Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 9: Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.9.33

tāvat sa bhagavān sākṣād

yogādhīśo guhā-śayaḥ

antardadha ṛṣeḥ sadyo

yathehānīśa-nirmitā

SYNONYMS

tāvat — just then; saḥHe; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; sākṣāt — directly; yoga-adhīśaḥ — the supreme master of yoga; guhā-śayaḥ — who is hidden within the heart of all living beings; antardadhe — disappeared; ṛṣeḥin front of the sage; sadyaḥ — suddenly; yathāin the same way as; īhā — the object of endeavor; anīśa — by an incompetent person; nirmitā — created.

TRANSLATION

At that moment the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the original master of all mysticism and who is hidden within everyone's heart, became invisible to the sage, just as the achievements of an incompetent person can suddenly vanish.

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