चिरं विमृश्य मुनय ईश्वरस्येशितव्यताम् । जनसङ्ग्रह इत्यूचु: स्मयन्तस्तं जगद्गुरुम् ॥ १५ ॥
ciraṁ vimṛśya munaya īśvarasyeśitavyatām jana-saṅgraha ity ūcuḥ smayantas taṁ jagad-gurum
- ciram
- for some time
- vimṛśya
- thinking
- munayaḥ
- the sages
- īśvarasya
- of the supreme controller
- īśitavyatām
- the status of being controlled
- jana-saṅgrahaḥ
- the enlightenment of the people in general
- iti
- thus (concluding)
- ūcuḥ
- they said
- smayantaḥ
- smiling
- tam
- to Him
- jagat
- of the universe
- gurum
- the spiritual master
For some time the sages pondered the Supreme Lord’s behavior, which resembled that of a subordinate living being. They concluded that He was acting this way to instruct the people in general. Thus they smiled and spoke to Him, the spiritual master of the universe.