SB 12.9.5

SB 12.9.5

Devanagari

गृहीत्वाजादयो यस्य श्रीमत्पादाब्जदर्शनम् । मनसा योगपक्वेन स भवान् मेऽक्षिगोचर: ॥ ५ ॥

Verse text

gṛhītvājādayo yasya śrīmat-pādābja-darśanam manasā yoga-pakvena sa bhavān me ’kṣi-gocaraḥ

Synonyms

gṛhītvā receiving ; aja ādayaḥ — (became) Brahmā and others ; yasya whose ; śrīmat all-opulent ; pāda abja — of the lotus feet ; darśanam the sight ; manasā by the mind ; yoga pakvena — matured in yoga practice ; saḥ He ; bhavān Yourself ; me my ; akṣi to the eyes ; go caraḥ — perceptible .

Translation

Such demigods as Lord Brahmā achieved their exalted positions simply by seeing Your beautiful lotus feet after their minds had become mature in yoga practice. And now, my Lord, You have personally appeared before me.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Such devatās as Lord Brahmā achieved success by seeing your lotus feet in their minds by mature yoga practice. And now, my Lord, you have appeared before my eyes. Having seen your lotus feet, Brahmā and others became successful. The verb should be supplied.

Purport

Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi points out that exalted demigods like Lord Brahmā achieved their positions simply by glimpsing the Lord’s lotus feet, and yet Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi was now able to see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s entire body. Thus he could not even imagine the extent of his good fortune.