SB 12.6.72 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अथ ह भगवंस्तव चरणनलिनयुगलं त्रिभुवनगुरुभिरभिवन्दितमहमयातयामयजुष्काम उपसरामीति ॥ ७२ ॥

Verse text

atha ha bhagavaṁs tava caraṇa-nalina-yugalaṁ tri-bhuvana-gurubhir abhivanditam aham ayāta-yāma-yajuṣ-kāma upasarāmīti.

Synonyms

atha — thus ; ha — indeed ; bhagavan — O lord ; tava — your ; caraṇa — nalina — yugalam — two lotus feet ; tri — bhuvana — of the three worlds ; gurubhiḥ — by the spiritual masters ; abhivanditam — honored ; aham — I ; ayāta — yāma — unknown to anyone else ; yajuḥ — kāmaḥ — desiring to have the yajur-mantras ; upasarāmi — am approaching with worship ; iti — thus .

Translation

Therefore, my lord, I am prayerfully approaching your lotus feet, which are honored by the spiritual masters of the three worlds, because I hope to receive from you mantras of the Yajur Veda unknown to anyone else.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Therefore, my lord, I am approaching your lotus feet, which are honored by the gurus of the three worlds, because I hope to receive from you mantras of the Yajur Veda unknown to anyone else. Ayāta-yāma means powerful mantras which cannot be known by others. With a desire for such Yajur mantras I worship you.