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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.14

SB 3.16.14

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Sanskrit

satīṁ vyādāya śṛṇvanto laghvīṁ gurv-artha-gahvarām vigāhyāgādha-gambhīrāṁ na vidus tac-cikīrṣitam

Translation

The Lord's excellent speech was difficult to comprehend because of its momentous import and its most profound significance. The sages heard it with wide-open ears and pondered it as well. But although hearing, they could not understand what He intended to do.