Å›rÄ«-nÄrada uvÄca
dṛṣá¹Ä mÄyÄ te bahuÅ›o duratyayÄ
mÄyÄ vibho viÅ›va-sá¹›jaÅ› ca mÄyinaḥ
bhūteṣu bhūmamś carataḥ sva-śaktibhir
vahner iva cchanna-ruco na me 'dbhutam
Å›rÄ«-nÄradaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« NÄrada said; dṛṣá¹Ä - seen; mayÄ - by me; te - Your; bahuÅ›aḥ - many times; duratyayÄ - insurmountable; mÄyÄ - power of illusion; vibho - O almighty one; viÅ›va - of the universe; sá¹›jaḥ - of the creator (Lord BrahmÄ); ca - and; mÄyinaḥ - of the bewilderer (You); bhÅ«teá¹£u - among the created beings; bhÅ«man - O all-encompassing one; carataḥ - (of You) who move; sva - Your own; Å›aktibhiḥ - by energies; vahneḥ - of fire; iva - as; channa - covered; rucaḥ - whose light; na - not; me - for me; adbhutam - amazing.
ÅšrÄ« NÄrada said: I have seen many times the insurmountable power of Your MÄyÄ, O almighty one, by which You bewilder even the creator of the universe, BrahmÄ. O all-encompassing Lord, it does not surprise me that You disguise Yourself by Your own energies while moving among the created beings, as a fire covers its own light with smoke.
When Lord Kṛṣṇa questioned NÄrada Muni about the intentions of the PÄṇá¸avas, the sage replied that the Lord is Himself all-powerful and all-knowing, even to the extent that He can bewilder the creator of the universe, BrahmÄ. NÄrada understood that Lord Kṛṣṇa desired to kill JarÄsandha and was thus beginning to arrange for this pastime by inquiring from NÄrada about the PÄṇá¸avas’ intentions. Understanding the Lord’s own intention, NÄrada was not astonished when Lord Kṛṣṇa humbly requested information from him.
