Chapter 9
यस्माद्बिभेम्यहमपि द्विपरार्धधिष्ण्य- मध्यासित: सकललोकनमस्कृतं यत् । तेपे तपो बहुसवोऽवरुरुत्समान- स्तस्मै नमो भगवतेऽधिमखाय तुभ्यम् ॥ १८ ॥
Transliteration
yasmād bibhemy aham api dviparārdha-dhiṣṇyam adhyāsitaḥ sakala-loka-namaskṛtaṁ yat tepe tapo bahu-savo ’varurutsamānas tasmai namo bhagavate ’dhimakhāya tubhyam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
yasmāt — from whom; bibhemi — fear; aham — I; api — also; dvi-para-ardha — up to the limit of 4,300,000,000 × 2 × 30 × 12 × 100 solar years; dhiṣṇyam — place; adhyāsitaḥ — situated in; sakala-loka — all other planets; namaskṛtam — honored by; yat — that; tepe — underwent; tapaḥ — penances; bahu-savaḥ — many, many years; avarurutsamānaḥ — desiring to obtain You; tasmai — unto Him; namaḥ — I do offer my obeisances; bhagavate — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhimakhāya — unto Him who is the enjoyer of all sacrifices; tubhyam — unto Your Lordship.
Translation
“Your Lordship, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You who are indefatigable time and the enjoyer of all sacrifices. Although I am situated in an abode which will continue to exist for a time duration of two parārdhas, although I am the leader of all other planets in the universe, and although I have undergone many, many years of penance for self-realization, still I offer my respects unto You.”