SRUTI
GITA ( from SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM, CANTO 10, CHAPTER 87)
GITA ( from SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM, CANTO 10, CHAPTER 87)
[This is a
hymn by the Vedas Personified addressed to
the Nirguna Brahman. The
transalations in English are by the disciples of His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as given in the “Srimad Bhagavatam” published by
the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]
hymn by the Vedas Personified addressed to
the Nirguna Brahman. The
transalations in English are by the disciples of His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as given in the “Srimad Bhagavatam” published by
the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]
परीक्षिदुवाच-
ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मण्यनिर्देश्ये निर्गुणे गुणवृत्तयः।
कथं चरन्ति श्रुतयः साक्षात् सदसतः परे ॥१॥
Parikshit said: O Brahmana! How can the Vedas directly
describe the Supreme Absolute Truth which cannot be described in words? The
Vedas are limited to describing the qualities of material nature, but the
Supreme is devoid of these qualities, being transcendental to all material
manifestations and their causes.
describe the Supreme Absolute Truth which cannot be described in words? The
Vedas are limited to describing the qualities of material nature, but the
Supreme is devoid of these qualities, being transcendental to all material
manifestations and their causes.
श्रीशुक उवाच-
बुद्धीन्द्रियमनःप्राणान् जनानामसृजत् प्रभुः।
मात्रार्थं च भवार्थं च आत्मनेऽकल्पनाय च॥२॥
Sukadeva Goswamy
said: The Supreme Lord manifested the
material intelligence, senses, mind and vital air of the living entities so
that they could indulge their desires for sense gratification, take repeated
births to engage in fruitive activities, become elevated in future lives and
ultimately attain liberation.
said: The Supreme Lord manifested the
material intelligence, senses, mind and vital air of the living entities so
that they could indulge their desires for sense gratification, take repeated
births to engage in fruitive activities, become elevated in future lives and
ultimately attain liberation.
सैषा ह्युपनिषद् ब्राह्मी पूर्वेषां पूर्वजैर्धृता।
श्रद्धया धारयेद् यस्तां क्षेमं गच्छेदकिंचनः ॥३॥
Those who came before even our ancient predecessors meditated upon this
same confidential knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Indeed, any one who faithfully concentrates on this
knowledge will become free from material attachments and attain the final goal
of life.
same confidential knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Indeed, any one who faithfully concentrates on this
knowledge will become free from material attachments and attain the final goal
of life.
अत्र ते वर्णयिष्यामि गाथां नारायणान्विताम्।
नारदस्य च संवादमृषेर्नारायणस्य च ॥४॥
In this connection I will relate to you a narration
concerning the Supreme Lord Narayana. It
is about a conversation that once occurred between Sri Narayana Rishi and
Narada Muni.
concerning the Supreme Lord Narayana. It
is about a conversation that once occurred between Sri Narayana Rishi and
Narada Muni.
एकदा नारदो लोकान् पर्यटन् भगवत्प्रियः।
सनातनमृषिं द्रष्टुं ययौ नारायणाश्रमम्॥५॥
Once, while traveling among the various planets of the
universe, the Lord’s beloved devotee
Narada went to visit the primeval sage Narayana at His ashrama.
universe, the Lord’s beloved devotee
Narada went to visit the primeval sage Narayana at His ashrama.
यो वै भारतवर्षेऽस्मिन्क्षेमाय स्वस्तये नृणाम्।
धर्मज्ञानशमोपेतमाकल्पादास्थितस्तपः॥६॥
From the very beginning
of Brahma’s day Lord Narayana Rishi has been undergoing austere penances in
this land of Bharata while perfectly performing religious duties and exemplifying
spiritual knowledge and self-control – all for the benefit of human beings in
both this world and the next
of Brahma’s day Lord Narayana Rishi has been undergoing austere penances in
this land of Bharata while perfectly performing religious duties and exemplifying
spiritual knowledge and self-control – all for the benefit of human beings in
both this world and the next
तत्रोपविष्टमृषिभिः कलापग्रामवासिभिः।
परीतं प्रणतोऽपृच्छदिदमेव कुरूद्वह॥७॥
There Narada approached
Lord Narayana Rishi, who was sitting amidst sages of the village of
Kalapa. After bowing down to the Lord, O
hero of the Kurus, Narada asked Him the very same question you hava asked me.
