Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.19.11
युवां तु विश्वस्य विभू जगत: कारणं परम् ।
इयं हि प्रकृति: सूक्ष्मा मायाशक्तिर्दुरत्यया ॥ ११ ॥
yuvāṁ tu viśvasya vibhū
[yuvaam tu vishvasya vibhoo]
jagataḥ kāraṇaṁ param
[jagatah kaaranam param]
iyaṁ hi prakṛtiḥ sūkṣmā
[iyam hi prakritih sookshmaa]
māyā-śaktir duratyayā
[maayaa-shaktir duratyayaa]
Word-for-word
yuvām
—
both of you
tu
—
indeed
viśvasya
—
of the universe
vibhū
—
the proprietors
jagataḥ
—
of the universe
kāraṇam
—
the cause
param
—
supreme
iyam
—
this
hi
—
certainly
prakṛtiḥ
—
energy
sūkṣmā
—
difficult to understand
māyā-śaktiḥ
—
the internal energy
duratyayā
—
difficult to overcome.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yuvāṁ tu viśvasya vibhū
yuvām
both of you
tu
indeed
viśvasya
of the universe
vibhū
the proprietors
jagataḥ kāraṇaṁ param
jagataḥ
of the universe
kāraṇam
the cause
param
supreme
iyaṁ hi prakṛtiḥ sūkṣmā
iyam
this
hi
certainly
prakṛtiḥ
energy
sūkṣmā
difficult to understand
māyā-śaktir duratyayā
māyā-śaktiḥ
the internal energy
duratyayā
difficult to overcome.
My Lord Viṣṇu and mother Lakṣmī, goddess of fortune, you are the proprietors of the entire creation. Indeed, you are the cause of the creation. Mother Lakṣmī is extremely difficult to understand because she is so powerful that the jurisdiction of her power is difficult to overcome. Mother Lakṣmī is represented in the material world as the external energy, but actually she is always the internal energy of the Lord.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You two are the lords of the universe, the supreme cause of the universe. Lakṣmī is also prakṛti or māyā-śakti, difficult to understand and hard to overcome.
Personal Guidance
Lord Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī are proprietors of all creation and its cause; Lakṣmī is difficult to understand because of her powerful jurisdiction. The Goddess is recognized as hard to grasp.
Reflection Questions
- Do I underestimate the Goddess's jurisdiction in my life?
- What would taking her power seriously look like?
My note
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