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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.31.9

సౌదామన్యా యథాక్లాశే యాన్త్యా హిత్వాభ్రమణ్డలమ్ । గతిర్న లక్ష్యతే మర్త్యైస్తథా కృష్ణస్య దైవతై: ॥ ౯ ॥
saudāmanyā yathākāśe
[saudaamanyaa yathaakaashe]
yāntyā hitvābhra-maṇḍalam
[yaantyaa hitvaabhra-mandalam]
gatir na lakṣyate martyais
[gatir na lakshyate martyais]
tathā kṛṣṇasya daivataiḥ
[tathaa krishnasya daivataih]
saudāmanyāḥ — of lightning yathā — just as ākāśe — in the sky yāntyāḥ — which is traveling hitvā — having left abhra-maṇḍalam — the clouds gatiḥ — the movement na lakṣyate — cannot be ascertained martyaiḥ — by mortals tathā — similarly kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Kṛṣṇa daivataiḥ — by the demigods.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
saudāmanyā yathākāśe
saudāmanyāḥ
of lightning
yathā
just as
ākāśe
in the sky
yāntyā hitvābhra-maṇḍalam
yāntyāḥ
which is traveling
hitvā
having left
abhra-maṇḍalam
the clouds
gatir na lakṣyate martyais
gatiḥ
the movement
na lakṣyate
cannot be ascertained
martyaiḥ
by mortals
tathā kṛṣṇasya daivataiḥ
tathā
similarly
kṛṣṇasya
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
daivataiḥ
by the demigods.
Just as ordinary men cannot ascertain the path of a lightning bolt as it leaves a cloud, the demigods could not trace out the movements of Lord Kṛṣṇa as He returned to His abode.

The sudden movements of a lightning bolt are seen by the demigods but not by human beings. Similarly, the sudden departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa could be understood by the Lord’s intimate associates in the spiritual sky but not by the demigods.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Just as ordinary men cannot ascertain the path of a lightning bolt as it leaves a cloud, the devatās could not trace out the destination of Kṛṣṇa.
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