Lord Narayana Rishi, who was sitting amidst sages of the village of
Kalapa. After bowing down to the Lord, O
hero of the Kurus, Narada asked Him the very same question you hava asked me.
तस्मै ह्यवोचद् भगवानृषीणां शृण्वतामिदम्।
यो ब्रह्मवादः पूर्वेषां जनलोकनिवासिनाम् ॥८॥
As the sages listened, Lord Narayana Rishi related to
Narada an ancient discussion about the Absolute Truth that took place among the
residents of Janaloka.
Narada an ancient discussion about the Absolute Truth that took place among the
residents of Janaloka.
श्रीभगवानुवाच-
स्वायंभुव ब्रह्मसत्रं जनलोकेऽभवत्पुरा।
तत्रस्थानां मानसानां मुनीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम्॥९॥
The Lord said: O son of
Brahma! Once long ago in Janaloka, wise sages who resided there performed a
great sacrifice to the Absolute Truth( Brahman) by vibrating
transcendental sounds (chanting Vedic mantras). These sages, mental sons of Brahma, were all
perfect celibates.
Brahma! Once long ago in Janaloka, wise sages who resided there performed a
great sacrifice to the Absolute Truth( Brahman) by vibrating
transcendental sounds (chanting Vedic mantras). These sages, mental sons of Brahma, were all
perfect celibates.
श्वेतद्वीपे गतवति त्वयि
द्रष्टुं तदीश्वरम्।
द्रष्टुं तदीश्वरम्।
ब्रह्मवादः सुसंवृत्तः श्रुतयो यत्र शेरते।
तत्र हायमभूत्प्रश्नः त्वं
मां यमनुपृच्छसि॥१०॥
मां यमनुपृच्छसि॥१०॥
At that time you happened to be visiting the Lord on Svetadvipa
– that Supreme Lord in whom the Vedas
lie down to rest during the period of universal annihilation. A
lively discussion arose among the sages on Janaloka as to the nature of
the Supreme Absolute Truth. Indeed, the
same question arose then that you are asking Me now
– that Supreme Lord in whom the Vedas
lie down to rest during the period of universal annihilation. A
lively discussion arose among the sages on Janaloka as to the nature of
the Supreme Absolute Truth. Indeed, the
same question arose then that you are asking Me now
तुल्यश्रुततपःशीलास्तुल्यस्वीयारिमध्यमाः।
अपि चक्रुः प्रवचनमेकं शुश्रूषवोऽपरे॥११॥
Although these sages were all equally qualified in
terms of Vedic study and austerity, and although they all saw friends, enemies
and neutral parties equally, they chose one among them to be the speaker, and
the rest became eager listeners.
terms of Vedic study and austerity, and although they all saw friends, enemies
and neutral parties equally, they chose one among them to be the speaker, and
the rest became eager listeners.
सनन्दन उवाच –
स्वसृष्टमिदमापीय शयानं सह शक्तिभिः।
तदन्ते बोधयांचक्रुस्तल्लिङ्गैः श्रुतयः परम्॥१२॥
यथा शयानं सम्राजं वन्दिनस्तत्पराक्रमैः
प्रत्यूषेऽभ्येत्य सुश्लोकैर्बोधयन्त्यनुजीविनः ॥१३॥
Sri Sanandana replied:
After the Supreme Lord withdrew the universe He had previously created, He lay
for sometime as if asleep, and all His energies rested dormant within Him. When
the time came for the next creation, the personified Vedas awakened Him
by chanting his glories, just as the poets serving a king approach him at dawn
and awaken him by reciting his heroic deeds.
After the Supreme Lord withdrew the universe He had previously created, He lay
for sometime as if asleep, and all His energies rested dormant within Him. When
the time came for the next creation, the personified Vedas awakened Him
by chanting his glories, just as the poets serving a king approach him at dawn
and awaken him by reciting his heroic deeds.
श्रुतय
ऊचुः
ऊचुः
जय
जय
जह्यजामजित
दोषगृभीतगुणां
जय
जह्यजामजित
दोषगृभीतगुणां
त्वमसि यदात्मना समवरुद्धसमस्तभगः।
अगजगदोकसामखिलशक्त्यवबोधक ते
क्वचिदजयाऽऽत्मना च चरतोऽनुचरेन्निगमः ॥१४॥
The Srutis said:
Victory, Victory to You, O Unconquerable one! By your very nature You are
perfectly full in all opulences; therefore please defeat the eternal power of
illusion, who assumes control over the modes of nature to create difficulties
for conditioned souls. O You who awaken
all the energies of the moving and non-moving embodied beings, sometimes the
Vedas can recognize You as You sport with Your material and spiritual
potencies.
