dṛṣṭā mayā divi vibho 'khila-dhiṣṇya-pānām

dṛṣṭā mayā divi vibho 'khila-dhiṣṇya-pānām

āyuḥ śriyo vibhava icchati yāñ jano 'yam

ye 'smat pituḥ kupita-hāsa-vijṛmbhita-bhrū-

visphūrjitena lulitāḥ sa tu te nirastaḥ

I have seen the life span, wealth and power of the devatās, which people desire. The devatās were destroyed by the movement of the eyebrow of my father, made in anger or jest. But you have destroyed him.

I do not see anyone except you who possesses power. He to whom I surrender will deliver me from saṁsāra. I have seen the wealth, power (vibhavaḥ) and life span of the devatās in heaven, who were destroyed just by the movement of my father’s eyebrow raised in mockery. But he was destroyed by you. I recognize you as the Supreme Lord because of your extraordinary power.

 

|| 7.9.24 ||

tasmād amūs tanu-bhṛtām aham āśiṣo 'jña

āyuḥ śriyaṁ vibhavam aindriyam āviriñcyāt

necchāmi te vilulitān uruvikrameṇa

kālātmanopanaya māṁ nija-bhṛtya-pārśvam

I do not want these objects of enjoyments, life span, wealth, power, or sense enjoyment of living beings up to that of Brahmā, which are all destroyed by your power as time. Take me to the side of your servant.

“So what do you want?” Since my father, possessing such power and wealth, was destroyed, I do not want objects of enjoyment (āśiṣaḥ), knowledge to attain those objects which is actually ignorance, pleasure of the senses, and even the enjoyment of Brahmā, since these are destroyed by time. I know that being at the side of your servant is the best.

|| 7.9.25 ||

kutrāśiṣaḥ śruti-sukhā mṛgatṛṣṇi-rūpāḥ

kvedaṁ kalevaram aśeṣa-rujāṁ virohaḥ

nirvidyate na tu jano yad apīti vidvān

kāmānalaṁ madhu-lavaiḥ śamayan durāpaiḥ

What is the use of material objects which are pleasant only to hear about and to see? What is the use of the body which is a breeding place of unlimited diseases? Though a person knows this condition of life, he pacifies the fire of desire by a drop of hard-earned happiness, but does not become detached.

“What is this? Everyone desires enjoyment and power.” Everyone is ignorant. Objects like a kingdom give happiness by seeing them only, like a mirage, or give happiness by hearing about them only, since they actually do not give a drop of happiness, because of worry, calamities, attachment, hatred, envy and competition. Even if there is happiness, it is the greatest suffering because of inability to enjoy it, since the body is a place of disease. Knowing the nature of this happiness, a person pacifies the fire of desire by a drop of happiness, attained with difficulty, but the fire again springs up. And he does not become detached from it.        

|| 7.9.26 ||