श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच अहो ईश्वरलीलेयं दुर्विभाव्या शरीरिणाम् । यन्नमन्तीशितव्यानि स्तुवन्ति जगदीश्वरा: ॥ २८ ॥
śrī-mārkaṇḍeya uvāca aho īśvara-līleyaṁ durvibhāvyā śarīriṇām yan namantīśitavyāni stuvanti jagad-īśvarāḥ
- śrī-mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said
- aho
- ah
- īśvara
- of the great lords
- līlā
- the pastime
- iyam
- this
- durvibhāvyā
- inconceivable
- śarīriṇām
- for embodied souls
- yat
- since
- namanti
- they offer obeisances
- īśitavyāni
- to those who are controlled by them
- stuvanti
- they praise
- jagat-īśvarāḥ
- the rulers of the universe
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: It is indeed most difficult for embodied souls to understand the pastimes of the universal controllers, for such lords bow down to and offer praise to the very living beings they rule.