Victory, Victory to You, O Unconquerable one! By your very nature You are
perfectly full in all opulences; therefore please defeat the eternal power of
illusion, who assumes control over the modes of nature to create difficulties
for conditioned souls. O You who awaken
all the energies of the moving and non-moving embodied beings, sometimes the
Vedas can recognize You as You sport with Your material and spiritual
potencies.
बृहदुपलब्धमेतदवयन्त्यवशेषतया
यत उदयास्तमयौ
विकृतेर्मृदि वाविकृतात्।
विकृतेर्मृदि वाविकृतात्।
अत ऋषयो दधुस्त्वयि मनोवचनाचरितं
कथमयथा भवन्ति भुवि दत्तपदानि नृणाम् ॥१५॥
This perceivable world is
identified with the Supreme because the Supreme Brahman is the ultimate
foundation of all existence, remaining unchanged as all created things are
generated from it and at last dissolved into it, just as clay remains unchanged
by the products made from it and again merged with it. Thus it is toward You alone that the Vedic sages
direct all their thoughts words and deeds.
After all, how can the footsteps of men fail to touch the earth on which
they live.
identified with the Supreme because the Supreme Brahman is the ultimate
foundation of all existence, remaining unchanged as all created things are
generated from it and at last dissolved into it, just as clay remains unchanged
by the products made from it and again merged with it. Thus it is toward You alone that the Vedic sages
direct all their thoughts words and deeds.
After all, how can the footsteps of men fail to touch the earth on which
they live.
इति तव सूरयस्त्र्यधिपतेऽखिलकमल-
क्षपणकथामृताब्धिमवगाह्य तपांसि जहुः।
किमुत पुनः स्वधामविधूताशयकालगुणाः
परम भजन्ति ये पदमजस्रसुखानुभवम् ॥१६॥
Therefore, O master of the three worlds, the
wise get rid of all misery by diving deep into the nectarine ocean of topics
about You, which washes away all the contamination of the universe. Then what
to speak of those who, having by spiritual strength rid their minds of bad
habits and freed themselves from time, are able to worship Your true nature, O
Supreme one, finding within it uninterrupted bliss?
wise get rid of all misery by diving deep into the nectarine ocean of topics
about You, which washes away all the contamination of the universe. Then what
to speak of those who, having by spiritual strength rid their minds of bad
habits and freed themselves from time, are able to worship Your true nature, O
Supreme one, finding within it uninterrupted bliss?
दृतय
इव श्वसन्त्यसुभृतो यदि तेऽनुविधा
इव श्वसन्त्यसुभृतो यदि तेऽनुविधा
महदहमादयोऽण्डमसृजन्
यदनुग्रहतः
यदनुग्रहतः
पुरुषविधोऽन्वयोऽत्र चरमोऽन्नमयादिषु
यः
यः
सदसतः परं त्वमथ यदेष्ववशेषमृतम्॥१७॥
Those who breathe are
actually alive only if they are your faithful followers, otherwise their
breathing is like that of bellows. It is
by your mercy alone that the elements, beginning with the mahat-tattwa
and false ego, created the egg of this universe. Among the manifestations known as annamaya
and so forth, You are the ultimate one, entering within the material coverings
along with the living entity and assuming the same forms as those he takes.
Distinct from the gross and subtle material manifestations, You are the reality
underlying them all.
actually alive only if they are your faithful followers, otherwise their
breathing is like that of bellows. It is
by your mercy alone that the elements, beginning with the mahat-tattwa
and false ego, created the egg of this universe. Among the manifestations known as annamaya
and so forth, You are the ultimate one, entering within the material coverings
along with the living entity and assuming the same forms as those he takes.
Distinct from the gross and subtle material manifestations, You are the reality
underlying them all.
