CC Madhya 21.9 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 9
- ko vetti bhūman bhagavan parātman
- yogeśvarotīr bhavatas tri-lokyām
- kva vā kathaṁ vā kati vā kadeti
- vistārayan krīḍasi yoga-māyām
SYNONYMS
kaḥ—who; vetti—knows; bhūman—O supreme great one; bhagavan—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; para-ātman—O Supersoul; yoga-īśvara—O master of mystic power; ūtīḥ—pastimes; bhavataḥ—of Your Lordship; tri-lokyām—in the three worlds; kva—where; vā—or; katham—how; vā—or; kati—how many; vā—or; kadā—when; iti—thus; vistārayan—expanding; krīḍasi—You play; yoga-māyām—spiritual energy.
TRANSLATION
“‘O supreme great one! O Supreme Personality of Godhead! O Supersoul, master of all mystic power! Your pastimes are taking place continuously in these worlds, but who can estimate where, how and when You are employing Your spiritual energy and performing Your pastimes? No one can understand the mystery of these activities.’
PURPORT
This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.14.21).