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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.12.1

रहूगण उवाच नमो नम: कारणविग्रहाय स्वरूपतुच्छीकृतविग्रहाय । नमोऽवधूत द्विजबन्धुलिङ्ग- निगूढनित्यानुभवाय तुभ्यम् ॥ १ ॥
rahūgaṇa uvāca
[rahoogana uvaacha]
namo namaḥ kāraṇa-vigrahāya
[namo namah kaarana-vigrahaaya]
svarūpa-tucchīkṛta-vigrahāya
[svaroopa-tuchcheekrita-vigrahaaya]
namo ’vadhūta dvija-bandhu-liṅga-
[namo ’vadhoota dvija-bandhu-linga-]
nigūḍha-nityānubhavāya tubhyam
[nigoodha-nityaanubhavaaya tubhyam]
Word-for-word
rahūgaṇaḥ uvāca — King Rahūgaṇa said namaḥ — my respectful obeisances namaḥ — obeisances kāraṇa-vigrahāya — to one whose body emanates from the Supreme Person, the cause of all causes svarūpa-tucchīkṛta-vigrahāya — who has completely removed all the contradictions of the scriptures by manifesting his true self namaḥ — respectful obeisances avadhūta — O master of all mystic power dvija-bandhu-liṅga — by the characteristics of a person born in a brāhmaṇa family but not executing the duties of a brāhmaṇa nigūḍha — covered nitya-anubhavāya — to him whose eternal self-realization tubhyam — to you.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rahūgaṇa uvāca
rahūgaṇaḥ uvāca
King Rahūgaṇa said
namo namaḥ kāraṇa-vigrahāya
namaḥ
my respectful obeisances
namaḥ
obeisances
kāraṇa-vigrahāya
to one whose body emanates from the Supreme Person, the cause of all causes
svarūpa-tucchīkṛta-vigrahāya
svarūpa-tucchīkṛta-vigrahāya
who has completely removed all the contradictions of the scriptures by manifesting his true self
namo ’vadhūta dvija-bandhu-liṅga-
namaḥ
respectful obeisances
nigūḍha-nityānubhavāya tubhyam
avadhūta
O master of all mystic power
dvija-bandhu-liṅga
by the characteristics of a person born in a brāhmaṇa family but not executing the duties of a brāhmaṇa
nigūḍha
covered
nitya-anubhavāya
to him whose eternal self-realization
tubhyam
to you.
King Rahūgaṇa said: O most exalted personality, you are not different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By the influence of your true self, all kinds of contradiction in the śāstras have been removed. In the dress of a friend of a brāhmaṇa, you are hiding your transcendental blissful position. I offer my respectful obeisances unto you.
Purport

From the Brahma-saṁhitā we understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of all causes ( sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam ). Ṛṣabhadeva was the direct incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes. His son, Bharata Mahārāja, who was now acting as the brāhmaṇa Jaḍa Bharata, had received his body from the cause of all causes. Therefore he is addressed as kāraṇa-vigrahāya.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
King Rahūgana said: O avadhūta! I offer respects to you, having an eternal form like the Lord, which makes the writers of scripture insignificant by its experience of bliss. I offer respects to you, who have hidden your eternal experience of bliss in the form of a brāhmaṇa. The Twelfth Chapter explains that though the universe is false, Kṛṣṇa’s six qualities, his abode and bhakti are true. Kāraṇa means the Lord. This indicates that Bharata has an eternal form for protecting the world. His form, by its experience of bliss, makes insignificant the arguments of the writers of scriptures. O avadhūta!
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Personal Guidance
When a sincere seeker recognizes a real teacher disguised as ordinary, the right response is reverence and offered obeisances. Spiritual greatness is often concealed; the ability to recognize it is itself a gift to cultivate.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose hidden spiritual stature have you missed because you were watching for surface signs?
  • What practice helps you develop eyes that recognize the disguised?
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