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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.6.2

Devanagari
tenaiva sahasā sarve
[tenaiva sahasaa sarve]
devāḥ pratihatekṣaṇāḥ
[devaah pratihatekshanaah]
nāpaśyan khaṁ diśaḥ kṣauṇīm
[naapashyan kham dishah kshauneem]
ātmānaṁ ca kuto vibhum
[aatmaanam cha kuto vibhum]
Word-for-word
tena eva — because of this sahasā — all of a sudden sarve — all devāḥ — the demigods pratihata-īkṣaṇāḥ — their vision being blocked na — not apaśyan — could see kham — the sky diśaḥ — the directions kṣauṇīm — land ātmānam ca — also themselves kutaḥ — and where is the question of seeing vibhum — the Supreme Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tenaiva sahasā sarve
tena eva
because of this
sahasā
all of a sudden
sarve
all
devāḥ pratihatekṣaṇāḥ
devāḥ
the demigods
pratihata-īkṣaṇāḥ
their vision being blocked
na
not
nāpaśyan khaṁ diśaḥ kṣauṇīm
apaśyan
could see
kham
the sky
diśaḥ
the directions
kṣauṇīm
land
ātmānaṁ ca kuto vibhum
ātmānam ca
also themselves
kutaḥ
and where is the question of seeing
vibhum
the Supreme Lord.
The vision of all the demigods was blocked by the Lord’s effulgence. Thus they could see neither the sky, the directions, the land, nor even themselves, what to speak of seeing the Lord, who was present before them.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The devatās were blinded by the Lord's effulgence. They could not see the sky, the directions, the land, nor even themselves, what to speak of the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord's effulgence so overwhelmed the demigods that they could not see anything, including themselves. Real encounter with the Divine first humbles us — we lose our usual reference points before we are given new ones.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in my spiritual life am I still trying to keep my familiar self-image intact?
  • What 'blindness' might actually be a mercy, hiding what I do not need to see?
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