Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.6.29

rājñā pītaḿ viditvā vai

īśvara-prahitena te

īśvarāya namaś cakrur

aho daiva-balaḿ balam

SYNONYMS

rājñā — by the King; pītam — drunk; viditvā — understanding this; vai — indeed; īśvara-prahitena — inspired by providence; te — all of them; īśvarāya — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller; namaḥ cakruḥ — offered respectful obeisances; aho — alas; daiva-balam — providential power; balam — is actual power.

TRANSLATION

When the brāhmaṇas came to understand that the King, inspired by the supreme controller, had drunk the water, they all exclaimed "Alas! The power of providence is real power. No one can counteract the power of the Supreme." In this way they offered their respectful obeisances unto the Lord.

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