न नामरूपे गुणजन्मकर्मभि- र्निरूपितव्ये तव तस्य साक्षिण: । मनोवचोभ्यामनुमेयवर्त्मनो देव क्रियायां प्रतियन्त्यथापि हि ॥ ३६ ॥
na nāma-rūpe guṇa-janma-karmabhir nirūpitavye tava tasya sākṣiṇaḥ mano-vacobhyām anumeya-vartmano deva kriyāyāṁ pratiyanty athāpi hi
- na
- not
- nāma-rūpe
- the name and form
- guṇa
- with attributes
- janma
- appearance
- karmabhiḥ
- activities or pastimes
- nirūpitavye
- are not able to be ascertained
- tava
- Your
- tasya
- of Him
- sākṣiṇaḥ
- who is the direct observer
- manaḥ
- of the mind
- vacobhyām
- words
- anumeya
- hypothesis
- vartmanaḥ
- the path
- deva
- O Lord
- kriyāyām
- in devotional activities
- pratiyanti
- they realize
- atha api
- still
- hi
- indeed (You can be realized by the devotees)
O Lord, Your transcendental name and form are not ascertained by those who merely speculate on the path of imagination. Your name, form and attributes can be ascertained only through devotional service.