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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.7.40

విష్ణోర్ను వీర్యగణనాం కతమోఽర్హతీహ య: పార్థివాన్యపి కవిర్విమమే రజాంసి । చస్కమ్భ య: స్వరహసాస్ఖలతా త్రిపృష్ఠం యస్మాత్ త్రిసామ్యసదనాదురుకమ్పయానమ్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥
viṣṇor nu vīrya-gaṇanāṁ katamo ’rhatīha
[vishnor nu veerya-gananaam katamo ’rhateeha]
yaḥ pārthivāny api kavir vimame rajāṁsi
[yah paarthivaany api kavir vimame rajaamsi]
caskambha yaḥ sva-rahasāskhalatā tri-pṛṣṭhaṁ
[chaskambha yah sva-rahasaaskhalataa tri-prishtham]
yasmāt tri-sāmya-sadanād uru-kampayānam
[yasmaat tri-saamya-sadanaad uru-kampayaanam]
viṣṇoḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu nu — but vīrya — prowess gaṇanām — in the matter of accounting katamaḥ — who else arhati — is able to do it iha — in this world yaḥ — one who pārthivāni — the atoms api — also kaviḥ — great scientist vimame — might have counted rajāṁsi — particles caskambha — could catch yaḥ — one who sva-rahasā — by His own leg askhalatā — without being hampered tri-pṛṣṭham — the topmost planetary space yasmāt — by which tri-sāmya — the neutral state of the three modes sadanāt — up to that place uru-kampayānam — moving very greatly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
viṣṇor nu vīrya-gaṇanāṁ katamo ’rhatīha
viṣṇoḥ
of Lord Viṣṇu
nu
but
vīrya
prowess
gaṇanām
in the matter of accounting
katamaḥ
who else
yaḥ pārthivāny api kavir vimame rajāṁsi
arhati
is able to do it
iha
in this world
yaḥ
one who
caskambha yaḥ sva-rahasāskhalatā tri-pṛṣṭhaṁ
yasmāt tri-sāmya-sadanād uru-kampayānam
pārthivāni
the atoms
api
also
kaviḥ
great scientist
vimame
might have counted
rajāṁsi
particles
caskambha
could catch
yaḥ
one who
sva-rahasā
by His own leg
askhalatā
without being hampered
tri-pṛṣṭham
the topmost planetary space
yasmāt
by which
tri-sāmya
the neutral state of the three modes
sadanāt
up to that place
uru-kampayānam
moving very greatly.
Who can describe completely the prowess of Viṣṇu? Even the scientist, who might have counted the particles of the atoms of the universe, cannot do so. Because it is He only who in His form of Trivikrama moved His leg effortlessly beyond the topmost planet, Satyaloka, up to the neutral state of the three modes of material nature. And all were moved.

The highest scientific advancement of the material scientists is atomic energy. But the material scientist is not able to have an estimation of the particles of atoms contained in the whole universe. But even if one is able to count such atomic particles or is able to roll up the sky like one’s bedding, even then one is unable to estimate the extent of the prowess and energy of the Supreme Lord. He is known as Trivikrama because once, in His incarnation of Vāmana, He expanded His leg beyond the highest planetary system, Satyaloka, and reached the neutral state of the modes of nature called the covering of the material world. There are seven layers of material coverings over the material sky, and the Lord could penetrate even those coverings. With His toe He made a hole through which the water of the Causal Ocean filters into the material sky, and the current is known as the sacred Ganges, which purifies the planets of the three worlds. In other words, no one is equal to the transcendentally powerful Viṣṇu. He is omnipotent, and no one is equal to or greater than Him.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Can even a person who is able to count the particles of dust on earth estimate the glories of Viṣṇu, who paralyzed the universe by his swift, firm step, which caused trembling starting from the outermost layer of prakṛti?
Commentary

It is not possible to explain completely the līlāvatāras of the Lord. Is it possible to estimate the power of Viṣṇu? The word kartum is missing. He paralyzed the universe with the swiftness of his foot as Trivikrama, which caused tremendous trembling starting from the outermost layer of prakṛti (tri-sāmya-sadanād). There is the Vedic mantra:

viṣṇor vīryāṇi kiṁ prāvocaṁ yaḥ pārthivāny api vimane rajāṁsi yo ’skambhayad uttaraṁ sadhasthaṁ vicakramāṇas tredhorugāya

Can even he, who measures the dust of the earth, describe the powers of much praised Viṣṇu who took three steps and paralyzed the upper worlds along with the devatās?

Here is the meaning. Can even he, who measures the dust of the earth, describe the powers of much praised Viṣṇu who took three steps and paralyzed the upper worlds (uttaram) along with the devatās (sadhastham)? Stham means devatās and sadha means “with.”

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