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sa ittham udvīkṣya tad-abja-nāla- | :sa ittham udvīkṣya tad-abja-nāla- | ||
nāḍībhir antar-jalam āviveśa | :nāḍībhir antar-jalam āviveśa | ||
nārvāg-gatas tat-khara-nāla-nāla- | :nārvāg-gatas tat-khara-nāla-nāla- | ||
nābhiṁ vicinvaṁs tad avindatājaḥ | :nābhiṁ vicinvaṁs tad avindatājaḥ | ||
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''saḥ''—he (Brahmā); ''ittham''—in this way; ''udvīkṣya''—contemplating; ''tat''—that; ''abja''—lotus; ''nāla''—stem; ''nāḍībhiḥ''—by the pipe; ''antaḥ-jalam''—within the water; ''āviveśa''—entered into; ''na''—not; ''arvāk-gataḥ''—in spite of going inside; ''tat-khara-nāla''—the stem of the lotus; ''nāla''—pipe; ''nābhim''—of the navel; ''vicinvan''—thinking much of it; ''tat''—that; ''avindata''—understood; ''ajaḥ''—the self-born. | |||
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Lord Brahmā, thus contemplating, entered the water through the channel of the stem of the lotus. But in spite of entering the stem and going nearer to the navel of Viṣṇu, he could not trace out the root. | Lord Brahmā, thus contemplating, entered the water through the channel of the stem of the lotus. But in spite of entering the stem and going nearer to the navel of Viṣṇu, he could not trace out the root. | ||
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By dint of one's personal endeavor one may go nearer to the Lord, but without the Lord's mercy one cannot reach the ultimate point. Such understanding of the Lord is possible only by devotional service, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 18.55]]): bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ. | By dint of one's personal endeavor one may go nearer to the Lord, but without the Lord's mercy one cannot reach the ultimate point. Such understanding of the Lord is possible only by devotional service, as confirmed in [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 18.55 (1972)|BG 18.55]]): ''bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ.'' | ||
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Revision as of 15:56, 4 May 2021
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 19
- sa ittham udvīkṣya tad-abja-nāla-
- nāḍībhir antar-jalam āviveśa
- nārvāg-gatas tat-khara-nāla-nāla-
- nābhiṁ vicinvaṁs tad avindatājaḥ
SYNONYMS
saḥ—he (Brahmā); ittham—in this way; udvīkṣya—contemplating; tat—that; abja—lotus; nāla—stem; nāḍībhiḥ—by the pipe; antaḥ-jalam—within the water; āviveśa—entered into; na—not; arvāk-gataḥ—in spite of going inside; tat-khara-nāla—the stem of the lotus; nāla—pipe; nābhim—of the navel; vicinvan—thinking much of it; tat—that; avindata—understood; ajaḥ—the self-born.
TRANSLATION
Lord Brahmā, thus contemplating, entered the water through the channel of the stem of the lotus. But in spite of entering the stem and going nearer to the navel of Viṣṇu, he could not trace out the root.
PURPORT
By dint of one's personal endeavor one may go nearer to the Lord, but without the Lord's mercy one cannot reach the ultimate point. Such understanding of the Lord is possible only by devotional service, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.55): bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ.