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ŚB 8.21.20

Devanagari

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

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.