यस्त्वया मन्दभाग्योक्तो मदन्यो जगदीश्वर: । क्वासौ यदि स सर्वत्र कस्मात् स्तम्भे न दृश्यते ॥ १२ ॥
yas tvaya manda-bhagyokto mad-anyo jagad-isvarah kvasau yadi sa sarvatra kasmat stambhe na drsyate
- yah
- the one who
- tvaya
- by you
- manda-bhagya
- O unfortunate one
- uktah
- described
- mat-anyah
- besides me
- jagat-isvarah
- the supreme controller of the universe
- kva
- where
- asau
- that one
- yadi
- if
- sah
- He
- sarvatra
- everywhere (all-pervading)
- kasmat
- why
- stambhe
- in the pillar before me
- na drsyate
- not seen.
O most unfortunate Prahlada, you have always described a supreme being other than me, a supreme being who is above everything, who is the controller of everyone, and who is all-pervading. But where is He? If He is everywhere, then why is He not present before me in this pillar?