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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.37

लोकपाला ऊचु: द‍ृष्ट: किं नो द‍ृग्भिरसद्ग्रहैस्त्वं प्रत्यग्द्रष्टा द‍ृश्यते येन विश्वम् । माया ह्येषा भवदीया हि भूमन् यस्त्वं षष्ठ: पञ्चभिर्भासि भूतै: ॥ ३७ ॥
lokapālā ūcuḥ
[lokapaalaa oochuh]
dṛṣṭaḥ kiṁ no dṛgbhir asad-grahais tvaṁ
[drishtah kim no drigbhir asad-grahais tvam]
pratyag-draṣṭā dṛśyate yena viśvam
[pratyag-drashtaa drishyate yena vishvam]
māyā hy eṣā bhavadīyā hi bhūman
[maayaa hy eshaa bhavadeeyaa hi bhooman]
yas tvaṁ ṣaṣṭhaḥ pañcabhir bhāsi bhūtaiḥ
[yas tvam shashthah panchabhir bhaasi bhootaih]
Word-for-word
loka-pālāḥ — the governors of the different planets ūcuḥ — said dṛṣṭaḥ — seen kim — whether naḥ — by us dṛgbhiḥ — by the material senses asat-grahaiḥ — revealing the cosmic manifestation tvam — You pratyak-draṣṭā — inner witness dṛśyate — is seen yena — by whom viśvam — the universe māyā — material world hi — because eṣā — this bhavadīyā — Your hi — certainly bhūman — O possessor of the universe yaḥ — because tvam — You ṣaṣṭhaḥ — the sixth pañcabhiḥ — with the five bhāsi — appear bhūtaiḥ — with the elements.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
lokapālā ūcuḥ
loka-pālāḥ
the governors of the different planets
ūcuḥ
said
dṛṣṭaḥ kiṁ no dṛgbhir asad-grahais tvaṁ
dṛṣṭaḥ
seen
kim
whether
pratyag-draṣṭā dṛśyate yena viśvam
naḥ
by us
dṛgbhiḥ
by the material senses
māyā hy eṣā bhavadīyā hi bhūman
yas tvaṁ ṣaṣṭhaḥ pañcabhir bhāsi bhūtaiḥ
asat-grahaiḥ
revealing the cosmic manifestation
tvam
You
pratyak-draṣṭā
inner witness
dṛśyate
is seen
yena
by whom
viśvam
the universe
māyā
material world
hi
because
eṣā
this
bhavadīyā
Your
hi
certainly
bhūman
O possessor of the universe
yaḥ
because
tvam
You
ṣaṣṭhaḥ
the sixth
pañcabhiḥ
with the five
bhāsi
appear
bhūtaiḥ
with the elements.
The governors of various planets spoke as follows: Dear Lord, we believe only in our direct perception, and therefore we see You as a creation of the material world. But under the circumstances we do not know whether we have actually seen You with our material senses. By our material senses we can simply perceive the cosmic manifestation, but You are beyond the five elements. You are the sixth.
Purport

The governors of the various planets are certainly materially opulent and very puffed up. Such persons are unable to understand the transcendental, eternal form of the Lord. In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is stated that only persons who have anointed their eyes with love of Godhead can see the Personality of Godhead in every step of their activities. Also, in the prayers of Kuntī ( Bhāg. 1.8.26 ) it is stated that only those who are akiñcana-gocaram, who are not materially puffed up, can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead; others are bewildered and cannot even think of the Absolute Truth.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The planetary protectors said: O Lord! You, the internal seer, by whom the universe is seen, and who can be directly seen, are not visible to us by material senses. That you appear to be made of the five elements is only your māyā. We cannot see you by senses which perceive material sense objects (asad-grahaiḥ). But you can be seen (pratyag draṣṭā) by your mercy. Asada-grahaiḥ stays in the masculine form as an adjective in this case. You, the sixth, beyond the five elements, seem to have a material body by means of the five elements. That is your māyā. Those who think that your form is material, such as Jarāsandha, do not see you, since they do not realize your sweetness. This is directed to dry jñānīs, sages and devatās.
Related values & verses
Related verses
SB 1.8.26
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
The planet-governors confess they trust only direct sense-perception and so can't be sure if they really see Him. Empirical confidence has limits; humility about your own instruments opens what arrogance closes.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I limiting my world to what my senses confirm and missing what they can't?
  • What sixth element — beyond the five — is asking for my attention?
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