Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
तत्तेऽनभीष्टमिव सत्त्वनिधेर्विधित्सो:
क्षेमं जनाय निजशक्तिभिरुद्धृतारे: ।
नैतावता त्र्यधिपतेर्बत विश्वभर्तु-
स्तेज: क्षतं त्ववनतस्य स ते विनोद: ॥ २४ ॥
Transliteration
tat te ’nabhīṣṭam iva sattva-nidher vidhitsoḥ
kṣemaṁ janāya nija-śaktibhir uddhṛtāreḥ
naitāvatā try-adhipater bata viśva-bhartus
tejaḥ kṣataṁ tv avanatasya sa te vinodaḥ
Synonyms
tat — that destruction of the path of auspiciousness; te — by You; anabhīṣṭam — is not liked; iva — as; sattva-nidheḥ — the reservoir of all goodness; vidhitsoḥ — desiring to do; kṣemam — good; janāya — for the people in general; nija-śaktibhiḥ — by Your own potencies; uddhṛta — destroyed; areḥ — the opposite element; na — not; etāvatā — by this; tri-adhipateḥ — of the proprietor of the three kinds of creations; bata — O Lord; viśva-bhartuḥ — the maintainer of the universe; tejaḥ — potency; kṣatam — reduced; tu — but; avanatasya — submissive; saḥ — that; te — Your; vinodaḥ — pleasure.
Translation
Dear Lord, You never want the auspicious path to be destroyed, for You are the reservoir of all goodness. Just to benefit people in general, You destroy the evil element by Your mighty potency. You are the proprietor of the three creations and the maintainer of the entire universe. Therefore Your potency is not reduced by Your submissive behavior. Rather, by submission You exhibit Your transcendental pastimes.
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