—json {

  "name":"SB 8.21.20",
  "h1":"SB 8.21.20",
  "label":"Text 20",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.21.20",
  "description":"O Daityas, by human efforts no one can supersede the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can bring happiness and distress to all living entities."

} —

SB 8.21.20

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.