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| Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.24.28
namas te puruṣa-śreṣṭha
sthity-utpatty-apyayeśvara
bhaktānāḿ naḥ prapannānāḿ
mukhyo hy ātma-gatir vibho
SYNONYMS
namaḥ — I offer my respectful obeisances; te — unto You; puruṣa-śreṣṭha — the best of all living entities, the best of all enjoyers; sthiti — of maintenance; utpatti — creation; apyaya — and destruction; īśvara — the Supreme Lord; bhaktānām — of Your devotees; naḥ — like us; prapannānām — those who are surrendered; mukhyaḥ — the supreme; hi — indeed; ātma-gatiḥ — the supreme destination; vibho — Lord Viṣṇu.
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, master of creation, maintenance and annihilation, O best of enjoyers, Lord Viṣṇu, You are the leader and destination of surrendered devotees like us. Therefore let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness