ऋत्विज ऊचु: अर्हसि मुहुरर्हत्तमार्हणमस्माकमनुपथानां नमो नम इत्येतावत्सदुपशिक्षितं कोऽर्हति पुमान् प्रकृतिगुणव्यतिकरमतिरनीश ईश्वरस्य परस्य प्रकृतिपुरुषयोरर्वाक्तनाभिर्नामरूपाकृतिभी रूपनिरूपणम् ॥ ४ ॥ सकलजननिकायवृजिननिरसनशिवतमप्रवरगुणगणैकदेशकथनादृते ॥ ५ ॥
rtvija ucuh arhasi muhur arhattamarhanam asmakam anupathanam namo nama ity etavat sad-upasiksitam ko ’rhati puman prakrti-guna-vyatikara-matir anisa isvarasya parasya prakrti-purusayor arvaktanabhir nama-rupakrtibhi rupa-nirupanam; sakala-jana-nikaya-vrjina-nirasana-sivatama-pravara-guna-ganaika-desa-kathanad rte.
- rtvijah ucuh
- the priests said
- arhasi
- please (accept)
- muhuh
- again and again
- arhat-tama
- O most exalted, worshipable person
- arhanam
- offering of worship
- asmakam
- of us
- anupathanam
- who are Your servants
- namah
- respectful obeisances
- namah
- respectful obeisances
- iti
- thus
- etavat
- so far
- sat
- by exalted personalities
- upasiksitam
- instructed
- kah
- what
- arhati
- is able (to make)
- puman
- man
- prakrti
- of material nature
- guna
- of the modes
- vyatikara
- in the transformations
- matih
- whose mind (is absorbed)
- anisah
- who is most incapable
- isvarasya
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- parasya
- beyond
- prakrti-purusayoh
- the jurisdiction of the three modes of material nature
- arvaktanabhih
- which do not reach up to, or which are of this material world
- nama-rupa-akrtibhih
- by names, forms and qualities
- rupa
- of Your nature or position
- nirupanam
- ascertainment, perception
- sakala
- all
- jana-nikaya
- of mankind
- vrjina
- sinful actions
- nirasana
- which wipe out
- sivatama
- most auspicious
- pravara
- excellent
- guna-gana
- of the transcendental qualities
- eka-desa
- one part
- kathanat
- by speaking
- rte
- except
The priests began to offer prayers to the Lord, saying: O most worshipable one, we are simply Your servants. Although You are full in Yourself, please, out of Your causeless mercy, accept a little service from us, Your eternal servants. We are not actually aware of Your transcendental form, but we can simply offer our respectful obeisances again and again, as instructed by the Vedic literatures and authorized acaryas. Materialistic living entities are very much attracted to the modes of material nature, and therefore they are never perfect, but You are above the jurisdiction of all material conceptions. Your name, form and qualities are all transcendental and beyond the conception of experimental knowledge. Indeed, who can conceive of You? In the material world we can perceive only material names and qualities. We have no other power than to offer our respectful obeisances and prayers unto You, the transcendental person. The chanting of Your auspicious transcendental qualities will wipe out the sins of all mankind. That is the most auspicious activity for us, and we can thus partially understand Your supernatural position.