Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.12.67

tam aham ajam anantam ātma-tattvaḿ

jagad-udaya-sthiti-saḿyamātma-śaktim

dyu-patibhir aja-śakra-śańkarādyair

duravasita-stavam acyutaḿ nato 'smi

SYNONYMS

tamto Him; ahamI; ajamto the unborn; anantam — the unlimited; ātma-tattvam — the original Supersoul; jagat — of the material universe; udaya — the creation; sthiti — maintenance; saḿyama — and destruction; ātma-śaktim — by whose personal energies; dyu-patibhiḥ — by the masters of heaven; aja-śakra-śańkara-ādyaiḥ — headed by Brahmā, Indra and Śiva; duravasita — incomprehensible; stavam — whose praises; acyutamto the infallible Supreme Lord; nataḥ — bowed down; asmiI am.

TRANSLATION

I bow down to that unborn and infinite Supreme Soul, whose personal energies effect the creation, maintenance and destruction of the material universe. Even Brahmā, Indra, Śańkara and the other lords of the heavenly planets cannot fathom the glories of that infallible Personality of Godhead.

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