Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.17
తస్మాద్యుగాన్తశ్వసనావఘూర్ణ-
జలోర్మిచక్రాత్సలిలాద్విరూఢమ్ ।
ఉపాశ్రిత: కఞ్జము లోకతత్త్వం
నాత్మానమద్ధావిదదాదిదేవ: ॥ ౧౭ ॥
tasmād yugānta-śvasanāvaghūrṇa-
[tasmaad yugaanta-shvasanaavaghoorna-]
jalormi-cakrāt salilād virūḍham
[jalormi-chakraat salilaad viroodham]
upāśritaḥ kaṣjam u loka-tattvaṁ
[upaashritah kashjam u loka-tattvam]
nātmānam addhāvidad ādi-devaḥ
[naatmaanam addhaavidad aadi-devah]
Word-for-word
tasmāt
—
from there
yuga-anta
—
at the end of the millennium
śvasana
—
the air of devastation
avaghūrṇa
—
because of movement
jala
—
water
ūrmi-cakrāt
—
out of the circle of waves
salilāt
—
from the water
virūḍham
—
situated on them
upāśritaḥ
—
having the shelter of
kaṣjam
—
lotus flower
u
—
in astonishment
loka-tattvam
—
the mystery of creation
na
—
not
ātmānam
—
himself
addhā
—
perfectly
avidat
—
could understand
ādi-devaḥ
—
the first demigod.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmād yugānta-śvasanāvaghūrṇa-
tasmāt
from there
yuga-anta
at the end of the millennium
śvasana
the air of devastation
avaghūrṇa
because of movement
jalormi-cakrāt salilād virūḍham
jala
water
ūrmi-cakrāt
out of the circle of waves
salilāt
from the water
virūḍham
situated on them
upāśritaḥ kaṣjam u loka-tattvaṁ
upāśritaḥ
having the shelter of
kaṣjam
lotus flower
u
in astonishment
loka-tattvam
the mystery of creation
nātmānam addhāvidad ādi-devaḥ
na
not
ātmānam
himself
addhā
perfectly
avidat
could understand
ādi-devaḥ
the first demigod.
Lord Brahmā, situated in that lotus, could not perfectly understand the creation, the lotus or himself. At the end of the millennium the air of devastation began to move the water and the lotus in great circular waves.
Purport
Lord Brahmā was perplexed about his creation, the lotus and the world, even though he tried to understand them for one millennium, which is beyond calculation in the solar years of human beings. No one, therefore, can know the mystery of the creation and cosmic manifestation simply by mental speculation. The human being is so limited in his capacity that without the help of the Supreme he can hardly understand the mystery of the will of the Lord in terms of creation, continuance and destruction.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā, taking shelter of the lotus which spouted from the water filled with whirlpools churned by the wind of devastation, did not at all understand the nature of the planets and the living beings.
Brahmā was bewildered about how to create what had previously been created in order to show the people that his power to create the universe does not belong to him, but is given to him by the Lord. This is shown in this verse. He took shelter of the lotus which arose (virūḍham) from the water. The particle u expresses astonishment. He did not know the nature of the planets or the living beings. The water had whirlpools churned up by the wind of devastation.
My note
Source: vedabase.io