उदरमुपासते य ऋषिवर्त्मसु कूर्पदृशः
परिसरपद्धतिं हृदयमारुणयो
दहरम्।
दहरम्।
तत उदगादनन्त तव धाम शिरः परं
पुनरिह यत्समेत्य न
पतन्ति कृतान्तमुखे॥१८॥
पतन्ति कृतान्तमुखे॥१८॥
Among the followers of
the methods set forth by great sages, those with less refined vision worship
the Supreme as present in the region of the abdomen, while the Arunis worship Him as present in the
heart, in the subtle center from which all the pranic channels emanate. From there, O unlimited Lord, these
worshipers raise their consciousness upward to the top of the head toward the
supreme destination, they reach that place from which they will never again
fall to this world, into the mouth of death.
the methods set forth by great sages, those with less refined vision worship
the Supreme as present in the region of the abdomen, while the Arunis worship Him as present in the
heart, in the subtle center from which all the pranic channels emanate. From there, O unlimited Lord, these
worshipers raise their consciousness upward to the top of the head toward the
supreme destination, they reach that place from which they will never again
fall to this world, into the mouth of death.
स्वकृतविचित्रयोनिषु विशन्निव
हेतुतया
हेतुतया
तरतमतश्चकास्स्यनलवत्स्वकृतानुकृतिः।
अथ वितथास्वमूष्ववितथं
तव धाम समं
तव धाम समं
विरजधियोऽनुयन्त्यभिविपण्यव
एकरसम् ॥१९॥
एकरसम् ॥१९॥
Apparently entering among
the variegated species of living beings You have created, You inspire them to
act, manifesting Yourself according to their higher and lower positions, just
as fire manifests differently according to the shape of what is burns. Therefore those of spotless intelligence, who
are altogether free from material attachments, realize Your undifferentiated ,
unchanging Self to be the permanent reality among all these impermanent life
forms.
the variegated species of living beings You have created, You inspire them to
act, manifesting Yourself according to their higher and lower positions, just
as fire manifests differently according to the shape of what is burns. Therefore those of spotless intelligence, who
are altogether free from material attachments, realize Your undifferentiated ,
unchanging Self to be the permanent reality among all these impermanent life
forms.
स्वकृतपुरेष्वमीष्वबहिरन्तरसंवरणं
तव
पुरुषं वदन्त्यखिलशक्तिधृतोंऽशकृतम्।
पुरुषं वदन्त्यखिलशक्तिधृतोंऽशकृतम्।
इति नृगतिं विविच्य कवयो निगमापवनं
भवत
उपासतेऽङ्घ्रिमभवं भुवि विश्वसिताः ॥२०॥
उपासतेऽङ्घ्रिमभवं भुवि विश्वसिताः ॥२०॥
The individual living
entity, while inhabiting the material bodies he has created for himself by his karma,
actually remains uncovered by either gross or subtle matter. This is so because, as the Vedas describe,
he is part and parcel of You, the possessor of all potencies. Having determined this to be the status of
the living entity, learned sages become imbued with faith and worship Your
lotus feet, to which all Vedic sacrifices in this world are offered, and which
are the source of liberation.
entity, while inhabiting the material bodies he has created for himself by his karma,
actually remains uncovered by either gross or subtle matter. This is so because, as the Vedas describe,
he is part and parcel of You, the possessor of all potencies. Having determined this to be the status of
the living entity, learned sages become imbued with faith and worship Your
lotus feet, to which all Vedic sacrifices in this world are offered, and which
are the source of liberation.
दुरवगमात्मतत्त्वनिगमाय
तवात्ततनो-
तवात्ततनो-
श्चरितमहामृताब्धिपरिवर्तपरिश्रमणाः।
न परिलषन्ति केचिदपवर्गमपीश्वर
ते
ते
चरण्सरोजहंसकुलसंगविसृष्टगृहाः
॥२१॥
॥२१॥
My Lord, some fortunate
souls have gotten relief from the fatigue of material by diving into the vast
nectar ocean of Your pastimes (leela), which you enact when you manifest
Your personal forms to propagate the unfathomable science of the self. These rare souls, indifferent even to
liberation, renounce the happiness of home and family because of their
association with devotees who are like flocks of swans enjoying at the lotus of
Your feet
souls have gotten relief from the fatigue of material by diving into the vast
nectar ocean of Your pastimes (leela), which you enact when you manifest
Your personal forms to propagate the unfathomable science of the self. These rare souls, indifferent even to
liberation, renounce the happiness of home and family because of their
association with devotees who are like flocks of swans enjoying at the lotus of
Your feet
त्वदनुपथं
कुलायमिदमात्मसुहृत्प्रियव-
कुलायमिदमात्मसुहृत्प्रियव-
यदनुशया भ्रमन्त्युरुभये
कुशरीरभृतः ॥२२॥
कुशरीरभृतः ॥२२॥
When this human body is
used for Your devotional service, it acts as one’s self, friend and beloved. But unfortunately, although You always show
mercy to the conditioned souls and affectionately help them in every way, and
although you are their true Self, people in general fail to delight in you. Instead they commit spiritual suicide by
worshipping illusion. Alas, because they
persistently hope for the success in their devotion to the unreal, they
continue to wander about this great fearful world, assuming various degraded
bodies.
