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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.17
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- sṛjato me kṣitir vārbhiḥ
- plāvyamānā rasāṁ gatā
- athātra kim anuṣṭheyam
- asmābhiḥ sarga-yojitaiḥ
- yasyāhaṁ hṛdayād āsaṁ
- sa īśo vidadhātu me
sṛjataḥwhile engaged in creation — while engaged in creation; meof me — of me; kṣitiḥthe earth — the earth; vārbhiḥby the water — by the water; plāvyamānābeing inundated — being inundated; rasāmdepth of water — depth of water; gatāgone down — gone down; athatherefore — therefore; atrain this matter — in this matter; kimwhat — what; anuṣṭheyamis right to be attempted — is right to be attempted; asmābhiḥby us — by us; sargacreation — creation; yojitaiḥengaged in — engaged in; yasyathe one from whose — the one from whose; ahamI — I; hṛdayātfrom the heart — from the heart; āsamborn — born; saḥHe — He; īśaḥthe Lord — the Lord; vidadhātumay direct — may direct; meunto me — unto me.
Brahmā thought: While I have been engaged in the process of creation, the earth has been inundated by a deluge and has gone down into the depths of the ocean. What can we do who are engaged in this matter of creation? It is best to let the Almighty Lord direct us.
The devotees of the Lord, who are all confidential servitors, are sometimes perplexed in the discharge of their respective duties, but they are never discouraged. They have full faith in the Lord, and He paves the way for the smooth progress of the devotee's duty.