SB 8.21.20

SB 8.21.20

Devanagari

य: प्रभु: सर्वभूतानां सुखदु:खोपपत्तये । तं नातिवर्तितुं दैत्या: पौरुषैरीश्वर: पुमान् ॥ २० ॥

Verse text

yaḥ prabhuḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ sukha-duḥkhopapattaye taṁ nātivartituṁ daityāḥ pauruṣair īśvaraḥ pumān

Synonyms

yaḥ prabhuḥ that Supreme Person, the master ; sarva bhūtānām — of all living entities ; sukha duḥkha — upapattaye — for administering happiness and distress ; tam Him ; na not ; ativartitum to overcome ; daityāḥ O demons ; pauruṣaiḥ by human endeavors ; īśvaraḥ the supreme controller ; pumān a person .

Translation

O Daityas, by human efforts no one can supersede the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can bring happiness and distress to all living entities.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O demons! By human efforts it is not possible to overcome that which has the power to create the happiness and distress of all living beings.