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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.37

లోకపాలా ఊచు: ద‍ృష్ట: కిం నో ద‍ృగ్భిరసద్గ్రహైస్త్వం ప్రత్యగ్ద్రష్టా ద‍ృశ్యతే యేన విశ్వమ్ । మాయా హ్యేషా భవదీయా హి భూమన్ యస్త్వం షష్ఠ: పఞ్చభిర్భాసి భూతై: ॥ ౩౭ ॥
lokapālā ūcuḥ
[lokapaalaa oochuh]
dṛṣṭaḥ kiṁ no dṛgbhir asad-grahais tvaṁ
[drishtah kim no drigbhir asad-grahais tvam]
pratyag-draṣṭā dṛśyate yena viśvam
[pratyag-drashtaa drishyate yena vishvam]
māyā hy eṣā bhavadīyā hi bhūman
[maayaa hy eshaa bhavadeeyaa hi bhooman]
yas tvaṁ ṣaṣṭhaḥ paṣcabhir bhāsi bhūtaiḥ
[yas tvam shashthah pashchabhir bhaasi bhootaih]
loka-pālāḥ — the governors of the different planets ūcuḥ — said dṛṣṭaḥ — seen kim — whether naḥ — by us dṛgbhiḥ — by the material senses asat-grahaiḥ — revealing the cosmic manifestation tvam — You pratyak-draṣṭā — inner witness dṛśyate — is seen yena — by whom viśvam — the universe māyā — material world hi — because eṣā — this bhavadīyā — Your hi — certainly bhūman — O possessor of the universe yaḥ — because tvam — You ṣaṣṭhaḥ — the sixth paṣcabhiḥ — with the five bhāsi — appear bhūtaiḥ — with the elements.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
lokapālā ūcuḥ
loka-pālāḥ
the governors of the different planets
ūcuḥ
said
dṛṣṭaḥ kiṁ no dṛgbhir asad-grahais tvaṁ
dṛṣṭaḥ
seen
kim
whether
pratyag-draṣṭā dṛśyate yena viśvam
naḥ
by us
dṛgbhiḥ
by the material senses
māyā hy eṣā bhavadīyā hi bhūman
yas tvaṁ ṣaṣṭhaḥ paṣcabhir bhāsi bhūtaiḥ
asat-grahaiḥ
revealing the cosmic manifestation
tvam
You
pratyak-draṣṭā
inner witness
dṛśyate
is seen
yena
by whom
viśvam
the universe
māyā
material world
hi
because
eṣā
this
bhavadīyā
Your
hi
certainly
bhūman
O possessor of the universe
yaḥ
because
tvam
You
ṣaṣṭhaḥ
the sixth
paṣcabhiḥ
with the five
bhāsi
appear
bhūtaiḥ
with the elements.
The governors of various planets spoke as follows: Dear Lord, we believe only in our direct perception, and therefore we see You as a creation of the material world. But under the circumstances we do not know whether we have actually seen You with our material senses. By our material senses we can simply perceive the cosmic manifestation, but You are beyond the five elements. You are the sixth.

The governors of the various planets are certainly materially opulent and very puffed up. Such persons are unable to understand the transcendental, eternal form of the Lord. In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is stated that only persons who have anointed their eyes with love of Godhead can see the Personality of Godhead in every step of their activities. Also, in the prayers of Kuntī ( Bhāg. 1.8.26 ) it is stated that only those who are akiṣcana-gocaram, who are not materially puffed up, can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead; others are bewildered and cannot even think of the Absolute Truth.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The planetary protectors said: O Lord! You, the internal seer, by whom the universe is seen, and who can be directly seen, are not visible to us by material senses. That you appear to be made of the five elements is only your māyā. We cannot see you by senses which perceive material sense objects (asad-grahaiḥ). But you can be seen (pratyag draṣṭā) by your mercy. Asada-grahaiḥ stays in the masculine form as an adjective in this case. You, the sixth, beyond the five elements, seem to have a material body by means of the five elements. That is your māyā. Those who think that your form is material, such as Jarāsandha, do not see you, since they do not realize your sweetness. This is directed to dry jṣānīs, sages and devatās.
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