used for Your devotional service, it acts as one’s self, friend and beloved. But unfortunately, although You always show
mercy to the conditioned souls and affectionately help them in every way, and
although you are their true Self, people in general fail to delight in you. Instead they commit spiritual suicide by
worshipping illusion. Alas, because they
persistently hope for the success in their devotion to the unreal, they
continue to wander about this great fearful world, assuming various degraded
bodies.
निभृतमरुन्मनोऽक्षदृढयोगयुजो
हृदि य-
हृदि य-
न्मुनयो
उपासते तदरयोऽपि ययुः स्मरणात्।
उपासते तदरयोऽपि ययुः स्मरणात्।
स्त्रिय उरगेन्द्रभोगगुजदण्डविषक्तधियो
वयमपि
ते समाः समदृशोऽङ्घ्रिसरोजसुधाः॥२३॥
ते समाः समदृशोऽङ्घ्रिसरोजसुधाः॥२३॥
Simply by constantly
thinking of Him, the enemies of the Lord attained the same Supreme Truth whom sages fixed in yoga worship controlling
their breath, mind and senses.
Similarly, we Srutis, who generally see You as all-pervading,
will achieve the same nectar from Your lotus feet that Your consorts are able
to relish because of their loving attraction to Your mighty, serpentine arms,
for you look upon us and Your consorts in the same way.
thinking of Him, the enemies of the Lord attained the same Supreme Truth whom sages fixed in yoga worship controlling
their breath, mind and senses.
Similarly, we Srutis, who generally see You as all-pervading,
will achieve the same nectar from Your lotus feet that Your consorts are able
to relish because of their loving attraction to Your mighty, serpentine arms,
for you look upon us and Your consorts in the same way.
क इह नु वेद बतावरजन्मलयोऽग्रसरं
यत
उदगादृषिर्यमनु देवगणा उभये।
उदगादृषिर्यमनु देवगणा उभये।
तर्हि न सन्न चासदुभयं
न च कालजवः
न च कालजवः
. किमपि न तत्र शास्त्रमवकृष्य
शयीत यदा ॥२४॥
शयीत यदा ॥२४॥
Every one in this world
has recently been born and will soondie.
So how can anyone here know him who existed prior to everything else and
who gave rise to the first learned sage, Brahma, and all subsequent demigods,
both lesser and greater? When He lies down and withdraws everything within
himself, nothing else remains – no gross or subtle matter or bodies composed of
these, no force of time or revealed scripture.
has recently been born and will soondie.
So how can anyone here know him who existed prior to everything else and
who gave rise to the first learned sage, Brahma, and all subsequent demigods,
both lesser and greater? When He lies down and withdraws everything within
himself, nothing else remains – no gross or subtle matter or bodies composed of
these, no force of time or revealed scripture.
जनिमसतः सतो मृतिमुतात्मनि ये च भिदां
विपणमृतं
स्मरन्त्युपदिशन्ति त आरुपितैः।
स्मरन्त्युपदिशन्ति त आरुपितैः।
त्रिगुणमयः पुमानिति
भिदा यदबोधकृता
भिदा यदबोधकृता
त्वयि
न ततः परत्र स भवेदवबोधरसे॥२५॥
न ततः परत्र स भवेदवबोधरसे॥२५॥
Supposed authorities who
declare that matter is the origin of existence, that the permanent qualities of
the soul can be destroyed, that the self is compounded of separate aspects of
spirit and matter, or that material transactions constitute reality –- all such
authorities base their teachings on mistaken ideas that hide the Truth. The dualistic conception that the living entity
is produced from the three modes of nature is simply a product of ignorance.
