Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 34


Sanskrit:

तत् तस्य ते सदसतो: परत: परस्यनाञ्ज: स्वरूपगमने प्रभवन्ति भूम्न: ।ब्रह्मादय: किमुत संस्तवने वयं तुतत्सर्गसर्गविषया अपि शक्तिमात्रम् ॥ ३४ ॥

ITRANS:

tat tasya te sad-asatoḥ parataḥ parasyanāñjaḥ svarūpa-gamane prabhavanti bhūmnaḥbrahmādayaḥ kim uta saṁstavane vayaṁ tutat-sarga-sarga-viṣayā api śakti-mātram

Translation:

Even personalities like Lord Brahmā and other demigods cannot understand your position, for you are beyond the moving and nonmoving creation. Since no one can understand you in truth, how can one offer you prayers? It is impossible. As far as we are concerned, we are creatures of Lord Brahmā’s creation. Under the circumstances, therefore, we cannot offer you adequate prayers, but as far as our ability allows, we have expressed our feelings.

Purport: