Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.20
य: प्रभु: सर्वभूतानां सुखदु:खोपपत्तये ।
तं नातिवर्तितुं दैत्या: पौरुषैरीश्वर: पुमान् ॥ २० ॥
yaḥ prabhuḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ
[yah prabhuh sarva-bhootaanaam]
sukha-duḥkhopapattaye
[sukha-duhkhopapattaye]
taṁ nātivartituṁ daityāḥ
[tam naativartitum daityaah]
pauruṣair īśvaraḥ pumān
[paurushair eeshvarah pumaan]
Word-for-word
yaḥ prabhuḥ
—
that Supreme Person, the master
sarva-bhūtānām
—
of all living entities
sukha-duḥkha-upapattaye
—
for administering happiness and distress
tam
—
Him
na
—
not
ativartitum
—
to overcome
daityāḥ
—
O demons
pauruṣaiḥ
—
by human endeavors
īśvaraḥ
—
the supreme controller
pumān
—
a person.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yaḥ prabhuḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ
yaḥ prabhuḥ
that Supreme Person, the master
sarva-bhūtānām
of all living entities
sukha-duḥkhopapattaye
sukha-duḥkha-upapattaye
for administering happiness and distress
tam
Him
taṁ nātivartituṁ daityāḥ
na
not
ativartitum
to overcome
daityāḥ
O demons
pauruṣair īśvaraḥ pumān
pauruṣaiḥ
by human endeavors
īśvaraḥ
the supreme controller
pumān
a person.
O Daityas, by human efforts no one can supersede the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can bring happiness and distress to all living entities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O demons! By human efforts it is not possible to overcome that which has the power to create the happiness and distress of all living beings.
Personal Guidance
By human efforts no one can supersede the Lord, who awards happiness and distress. The premise of demonic strategy collapses against this fact. No human plan beats the Supreme.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I planning as if my effort could supersede the Lord's allotment?
- What recent strategy assumed my human capacity exceeds His arrangement?
My note
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