Chapter 3
तस्यात्मतन्त्रस्य हरेरधीशितु: परस्य मायाधिपतेर्महात्मन: । प्रायेण दूता इह वै मनोहरा- श्चरन्ति तद्रूपगुणस्वभावा: ॥ १७ ॥
Transliteration
tasyātma-tantrasya harer adhīśituḥ parasya māyādhipater mahātmanaḥ prāyeṇa dūtā iha vai manoharāś caranti tad-rūpa-guṇa-svabhāvāḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tasya — of Him; ātma-tantrasya — being self-sufficient, not dependent on any other person; hareḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhīśituḥ — who is the master of everything; parasya — the Transcendence; māyā-adhipateḥ — the master of the illusory energy; mahā-ātmanaḥ — of the Supreme Soul; prāyeṇa — almost; dūtāḥ — the order carriers; iha — in this world; vai — indeed; manoharāḥ — pleasing in their dealings and bodily features; caranti — they move; tat — of Him; rūpa — possessing the bodily features; guṇa — the transcendental qualities; svabhāvāḥ — and nature.
Translation
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is self-sufficient and fully independent. He is the master of everyone and everything, including the illusory energy. He has His form, qualities and features; and similarly His order carriers, the Vaiṣṇavas, who are very beautiful, possess bodily features, transcendental qualities and a transcendental nature almost like His. They always wander within this world with full independence.”