SB 10.40.12
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 12
- tubhyaṁ namas te tv aviṣakta-dṛṣṭaye
- sarvātmane sarva-dhiyāṁ ca sākṣiṇe
- guṇa-pravāho 'yam avidyayā kṛtaḥ
- pravartate deva-nṛ-tiryag-ātmasu
SYNONYMS
tubhyam — to You; namaḥ — obeisances; te — Your; tu — and; aviṣakta — aloof; dṛṣṭaye — whose vision; sarva-ātmane — to the Soul of all; sarva — of everyone; dhiyām — of the consciousness; ca — and; sākṣiṇe — to the witness; guṇa — of the material modes; pravāhaḥ — the flow; ayam — this; avidyayā — by the force of ignorance; kṛtaḥ — created; pravartate — goes on; deva — as demigods; nṛ — humans; tiryak — and animals; ātmasu — among those who assume the identities.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
I offer My obeisances to You, who as the Supreme Soul of all beings witness everyone's consciousness with unbiased vision. The current of Your material modes, produced by the force of ignorance, flows strongly among the living beings who assume identities as demigods, humans and animals.