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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.77

న యస్య సాక్షాద్భ‍వపద్మజాదిభీ రూపం ధియా వస్తుతయోపవర్ణితమ్ । మౌనేన భక్త్యోపశమేన పూజిత: ప్రసీదతామేష స సాత్వతాం పతి: ॥ ౭౭ ॥
na yasya sākṣād bhava-padmajādibhī
[na yasya saakshaad bhava-padmajaadibhee]
rūpaṁ dhiyā vastutayopavarṇitam
[roopam dhiyaa vastutayopavarnitam]
maunena bhaktyopaśamena pūjitaḥ
[maunena bhaktyopashamena poojitah]
prasīdatām eṣa sa sātvatāṁ patiḥ
[praseedataam esha sa saatvataam patih]
Word-for-word
na — not yasya — of whom (Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa) sākṣāt — directly bhava — by Lord Śiva padma-ja-ādibhiḥ — Lord Brahmā and others rūpam — the form dhiyā — by meditation vastutayā — factually upavarṇitam — could be explained maunena — by silence bhaktyā — by devotional service upaśamena — by finishing all material activities pūjitaḥ — one who is so worshiped prasīdatām — may be pleased with us eṣaḥ — this saḥ — the same Personality of Godhead sātvatām — of the devotees patiḥ — who is the maintainer, master and guide.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na yasya sākṣād bhava-padmajādibhī
na
not
yasya
of whom (Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
sākṣāt
directly
bhava
by Lord Śiva
padma-ja-ādibhiḥ
Lord Brahmā and others
rūpaṁ dhiyā vastutayopavarṇitam
rūpam
the form
dhiyā
by meditation
vastutayā
factually
upavarṇitam
could be explained
maunena bhaktyopaśamena pūjitaḥ
maunena
by silence
bhaktyā
by devotional service
upaśamena
by finishing all material activities
pūjitaḥ
one who is so worshiped
prasīdatām eṣa sa sātvatāṁ patiḥ
prasīdatām
may be pleased with us
eṣaḥ
this
saḥ
the same Personality of Godhead
sātvatām
of the devotees
patiḥ
who is the maintainer, master and guide.
Present here now is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead whose true form cannot be understood even by such great personalities as Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva. He is realized by devotees because of their unflinching surrender. May that same Personality of Godhead, who is the maintainer of His devotees and who is worshiped by silence, by devotional service and by cessation of material activities, be pleased with us.
Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa is not properly understood even by such exalted personalities as Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, what to speak of ordinary men, but by His causeless mercy He bestows the benediction of devotion upon His devotees, who can thus understand Kṛṣṇa as He is. Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ. No one within this universe can understand Kṛṣṇa in truth, but if one engages in devotional service one can understand Him perfectly well. This is also confirmed by the Lord in the Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā (7.1) :

mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuṣjan mad-āśrayaḥ asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ yathā jṣāsyasi tac chṛṇu

“Now, hear, O son of Pṛthā [Arjuna], how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt.” Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself teaches how one can understand Him perfectly well, without a doubt. Not only the Pāṇḍavas but everyone who sincerely accepts the instructions of Kṛṣṇa can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is. After instructing Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, Nārada Muni prays for the Lord’s blessings that He be pleased with everyone and that everyone become perfect in God consciousness and return home, back to Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May the Lord of the Sātvatas, whose form cannot be factually described by Śiva, Brahmā or others by their intelligence, and who is worshipped by silence, by bhakti and by sense control, be pleased!
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