श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
सर्वे देवाः समागत्य विचारं चक्रिरे पुरा ।
कथं भवेन्माधवस्य सुलभं दर्शनं त्विति ॥
The Sadguru said:
Long ago, all the gods assembled and deliberated thus: "How can a vision of Mādhava be easily obtained?"
śrīsadgururuvāca
sarve devāḥ samāgatya vicāraṃ cakrire purā|
kathaṃ bhavenmādhavasya sulabhaṃ darśanaṃ tviti
सर्वे · sarve — all
देवाः · devāḥ — the gods
समागत्य · samāgatya — having assembled
विचारं · vicāraṃ — deliberation
चक्रिरे · cakrire — performed
पुरा · purā — in ancient times
कथं · kathaṃ — how
भवेत् · bhavet — might become
माधवस्य · mādhavasya — of Mādhava
सुलभं · sulabhaṃ — easily accessible
दर्शनं · darśanaṃ — vision
त्विति · tviti — thus
पुरा सर्वे देवाः समागत्य विचारं चक्रिरे। माधवस्य दर्शनं कथं सुलभं भवेत् इति।
all · the gods · having assembled · deliberation · performed · in ancient times · how · might become · of Mādhava · easily accessible · vision · thus
This verse introduces the central conflict of the chapter: the gods' collective yearning for a direct vision of the Lord, setting the stage for the subsequent divine assembly.