SB 10.76.21 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

बहुरूपैकरूपं तद् द‍ृश्यते न च द‍ृश्यते । मायामयं मयकृतं दुर्विभाव्यं परैरभूत् ॥ २१ ॥

Verse text

bahu-rūpaika-rūpaṁ tad dṛśyate na ca dṛśyate māyā-mayaṁ maya-kṛtaṁ durvibhāvyaṁ parair abhūt

Synonyms

bahu — with many ; rūpa — forms ; eka — with one ; rūpam — form ; tat — that (Saubha airship) ; dṛśyate — is seen ; na — not ; ca — and ; dṛśyate — is seen ; māyā — mayam — magical ; maya — by Maya Dānava ; kṛtam — made ; durvibhāvyam — impossible to find ; paraiḥ — by the enemy (the Yādavas) ; abhūt — it became .

Translation

At one moment the magic airship built by Maya Dānava appeared in many identical forms, and the next moment it was again only one. Sometimes it was visible, and sometimes not. Thus Śālva’s opponents could never be sure where it was.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

At one moment the magic airship built by Maya Dānava appeared in many identical forms, and the next moment it was again only one. Sometimes it was visible, and sometimes not. Thus Śālva's opponents could never be sure where it was. KB 10.76.21 But still the airplane occupied by Śālva was very mysterious. It was so extraordinary that sometimes many airplanes would appear to be in the sky, and sometimes there were apparently none. Sometimes the plane was visible and sometimes not visible, and the warriors of the Yadu dynasty were puzzled about the whereabouts of the peculiar airplane.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The saubha aircraft (tat) could sometimes be seen and sometimes became invisible. Sometimes it was in one form and sometimes in many forms.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

Out of fear of Pradyumna, the vehicle became invisible and unsteady in form. This is described in two verses.

Purport (Sanatana Goswami)

Out of fear of Pradyumna, the vehicle became invisible and unsteady in form. This is described in two verses. It had many colors or forms but was one form. Or it displayed many forms and then one form. This ship was made by Maya, not by illusion, though it produced illusions. The Yadus (paraiḥ) could not determine its location.