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rsaya ucuh
na vayam bhagavan vidmas
tava deva cikirsitam
krto me ’nugrahas ceti
yad adhyaksah prabhasase
SYNONYMS
rsayah—the sages; ucuh—said; na—not; vayam—we; bhagavan—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; vidmah—did know; tava—Your; deva—O Lord; cikirsitam—wish for us to do; krtah—has been done; me—unto Me; anugrahah—favor; ca—and; iti—thus; yat—which; adhyaksah—the supreme ruler; prabhasase—You say.
TRANSLATION
The sages said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, we are unable to know what You intend for us to do, for even though You are the supreme ruler of all, You speak in our favor as if we had done something good for You.
PURPORT
The sages could understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is above everyone, was speaking as if He were in the wrong; therefore it was difficult for them to understand the words of the Lord. They could understand, however, that the Lord was speaking in such a humble way just to show them His all-merciful favor.
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