Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.28
नमस्ते पुरुषश्रेष्ठ स्थित्युत्पत्त्यप्ययेश्वर ।
भक्तानां न: प्रपन्नानां मुख्यो ह्यात्मगतिर्विभो ॥ २८ ॥
namas te puruṣa-śreṣṭha
[namas te purusha-shreshtha]
sthity-utpatty-apyayeśvara
[sthity-utpatty-apyayeshvara]
bhaktānāṁ naḥ prapannānāṁ
[bhaktaanaam nah prapannaanaam]
mukhyo hy ātma-gatir vibho
[mukhyo hy aatma-gatir vibho]
Word-for-word
namaḥ
—
I offer my respectful obeisances
te
—
unto You
puruṣa-śreṣṭha
—
the best of all living entities, the best of all enjoyers
sthiti
—
of maintenance
utpatti
—
creation
apyaya
—
and destruction
īśvara
—
the Supreme Lord
bhaktānām
—
of Your devotees
naḥ
—
like us
prapannānām
—
those who are surrendered
mukhyaḥ
—
the supreme
hi
—
indeed
ātma-gatiḥ
—
the supreme destination
vibho
—
Lord Viṣṇu.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
namas te puruṣa-śreṣṭha
namaḥ
I offer my respectful obeisances
te
unto You
puruṣa-śreṣṭha
the best of all living entities, the best of all enjoyers
sthiti
of maintenance
sthity-utpatty-apyayeśvara
utpatti
creation
apyaya
and destruction
īśvara
the Supreme Lord
bhaktānāṁ naḥ prapannānāṁ
bhaktānām
of Your devotees
naḥ
like us
prapannānām
those who are surrendered
mukhyo hy ātma-gatir vibho
mukhyaḥ
the supreme
hi
indeed
ātma-gatiḥ
the supreme destination
vibho
Lord Viṣṇu.
O my Lord, master of creation, maintenance and annihilation, O best of enjoyers, Lord Viṣṇu, You are the leader and destination of surrendered devotees like us. Therefore let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Lord! Master of creation, maintenance and annihilation! O best of enjoyers! Lord Viṣṇu! Since you are the shelter of the jīvas, you are the master of us surrendered devotees. Therefore let me offer my respectful obeisances unto you.
You are the shelter of the jīvas. Because of this you are the Lord (mukhyaḥ).
Personal Guidance
Master of creation, maintenance, annihilation; best of enjoyers; leader and destination of surrendered devotees — obeisances. The full address summarizes who He is. We worship by accurately naming.
Reflection Questions
- Which of these capacities of the Lord do I most underuse — destination, master, enjoyer?
- Where would naming Him more fully in prayer change the quality of my surrender?
My note
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