Such a conception has no real basis in You, for You are transcendental to all
illusion and always enjoy perfect, total awareness.
declare that matter is the origin of existence, that the permanent qualities of
the soul can be destroyed, that the self is compounded of separate aspects of
spirit and matter, or that material transactions constitute reality –- all such
authorities base their teachings on mistaken ideas that hide the Truth. The dualistic conception that the living entity
is produced from the three modes of nature is simply a product of ignorance.
Such a conception has no real basis in You, for You are transcendental to all
illusion and always enjoy perfect, total awareness.
सदिव मनस्त्रिवृत्त्वयि
विभात्यसदामनुजात्
विभात्यसदामनुजात्
सदभिमृशन्त्यशेषमिदमात्मतयात्मविदः।
न हि विकृतिं त्यजन्ति
कनकस्य तदात्मतया
कनकस्य तदात्मतया
स्वकृतमनुप्रविष्टमिदमात्मययावसितम्
॥२६॥
॥२६॥
The three modes of
material nature comprise everything in this world from the simplest phenomena
to the complex human body. Although
these phenomena appear real, they are only a false reflection of the spiritual
reality, being a superimposition of the mind upon You. Still, those who know the Supreme Self
consider the entire material creation to be real inasmuch as it is
non-different from the Self. Just as
things made of gold are indeed not to be rejected, since their substance is
actual gold, so this world is undoubtedly nondifferent from the Lord who
created it and then entered within it.
material nature comprise everything in this world from the simplest phenomena
to the complex human body. Although
these phenomena appear real, they are only a false reflection of the spiritual
reality, being a superimposition of the mind upon You. Still, those who know the Supreme Self
consider the entire material creation to be real inasmuch as it is
non-different from the Self. Just as
things made of gold are indeed not to be rejected, since their substance is
actual gold, so this world is undoubtedly nondifferent from the Lord who
created it and then entered within it.
तव
परि ये चरन्त्यखिलसत्त्वनिकेततया
परि ये चरन्त्यखिलसत्त्वनिकेततया
त
उत पदाक्रमन्त्यविगणय्य शिरो निरृतेः।
उत पदाक्रमन्त्यविगणय्य शिरो निरृतेः।
परिवयसे
पशूनिव गिरा विबुधानपि तां-
पशूनिव गिरा विबुधानपि तां-
स्त्वयि
कृतसौहृदाः खलु पुनन्ति न ये विमुखाः ॥२७॥
कृतसौहृदाः खलु पुनन्ति न ये विमुखाः ॥२७॥
The devotees who worship
You as the shelter of all beings disregard Death and place their feet on his
head. But with the words of the Vedas
you bind the nondevotees like animals, though they be vastly learned scholars. It is your affectionate devotees who can
purify themselves and others.
You as the shelter of all beings disregard Death and place their feet on his
head. But with the words of the Vedas
you bind the nondevotees like animals, though they be vastly learned scholars. It is your affectionate devotees who can
purify themselves and others.
त्वमकरणः
स्वराडखिलकारकशक्तिधर-
स्वराडखिलकारकशक्तिधर-
स्तव
बलिमुद्वहन्ति समदन्त्यजयानिमिषाः।
बलिमुद्वहन्ति समदन्त्यजयानिमिषाः।
वर्षभुजोऽखिलक्षितिपतेरिव
विश्वसृजो
विश्वसृजो
विदधति
यत्र ये त्वधिकृता भवतश्चकिताः ॥२८॥
यत्र ये त्वधिकृता भवतश्चकिताः ॥२८॥
Though you have no
material senses, you are the self-effulgent sustainer of everyone’s sensory
powers. The demigods and material nature itself offer you tribute, while also
enjoying the tribute offered them by their worshipers, just as subordinate
rulers of various districts in a kingdom offer tribute to their Lord, the
ultimate proprietor of the land, while also enjoying the tribute paid them by
their own subjects. In this way the
universal creators faithfully execute their assigned services out of fear of
You.
material senses, you are the self-effulgent sustainer of everyone’s sensory
powers. The demigods and material nature itself offer you tribute, while also
enjoying the tribute offered them by their worshipers, just as subordinate
rulers of various districts in a kingdom offer tribute to their Lord, the
ultimate proprietor of the land, while also enjoying the tribute paid them by
their own subjects. In this way the
universal creators faithfully execute their assigned services out of fear of
You.
