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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.16
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 16
- ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
- na vayaṁ bhagavan vidmas
- tava deva cikīrṣitam
- kṛto me 'nugrahaś ceti
- yad adhyakṣaḥ prabhāṣase
ṛṣayaḥthe sages — the sages; ūcuḥsaid — said; nanot — not; vayamwe — we; bhagavanO Supreme Personality of Godhead — O Supreme Personality of Godhead; vidmaḥdid know — did know; tavaYour — Your; devaO Lord — O Lord; cikīrṣitamwish for us to do — wish for us to do; kṛtaḥhas been done — has been done; meunto Me — unto Me; anugrahaḥfavor — favor; caand — and; itithus — thus; yatwhich — which; adhyakṣaḥthe supreme ruler — the supreme ruler; prabhāṣaseYou say — You say.
The sages said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, we are unable to know what You intend for us to do, for even though You are the supreme ruler of all, You speak in our favor as if we had done something good for You.
The sages could understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is above everyone, was speaking as if He were in the wrong; therefore it was difficult for them to understand the words of the Lord. They could understand, however, that the Lord was speaking in such a humble way just to show them His all-merciful favor.