SB 7.10.63 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.63

तेऽसुरा ह्यपि पश्यन्तो न न्यषेधन्विमोहिता: । तद्विज्ञाय महायोगी रसपालानिदं जगौ । स्मयन्विशोक: शोकार्तान्स्मरन्दैवगतिं च ताम् ॥ ६३ ॥

te ’surā hy api paśyanto

[te ’suraa hy api pashyanto]

na nyaṣedhan vimohitāḥ

[na nyashedhan vimohitaah]

tad vijñāya mahā-yogī

[tad vijnaaya mahaa-yogee]

rasa-pālān idaṁ jagau

[rasa-paalaan idam jagau]

smayan viśokaḥ śokārtān

[smayan vishokah shokaartaan]

smaran daiva-gatiṁ ca tām

[smaran daiva-gatim cha taam]

Word-for-word

te — those asurāḥ — demons hi — indeed api — although paśyantaḥ — seeing (the calf and cow drinking the nectar) na — not nyaṣedhan — forbade them vimohitāḥ — being bewildered by illusion tat vijñāya — knowing this fully mahā-yogī — the great mystic Maya Dānava rasa-pālān — unto the demons who guarded the nectar idam — this jagau — said smayan — being bewildered viśokaḥ — not being very unhappy śoka-ārtān — greatly lamenting smaran — remembering daiva-gatim — spiritual power ca — also tām — that.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

te ’surā hy api paśyanto

those

asurāḥ

demons

na nyaṣedhan vimohitāḥ

indeed

tad vijñāya mahā-yogī

rasa-pālān idaṁ jagau

api

although

paśyantaḥ

seeing (the calf and cow drinking the nectar)

not

nyaṣedhan

forbade them

smayan viśokaḥ śokārtān

vimohitāḥ

being bewildered by illusion

tat vijñāya

knowing this fully

smaran daiva-gatiṁ ca tām

mahā-yogī

the great mystic Maya Dānava

rasa-pālān

unto the demons who guarded the nectar

idam

this

jagau

said

smayan

being bewildered

viśokaḥ

not being very unhappy

śoka-ārtān

greatly lamenting

smaran

remembering

daiva-gatim

spiritual power

also

tām

that.

The demons could see the calf and cow, but because of the illusion created by the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demons could not forbid them. The great mystic Maya Dānava became aware that the calf and cow were drinking the nectar, and he could understand this to be the unseen power of providence. Thus he spoke to the demons, who were grievously lamenting.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Though the demons saw the calf and cow, because of bewilderment, they did not stop them. Knowing this, the great mystic Maya Dānava, surprised but not lamenting, and understanding the will of fate, spoke to the demons guarding the nectar, who were lamenting.

Personal Guidance

Demons see the calf and cow but cannot stop them — illusion from the Lord's energy. Maya Dānava recognizes the unseen hand of providence and addresses the grieving demons. Even the master illusionist acknowledges providence when it appears.

Reflection Questions

Where could you recognize the unseen hand of providence in a defeat you have suffered?
How does naming providence sometimes shift defeat into instruction?

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