devā
ete
these
hi
indeed
abhyutthitāḥ
manifested
devāḥ
demigods
naivāsyotthāpane ’śakan
na
not
eva
at all
asya
of the virāṭ-puruṣa
punar āviviśuḥ khāni
tam utthāpayituṁ kramāt
utthāpane
in waking
aśakan
were able
punaḥ
again
āviviśuḥ
they entered
khāni
the apertures of the body
tam
Him
utthāpayitum
to awaken
kramāt
one after another.
When the demigods and presiding deities of the various senses were thus manifested, they wanted to wake their origin of appearance. But upon failing to do so, they reentered the body of the virāṭ-puruṣa one after another in order to wake Him.
Purport

In order to wake the sleeping Deity-controller within, one has to rechannel the sense activities from concentration on the outside to concentration inside. In the following verses, the sense activities which are required to wake the virāṭ-puruṣa will be explained very nicely.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The devatās who had appeared were not able to awaken the universal form. They again one after the other entered the apertures to wake him up. This is described to show that the antaryāmī possess all powers by their emerging from and entering into the Lord. Again all the devatās entered into the body of the universal form.
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Personal Guidance
The verse treats sense gratification as the path of least resistance, not as evil. The work is to introduce a little resistance — a small rule, kept — and let the soul re-emerge.
Reflection Questions
  • What small rule kept consistently would do more for you than a dramatic vow once broken?
  • What would it look like to lead the mind, gently, the way you would lead a child?
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