Madhya-līlā

Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Verse 11 of 148
Cc Madhya 21.11

গুণাত্মনস্তে ঽপি গুণান্বিমাতুং হিতাবতীর্ণস্য ক ঈশিরে ঽস্য কালেন যৈর্বা বিমিতাঃ সুকল্পৈর্ভূপাংশবঃ খে মিহিকা দ্যুভাসঃ

गुणात्मनस्ते ऽपि गुणान्विमातुं हितावतीर्णस्य क ईशिरे ऽस्य कालेन यैर्वा विमिताः सुकल्पैर्भूपांशवः खे मिहिका द्युभासः

guṇātmanas te 'pi guṇān vimātuṁ hitāvatīrṇasya ka īśire 'sya kālena yair vā vimitāḥ sukalpair bhū-pāṁśavaḥ khe mihikā dyubhāsaḥ

Synonyms

guṇa-ātmanaḥthe overseer of the three qualities; teof You; apicertainly; guṇānthe qualities; vimātumto count; hita-avatīrṇasyawho have descended for the benefit of all living entities; kewho; īśirewere able; asyaof the universe; kālenain due course of time; yaiḥby whom; or; vimitāḥcounted; su-kalpaiḥby great scientists; bhū-pāṁśavaḥthe atoms of the universe; khein the sky; mihikāḥparticles of snow; dyu-bhāsaḥthe illuminating stars and planets..

Translation

" 'In time, great scientists may be able to count all the atoms of the universe, all the stars and planets in the sky, and all the particles of snow, but who among them can count the unlimited transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? He descends on the surface of the globe for the benefit of all living entities.'

Purport

This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.7).

Verse 11 of 148
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