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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.34

తత్ తస్య తే సదసతో: పరత: పరస్య నాఞ్జ: స్వరూపగమనే ప్రభవన్తి భూమ్న: । బ్రహ్మాదయ: కిముత సంస్తవనే వయం తు తత్సర్గసర్గవిషయా అపి శక్తిమాత్రమ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥
tat tasya te sad-asatoḥ parataḥ parasya
[tat tasya te sad-asatoh paratah parasya]
nāṣjaḥ svarūpa-gamane prabhavanti bhūmnaḥ
[naashjah svaroopa-gamane prabhavanti bhoomnah]
brahmādayaḥ kim uta saṁstavane vayaṁ tu
[brahmaadayah kim uta samstavane vayam tu]
tat-sarga-sarga-viṣayā api śakti-mātram
[tat-sarga-sarga-vishayaa api shakti-maatram]
Word-for-word
tat — therefore tasya — of that te — of Your Lordship sat-asatoḥ — of the living entities, moving and not moving parataḥ — transcendentally situated parasya — very difficult to understand na — nor aṣjaḥ — as it is svarūpa-gamane — to approach your reality prabhavanti — it is possible bhūmnaḥ — O great one brahma-ādayaḥ — even such persons as Lord Brahmā kim uta — what to speak of others saṁstavane — in offering prayers vayam tu — as far as we are concerned tat — of you sarga-sarga-viṣayāḥ — creations of the creation api — although śakti-mātram — to our ability.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tat tasya te sad-asatoḥ parataḥ parasya
tat
therefore
tasya
of that
te
of Your Lordship
sat-asatoḥ
of the living entities, moving and not moving
parataḥ
transcendentally situated
parasya
very difficult to understand
nāṣjaḥ svarūpa-gamane prabhavanti bhūmnaḥ
na
nor
aṣjaḥ
as it is
svarūpa-gamane
to approach your reality
prabhavanti
it is possible
bhūmnaḥ
O great one
brahmādayaḥ kim uta saṁstavane vayaṁ tu
brahma-ādayaḥ
even such persons as Lord Brahmā
kim uta
what to speak of others
saṁstavane
in offering prayers
vayam tu
as far as we are concerned
tat-sarga-sarga-viṣayā api śakti-mātram
tat
of you
sarga-sarga-viṣayāḥ
creations of the creation
api
although
śakti-mātram
to our ability.
Even personalities like Lord Brahmā and other demigods cannot understand your position, for you are beyond the moving and nonmoving creation. Since no one can understand you in truth, how can one offer you prayers? It is impossible. As far as we are concerned, we are creatures of Lord Brahmā’s creation. Under the circumstances, therefore, we cannot offer you adequate prayers, but as far as our ability allows, we have expressed our feelings.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Even Brahmā cannot understand the real truth about you, who are great, superior to moving and non-moving beings and difficult to understand. What to speak of us trying to understand you! We, who have been created by Marīci and others, who were in turn created by Brahmā, can only praise you according to our ability. What to speak of such persons understanding you! Even Brahmā does not understand the truth about you. We, who have been created by Marīci and others, who were created by Brahmā (tat-sarga-sarga-viṣayāḥ), can only praise you according to our ability, and not accurately.
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