Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.16
ప్రాయోఽధునా తేఽసురయూథనాథా
అపారణీయా ఇతి దేవి మే మతి: ।
యత్తేఽనుకూలేశ్వరవిప్రగుప్తా
న విక్రమస్తత్ర సుఖం దదాతి ॥ ౧౬ ॥
prāyo ’dhunā te ’sura-yūtha-nāthā
[praayo ’dhunaa te ’sura-yootha-naathaa]
apāraṇīyā iti devi me matiḥ
[apaaraneeyaa iti devi me matih]
yat te ’nukūleśvara-vipra-guptā
[yat te ’nukooleshvara-vipra-guptaa]
na vikramas tatra sukhaṁ dadāti
[na vikramas tatra sukham dadaati]
Word-for-word
prāyaḥ
—
almost
adhunā
—
at the present moment
te
—
all of them
asura-yūtha-nāthāḥ
—
the chiefs of the demons
apāraṇīyāḥ
—
unconquerable
iti
—
thus
devi
—
O mother Aditi
me
—
My
matiḥ
—
opinion
yat
—
because
te
—
all the demons
anukūla-īśvara-vipra-guptāḥ
—
protected by brāhmaṇas, by whose favor the supreme controller is always present
na
—
not
vikramaḥ
—
the use of power
tatra
—
there
sukham
—
happiness
dadāti
—
can give.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāyo ’dhunā te ’sura-yūtha-nāthā
prāyaḥ
almost
apāraṇīyā iti devi me matiḥ
yat te ’nukūleśvara-vipra-guptā
na vikramas tatra sukhaṁ dadāti
adhunā
at the present moment
te
all of them
asura-yūtha-nāthāḥ
the chiefs of the demons
apāraṇīyāḥ
unconquerable
iti
thus
devi
O mother Aditi
me
My
matiḥ
opinion
yat
because
te
all the demons
anukūla-īśvara-vipra-guptāḥ
protected by brāhmaṇas, by whose favor the supreme controller is always present
na
not
vikramaḥ
the use of power
tatra
there
sukham
happiness
dadāti
can give.
O mother of the demigods, in My opinion almost all the chiefs of the demons are now unconquerable, for they are being protected by brāhmaṇas, whom the Supreme Lord always favors. Thus the use of power against them now will not at all be a source of happiness.
Purport
When a person is favored by brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas, no one can defeat him. Even the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not interfere when one is protected by a brāhmaṇa. It is said, go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca. The Lord’s first inclination is to give all benedictions to the cows and brāhmaṇas. Therefore if brāhmaṇas favor someone, the Lord does not interfere, nor can anyone interfere with the happiness of such a person.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Devī! In my opinion almost all the chiefs of the demons are now unconquerable, for they are being protected by capable, favorable brāhmaṇas. Thus the use of power against them will not at all be a source of happiness at this time.
Anukūleśvara-vipra-gupṭā means “protected by capable, favorable brāhmaṇas.”
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