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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.9.31

श्रीदेवा ऊचु: नमस्ते यज्ञवीर्याय वयसे उत ते नम: । नमस्ते ह्यस्तचक्राय नम: सुपुरुहूतये ॥ ३१ ॥
śrī-devā ūcuḥ
[shree-devaa oochuh]
namas te yajña-vīryāya
[namas te yajna-veeryaaya]
vayase uta te namaḥ
[vayase uta te namah]
namas te hy asta-cakrāya
[namas te hy asta-chakraaya]
namaḥ supuru-hūtaye
[namah supuru-hootaye]
Word-for-word
śrī-devāḥ ūcuḥ — the demigods said namaḥ — obeisances te — unto You yajña-vīryāya — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is able to give the results of sacrifice vayase — who is the time factor, which ends the results of yajña uta — although te — unto You namaḥ — obeisances namaḥ — obeisances te — unto You hi — indeed asta-cakrāya — who throws the disc namaḥ — respectful obeisances supuru-hūtaye — having varieties of transcendental names.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-devā ūcuḥ
śrī-devāḥ ūcuḥ
the demigods said
namas te yajña-vīryāya
namaḥ
obeisances
te
unto You
yajña-vīryāya
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is able to give the results of sacrifice
vayase uta te namaḥ
vayase
who is the time factor, which ends the results of yajña
uta
although
te
unto You
namaḥ
obeisances
namas te hy asta-cakrāya
namaḥ
obeisances
te
unto You
hi
indeed
asta-cakrāya
who throws the disc
namaḥ supuru-hūtaye
namaḥ
respectful obeisances
supuru-hūtaye
having varieties of transcendental names.
The demigods said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, You are competent to give the results of sacrifice, and You are also the time factor that destroys all such results in due course. You are the one who releases the cakra to kill the demons. O Lord, who possess many varieties of names, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The devatās said: We offer respects to you, who bestow the results of sacrifice, who destroy those results as well, who, holding the cakra, kills the demons and protects us, and who is invoked by many names. The devatās, expressing that the Lord should be considered their only object of worship, say that he alone is the cause of giving or obstructing results for persons like themselves worshipping through sacrifices. The Lord gives the results of sacrifice (yajña-vīryāya) such as Svarga. We offer respects to he who has the ability (vīrya) to give the results. Again (uta) we offer respects to the Lord who destroys those results in the form of time (vayase). We offer respects to you who throw your cakra, killing the demons and protecting us. We offer respects to the Lord who is nicely invoked with names such as the above.
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Personal Guidance
The demigods say: You give the fruit of sacrifice and also the time that destroys it; You wield the cakra that kills demons. The Lord both gives and removes — and this dual role is His.
Reflection Questions
  • Can I accept the same Lord who gives and removes, without splitting Him in two?
  • What was given to me that has now been removed — and can I see one hand behind both?
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