The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages 651
TEXT 16
ITT Fw
att anay fret 2a Fattfiaq |
: BR Agrees IHN TAT 12a
rsaya ucuh
na vayam bhagavan vidmas
tava deva cikirsitam
krto me ’nugrahas ceti
yad adhyaksah prabhasase
rsayah—the sages; wcuh—said; na—not; vayam—we; bhagavan—O Supreme
Personality of Godhead; vidmah—did know; tava—Your; deva—O Lord;
cikirsitam—wish for us to do; krtah—has been done; me—unto Me; anu-
grahah—favor; ca—and; iti-thus; yat—which; adhyaksah—the supreme
ruler; prabhasase—Y ou 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
maT ot Be ATT: fs F sat |
front Aazarat HATTA TAT 129 |
brahmanyasya param daivam
brahmanah kila te prabho
vipranam deva-devanam
bhagavan atma-daivatam
