Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.84.16

śrī-munaya ūcuh

yan-māyayā tattva-vid-uttamā vayam

vimohitā viśva-srijām adhīśvarāh

yad īśitavyāyati gūdha īhayā

aho vicitram bhagavad-viceshtitam

SYNONYMS

śrī-munayah ūcuh — the great sages said; yat — whose; māyayā — by the power of illusion; tattva — of the truth; vit — knowers; uttamāh — best; vayam — we; vimohitāh — confused; viśva — of the universe; srijām — of creators; adhīśvarah — chief; yat — the fact that; īśitavyāyati — (the Supreme Lord) pretends to be subject to higher control; gūdhah — hidden; īhayā — by His activities; aho — ah; vicitram — amazing; bhagavat — of the Supreme Lord; viceshtitam — the activity.

TRANSLATION

The great sages said: Your power of illusion has totally bewildered us, the most exalted knowers of the truth and leaders among the universal creators. Ah, how amazing is the behavior of the Supreme Lord! He covers Himself with His humanlike activities and pretends to be subject to superior control.

PURPORT

The sages have characterized the Lord's statements as inscrutable (duranvayam). How this is so is stated here: His words and activities bewilder even the most learned when He plays at subordinating Himself to His own servants.

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