CC Madhya 22.48
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 48
- naivopayanty apacitiṁ kavayas taveśa
- brahmāyuṣāpi kṛtam ṛddha-mudaḥ smarantaḥ
- yo ‘ntar bahis tanu-bhṛtām aśubhaṁ vidhunvann
- ācārya-caittya-vapuṣā sva-gatiṁ vyanakti
SYNONYMS
na eva—not at all; upayanti—are able to express; apacitim—their gratitude; kavayaḥ—learned devotees; tava—Your; īśa—O Lord; brahma-āyuṣā—with a lifetime equal to Lord Brahmā’s; api—in spite of; kṛtam—magnanimous work; ṛddha—increased; mudaḥ—joy; smarantaḥ—remembering; yaḥ—who; antaḥ—within; bahiḥ—outside; tanu-bhṛtām—of those who are embodied; aśubham—misfortune; vidhunvan—dissipating; ācārya—of the spiritual master; caittya—of the Supersoul; vapuṣā—by the forms; sva—own; gatim—path; vyanakti—shows.
TRANSLATION
"'O my Lord! Transcendental poets and experts in spiritual science could not fully express their indebtedness to You, even if they were endowed with the prolonged lifetime of Brahmā, for You appear in two features—externally as the ācārya and internally as the Supersoul—to deliver the embodied living being by directing him how to come to You.'
PURPORT
This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.29.6). It was spoken by Uddhava after he had been instructed in yoga by Śrī Kṛṣṇa.