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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.5.7

त्वत्तेजसा धर्ममयेन संहृतं तम: प्रकाशश्च द‍ृशो महात्मनाम् । दुरत्ययस्ते महिमा गिरां पते त्वद्रूपमेतत् सदसत् परावरम् ॥ ७ ॥
tvat-tejasā dharma-mayena saṁhṛtaṁ
[tvat-tejasaa dharma-mayena samhritam]
tamaḥ prakāśaś ca dṛśo mahātmanām
[tamah prakaashash cha drisho mahaatmanaam]
duratyayas te mahimā girāṁ pate
[duratyayas te mahimaa giraam pate]
tvad-rūpam etat sad-asat parāvaram
[tvad-roopam etat sad-asat paraavaram]
Word-for-word
tvat-tejasā — by your effulgence dharma-mayena — which is full of religious principles saṁhṛtam — dissipated tamaḥ — darkness prakāśaḥ ca — illumination also dṛśaḥ — of all directions mahā-ātmanām — of great, learned personalities duratyayaḥ — insurmountable te — your mahimā — glories girām pate — O master of speech tvat-rūpam — your manifestation etat — this sat-asat — manifested and unmanifested para-avaram — superior and inferior.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvat-tejasā dharma-mayena saṁhṛtaṁ
tvat-tejasā
by your effulgence
dharma-mayena
which is full of religious principles
saṁhṛtam
dissipated
tamaḥ prakāśaś ca dṛśo mahātmanām
tamaḥ
darkness
prakāśaḥ ca
illumination also
dṛśaḥ
of all directions
mahā-ātmanām
of great, learned personalities
duratyayas te mahimā girāṁ pate
duratyayaḥ
insurmountable
te
your
mahimā
glories
girām pate
O master of speech
tvad-rūpam etat sad-asat parāvaram
tvat-rūpam
your manifestation
etat
this
sat-asat
manifested and unmanifested
para-avaram
superior and inferior.
O master of speech, by your effulgence, full of religious principles, the darkness of the world is dissipated, and the knowledge of learned persons or great souls is manifested. Indeed, no one can surpass your effulgence, for all things, manifested and unmanifested, gross and subtle, superior and inferior, are but various forms of you that are manifested by your effulgence.
Purport

Without illumination, nothing can be seen, especially in this material world. The illumination in this world emanates from the effulgence of Sudarśana, the original vision of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The illuminating principles of the sun, the moon and fire emanate from Sudarśana. Similarly, illumination by knowledge also comes from Sudarśana because with the illumination of Sudarśana one can distinguish one thing from another, the superior from the inferior. Generally people accept a powerful yogī like Durvāsā Muni as wonderfully superior, but if such a person is chased by the Sudarśana cakra, we can see his real identity and understand how inferior he is because of his dealings with devotees.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O master of speech! By your effulgence, composed of dharma, the darkness of the world is dissipated, and the knowledge belonging to great souls is manifested. No one can surpass your effulgence. All things, manifested and unmanifested, superior and inferior, are but your various forms. “You must cure this brāhmaṇa who thought he had some effulgence and powers.” You destroy darkness by your effulgence, in the form of vibhūtis like the sun. You reveal knowledge belonging to the great souls and all sight, by your effulgence. The universe is your form, since you are the Lord. This means that other powerful entities cannot show their power in another powerful object.
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Personal Guidance
Real seeing is not biological; it depends on the Lord's illuminating glance. The very capacity to distinguish higher from lower, real from false, is itself a mercy — not a personal achievement.
Reflection Questions
  • When I make a wise distinction today, can I trace that clarity back to grace rather than to my intellect?
  • Where am I still trying to 'see' something purely through my own effort, without inviting illumination from above?
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