भृगुरुवाच यन्मायया गहनयापहृतात्मबोधा ब्रह्मादयस्तनुभृतस्तमसि स्वपन्त: । नात्मन् श्रितं तव विदन्त्यधुनापि तत्त्वं सोऽयं प्रसीदतु भवान्प्रणतात्मबन्धु: ॥ ३० ॥
bhrgur uvaca yan mayaya gahanayapahrtatma-bodha brahmadayas tanu-bhrtas tamasi svapantah natman-sritam tava vidanty adhunapi tattvam so ’yam prasidatu bhavan pranatatma-bandhuh
- bhrguh uvaca
- Sri Bhrgu said
- yat
- who
- mayaya
- by illusory energy
- gahanaya
- insurmountable
- apahrta
- stolen
- atma-bodhah
- knowledge of the constitutional position
- brahma-adayah
- Lord Brahma, etc.
- tanu-bhrtah
- embodied living entities
- tamasi
- in the darkness of illusion
- svapantah
- lying down
- na
- not
- atman
- in the living entity
- sritam
- situated in
- tava
- Your
- vidanti
- understand
- adhuna
- now
- api
- certainly
- tattvam
- absolute position
- sah
- You
- ayam
- this
- prasidatu
- be kind
- bhavan
- Your Lordship
- pranata-atma
- surrendered soul
- bandhuh
- friend
Sri Bhrgu said: My dear Lord, all living entities, beginning from the highest, namely Lord Brahma, down to the ordinary ant, are under the influence of the insurmountable spell of illusory energy, and thus they are ignorant of their constitutional position. Everyone believes in the concept of the body, and all are thus submerged in the darkness of illusion. They are actually unable to understand how You live in every living entity as the Supersoul, nor can they understand Your absolute position. But You are the eternal friend and protector of all surrendered souls. Therefore, please be kind toward us and forgive all our offenses.