तच्चेज्जलस्थं तव सज्जगद्वपु: किं मे न दृष्टं भगवंस्तदैव । किं वा सुदृष्टं हृदि मे तदैव किं नो सपद्येव पुनर्व्यदर्शि ॥ १५ ॥
tac cej jala-sthaṁ tava saj jagad-vapuḥ kiṁ me na dṛṣṭaṁ bhagavaṁs tadaiva kiṁ vā su-dṛṣṭaṁ hṛdi me tadaiva kiṁ no sapady eva punar vyadarśi
- tat
- that
- cet
- if
- jala-stham
- situated upon the water
- tava
- Your
- sat
- real
- jagat
- sheltering the entire universe
- vapuḥ
- the transcendental body
- kim
- why
- me
- by me
- na dṛṣṭam
- was not seen
- bhagavan
- O Supreme Lord
- tadā eva
- at that very time
- kim
- why
- vā
- or
- su-dṛṣṭam
- perfectly seen
- hṛdi
- within the heart
- me
- by me
- tadā eva
- just then
- kim
- why
- na
- not
- u
- on the other hand
- sapadi
- suddenly
- eva
- indeed
- punaḥ
- again
- vyadarśi
- was seen
My dear Lord, if Your transcendental body, which shelters the entire universe, is actually lying upon the water, then why were You not seen by me when I searched for You? And why, though I could not envision You properly within my heart, did You then suddenly reveal Yourself?