Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.46
विदितमनन्त समस्तं
तव जगदात्मनो जनैरिहाचरितम् ।
विज्ञाप्यं परमगुरो:
कियदिव सवितुरिव खद्योतै: ॥ ४६ ॥
viditam ananta samastaṁ
[viditam ananta samastam]
tava jagad-ātmano janair ihācaritam
[tava jagad-aatmano janair ihaacharitam]
vijñāpyaṁ parama-guroḥ
[vijnaapyam parama-guroh]
kiyad iva savitur iva khadyotaiḥ
[kiyad iva savitur iva khadyotaih]
Word-for-word
viditam
—
well known
ananta
—
O unlimited
samastam
—
everything
tava
—
to You
jagat-ātmanaḥ
—
who are the Supersoul of all living entities
janaiḥ
—
by the mass of people, or all living entities
iha
—
within this material world
ācaritam
—
performed
vijñāpyam
—
to be informed
parama-guroḥ
—
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme master
kiyat
—
how much
iva
—
certainly
savituḥ
—
to the sun
iva
—
like
khadyotaiḥ
—
by the fireflies.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
viditam ananta samastaṁ
viditam
well known
ananta
O unlimited
samastam
everything
tava jagad-ātmano janair ihācaritam
tava
to You
jagat-ātmanaḥ
who are the Supersoul of all living entities
janaiḥ
by the mass of people, or all living entities
iha
within this material world
ācaritam
performed
vijñāpyaṁ parama-guroḥ
vijñāpyam
to be informed
parama-guroḥ
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme master
kiyad iva savitur iva khadyotaiḥ
kiyat
how much
iva
certainly
savituḥ
to the sun
iva
like
khadyotaiḥ
by the fireflies.
O unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead, whatever a living entity does in this material world is well known to You because You are the Supersoul. In the presence of the sun there is nothing to be revealed by the light of a glowworm. Similarly, because You know everything, in Your presence there is nothing for me to make known.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O unlimited Lord! Everything done by the people in this world is known to you, the soul of the universe, the supreme guru. How much do we know in comparison to you? Our knowledge, in comparison of yours, is like a firefly’s light compared to the sun’s.
Though I was blind with material enjoyment, inspired by your devotee, I was delivered from the well of saṁsāra and brought to your lotus feet. What else can I reveal? Everything is known to you. What can be revealed by a firefly in front of the sun? And what can be revealed by me in front of you?
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Personal Guidance
You know everything because You are the Supersoul — like the sun, You leave nothing for a glowworm to add. Our 'informing' of God is comic.
Reflection Questions
- Where have I treated prayer as informing rather than as relating?
- What would honest relating sound like?
My note
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