SB 8.12.43 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.43

अयि व्यपश्यस्त्वमजस्य मायांपरस्य पुंस: परदेवताया: अहं कलानामृषभोऽपि मुह्येययावशोऽन्ये किमुतास्वतन्त्रा: ॥ ४३ ॥

ayi vyapaśyas tvam ajasya māyāṁ

[ayi vyapashyas tvam ajasya maayaam]

parasya puṁsaḥ para-devatāyāḥ

[parasya pumsah para-devataayaah]

ahaṁ kalānām ṛṣabho ’pi muhye

[aham kalaanaam rishabho ’pi muhye]

yayāvaśo ’nye kim utāsvatantrāḥ

[yayaavasho ’nye kim utaasvatantraah]

Word-for-word

ayi — oh vyapaśyaḥ — have seen tvam — you ajasya — of the unborn māyām — the illusory energy parasya puṁsaḥ — of the Supreme Person para-devatāyāḥ — the Absolute Truth aham — myself kalānām — of plenary portions ṛṣabhaḥ — the chief api — although muhye — became bewildered yayā — by her avaśaḥ — imperceptibly anye — others kim uta — what to speak of asvatantrāḥ — fully dependent on māyā..

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ayi vyapaśyas tvam ajasya māyāṁ

ayi

vyapaśyaḥ

have seen

tvam

you

ajasya

of the unborn

māyām

the illusory energy

parasya puṁsaḥ para-devatāyāḥ

parasya puṁsaḥ

of the Supreme Person

para-devatāyāḥ

the Absolute Truth

aham

myself

ahaṁ kalānām ṛṣabho ’pi muhye

kalānām

of plenary portions

ṛṣabhaḥ

the chief

api

although

muhye

became bewildered

yayāvaśo ’nye kim utāsvatantrāḥ

yayā

by her

avaśaḥ

imperceptibly

anye

others

kim uta

what to speak of

asvatantrāḥ

fully dependent on māyā..

Lord Śiva said: O Goddess, you have now seen the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the unborn master of everyone. Although I am one of the principal expansions of His Lordship, even I was illusioned by His energy. What then is to be said of others, who are fully dependent on māyā?

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

O Goddess! You have now seen the illusory energy of the unborn Supreme Lord, by which I, the Lord’s principal expansion, have been bewildered. What then is to be said of others, who are fully under the control of māyā?

Personal Guidance

You have now seen His illusory energy — even I, one of His principal expansions, was illusioned. What then of those fully dependent on māyā? Śiva uses his own embarrassment as teaching. Public confession from a saint elevates everyone.

Reflection Questions

When have I used my own embarrassment as teaching for others, instead of hiding it?
Where am I more concerned with my reputation than with what my mistakes could teach?

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