Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.12
श्रीभगवानुवाच
देवमातर्भवत्या मे विज्ञातं चिरकाङ्क्षितम् ।
यत् सपत्नैर्हृतश्रीणां च्यावितानां स्वधामत: ॥ १२ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
deva-mātar bhavatyā me
[deva-maatar bhavatyaa me]
vijñātaṁ cira-kāṅkṣitam
[vijnaatam chira-kaankshitam]
yat sapatnair hṛta-śrīṇāṁ
[yat sapatnair hrita-shreenaam]
cyāvitānāṁ sva-dhāmataḥ
[chyaavitaanaam sva-dhaamatah]
Word-for-word
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
deva-mātaḥ
—
O mother of the demigods
bhavatyāḥ
—
of you
me
—
by Me
vijñātam
—
understood
cira-kāṅkṣitam
—
what You have desired for a long time
yat
—
because
sapatnaiḥ
—
by the rivals
hṛta-śrīṇām
—
of your sons, who are bereft of all opulences
cyāvitānām
—
vanquished
sva-dhāmataḥ
—
from their own residential quarters.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
deva-mātar bhavatyā me
deva-mātaḥ
O mother of the demigods
bhavatyāḥ
of you
me
by Me
vijñātaṁ cira-kāṅkṣitam
vijñātam
understood
cira-kāṅkṣitam
what You have desired for a long time
yat sapatnair hṛta-śrīṇāṁ
yat
because
sapatnaiḥ
by the rivals
hṛta-śrīṇām
of your sons, who are bereft of all opulences
cyāvitānāṁ sva-dhāmataḥ
cyāvitānām
vanquished
sva-dhāmataḥ
from their own residential quarters.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O mother of the demigods, I have already understood your long-cherished desires for the welfare of your sons, who have been deprived of all opulences and driven from their residence by their enemies.
Purport
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being situated in everyone’s heart, and especially in the hearts of His devotees, is always ready to help devotees in adversity. Since He knows everything, He knows how things are to be adjusted, and He does the needful to relieve the suffering of His devotee.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Lord said: O mother of the devatās! I have understood your long-cherished desire for benefiting the devatās, who have lost their wealth and have been driven from their residence by their enemies.
The Lord describes her bhakti mixed with material desire. I know about your long-held desire for the devatās who have been expelled from their homes.
Personal Guidance
I already understood your long-cherished desires for your sons. The Lord knows our wishes before we speak them. He acknowledges what we did not have to articulate. His knowledge precedes our request.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I rehearse prayer extensively when He already knows the request fully?
- What would it mean to come before Him having only to acknowledge what He already sees?
My note
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