The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages
651
TEXT 16
ऋषय ऊत्रुः
न वयं भगवन् विग्रस्तव देव चिकीर्षितम् । कृतो मेऽनुग्रहश्चेति यदभ्यक्षः प्रभाषसे ॥१६॥
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ na vayam bhagavan vidmas tava deva cikīrṣitam kṛto me 'nugrahaś ceti yad adhyakṣaḥ prabhāṣase
ṛṣayaḥ —the sages;  ūcuḥ —said;  na —not;  vayam —we;  bhagavan —O Supreme Personality of Godhead;  vidmaḥ —did know;  tava —Your;  deva —O Lord;  cikīrṣitam —wish for us to do;  kṛtaḥ —has been done;  me —unto Me;  anugrahaḥ —favor;  ca —and;  iti —thus;  yat —which;  adhyakṣaḥ —the supreme ruler;  prabhāṣase —You say.
TRANSLATION
The sages said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, we are unable to know what You intend for us to do, for even though You are the supreme ruler of all, You speak in our favor as if we have done something good for You.
PURPORT
The sages could understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is above everyone, was speaking as if He were in the wrong; therefore it was difficult for them to understand the words of the Lord. They could understand, however, that the Lord was speaking in such a humble way just to show them His all-merciful favor.
TEXT 17
ब्रह्मण्यस्य परं दैवं ब्राह्मणाः किल ते प्रमो । विप्राणां देवदेवानां मगवानात्यदेवतम् ॥१७॥
brahmaṇyasya param daivam brāhmaṇāḥ kila te prabho viprāṇām deva-devānām bhagavān ātma-daivatam