Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.6.26
श्रीशुक उवाच
इति देवान्समादिश्य भगवान् पुरुषोत्तम: ।
तेषामन्तर्दधे राजन्स्वच्छन्दगतिरीश्वर: ॥ २६ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti devān samādiśya
[iti devaan samaadishya]
bhagavān puruṣottamaḥ
[bhagavaan purushottamah]
teṣām antardadhe rājan
[teshaam antardadhe raajan]
svacchanda-gatir īśvaraḥ
[svachchanda-gatir eeshvarah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
devān
—
all the demigods
samādiśya
—
advising
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
puruṣa-uttamaḥ
—
the best of all persons
teṣām
—
from them
antardadhe
—
disappeared
rājan
—
O King
svacchanda
—
free
gatiḥ
—
whose movements
īśvaraḥ
—
the Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti devān samādiśya
iti
thus
devān
all the demigods
samādiśya
advising
bhagavān puruṣottamaḥ
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
puruṣa-uttamaḥ
the best of all persons
teṣām antardadhe rājan
teṣām
from them
antardadhe
disappeared
rājan
O King
svacchanda-gatir īśvaraḥ
svacchanda
free
gatiḥ
whose movements
īśvaraḥ
the Personality of Godhead.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King Parīkṣit, after advising the demigods in this way, the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead, the best of all living entities, disappeared from their presence.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! After advising the devatās in this way, the Supreme Lord, the master of the devatās, the best of all living entities, independent in his movement, disappeared.
Tesām īśvaraḥ means “the lord of the devatās.”
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Personal Guidance
After instructing them, the independent Lord disappeared. He does not stay to micromanage. He gives the plan, and trusts His devotees to execute. Sometimes His absence is itself an instruction — go, do, I am with you unseen.
Reflection Questions
- Am I waiting for further signs when the Lord has already given me the instruction?
- How do I tell the difference between the Lord's silent presence and His actual absence?
My note
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