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The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages
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brahmā —Lord Brahmā;  uvāca —said;  atha —now;  tasya —of the Supreme Lord;  uśatīm —lovely;  devīm —shining;  ṛṣi-kulyām —like a series of Vedic hymns;  sarasvatīm —speech;  na —not;  āsvādya —hearing;  manyu —anger;  daṣṭānām —bitten;  teṣām —of those sages;  ātmā —the mind;  api —even though;  atṛpyata —satiated.
TRANSLATION
Brahmā continued: Even though the sages had been bitten by the serpent of anger, their souls were not satiated with hearing the Lord's lovely and illuminating speech, which was like a series of Vedic hymns.
TEXT 14
सतीं व्यादाय शृण्वन्तो लघ्वीं गुर्वर्धगहराम् । विगाहागाधगव्यीरां न विदुस्तविकीर्षितम् ॥१४॥
satīm vyādāya śṛṇvanto laghvīm gurv-artha-gahvarām vigāhyāgādha-gambhīrām na vidus tac-cikīrṣitam
satīm —excellent;  vyādāya —with attentive aural reception;  śṛṇvantaḥ —hearing;  laghvīm —properly composed;  guru —momentous;  artha —import;  gahvarām —difficult to understand;  vigāhya —pondering;  agādha —deep;  gambhīrām —grave;  na —not;  viduḥ —understand;  tat —of the Supreme Lord;  cikīrṣitam —the intention.
TRANSLATION
The Lord's excellent speech was difficult to comprehend because of its momentous import and its most profound significance. The sages heard it with wide open ears and pondered it as well. But although hearing, they could not understand what He intended to do.
PURPORT
It should be understood that no one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead's speaking. There is no difference between the Supreme Person and His speeches, for He stands on the absolute platform. The sages tried with wide open ears to understand the words from the lips of the Supreme Lord, but although His speech was very concise and meaningful, the sages