स्थिरचरजातयः
स्युरजयोत्थनिमित्तयुजो
स्युरजयोत्थनिमित्तयुजो
विहर
उदीक्षया यदि परस्य विमुक्त ततः।
उदीक्षया यदि परस्य विमुक्त ततः।
न
हि परमस्य कश्चिदपरो न परश्च भवेत्
हि परमस्य कश्चिदपरो न परश्च भवेत्
वियत
इवापदस्य तव शून्यतुलां दधतः ॥२९॥
इवापदस्य तव शून्यतुलां दधतः ॥२९॥
O Eternally liberated,,
transcendental Lord, your material energy causes the various moving and
nonmoving species of life to appear by activating their material desires, but
only when and if You sport with her by briefly glancing at her. You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, see
no one as an intimate friend and no one as a stranger, just as the ethereal sky
has no connection with perceptible qualities.
In this sense you resemble a void.
transcendental Lord, your material energy causes the various moving and
nonmoving species of life to appear by activating their material desires, but
only when and if You sport with her by briefly glancing at her. You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, see
no one as an intimate friend and no one as a stranger, just as the ethereal sky
has no connection with perceptible qualities.
In this sense you resemble a void.
अपरिमिता
ध्रुवास्तनुभृतो यदि सर्वगता-
ध्रुवास्तनुभृतो यदि सर्वगता-
स्तर्हि
न शास्यतेति नियमो ध्रुव नेतरथा।
न शास्यतेति नियमो ध्रुव नेतरथा।
अजनि
च यन्मयं तदविमुच्य नियन्तृ भवेत्
च यन्मयं तदविमुच्य नियन्तृ भवेत्
सममनुजानतां
यदमतं मतदुष्टतया ॥३०॥
यदमतं मतदुष्टतया ॥३०॥
If the countless living
entities are all-pervading and possessed forms that never changed, You could
not possibly be their absolute ruler, O Immutable one. But since they are your
localised expansions and their forms are subject to change, You do control
them. Indeed, that which supplies the
ingredients for the generation of something is necessarily its controller
because a product never exists apart from its ingredient cause. It is simply illusion for someone to think
that he knows the Supreme Lord, who is equally present in each of His
expansions, since whatever knowledge one gains by material means must be
imperfect.
entities are all-pervading and possessed forms that never changed, You could
not possibly be their absolute ruler, O Immutable one. But since they are your
localised expansions and their forms are subject to change, You do control
them. Indeed, that which supplies the
ingredients for the generation of something is necessarily its controller
because a product never exists apart from its ingredient cause. It is simply illusion for someone to think
that he knows the Supreme Lord, who is equally present in each of His
expansions, since whatever knowledge one gains by material means must be
imperfect.
न
घटत उद्भवः प्रकृतिपूरुषयोरजयो-
घटत उद्भवः प्रकृतिपूरुषयोरजयो-
रुभययुजा
भवन्त्यसुभृतो जलबुद्बुदवत्।
भवन्त्यसुभृतो जलबुद्बुदवत्।
त्वयि
ते इमे ततो विविधनामगुणैः परमे
ते इमे ततो विविधनामगुणैः परमे
सरित
इवार्णवे मधुनि लिल्युरशेषरसाः ॥३१॥
इवार्णवे मधुनि लिल्युरशेषरसाः ॥३१॥
Neither material nature
nor the soul who tries to enjoy her are ever born, yet living bodies come into
being when these two combine, just as bubbles form where water meets the
air. And just as rivers merge into the
ocean or the nectar from many different flowers blends into honey, so all these
conditioned beings eventually merge back into You, the Supreme, along with
their various names and qualities.
nor the soul who tries to enjoy her are ever born, yet living bodies come into
being when these two combine, just as bubbles form where water meets the
air. And just as rivers merge into the
ocean or the nectar from many different flowers blends into honey, so all these
conditioned beings eventually merge back into You, the Supreme, along with
their various names and qualities.
नृषु
तव मायया भ्रमममीष्ववगत्य भृशं
तव मायया भ्रमममीष्ववगत्य भृशं
त्वयि
सुधियोऽभवे दधति भावमनुप्रभवम्।
सुधियोऽभवे दधति भावमनुप्रभवम्।
कथमनुवर्ततां
भवभयं तव यद् भ्रुकुटिः
भवभयं तव यद् भ्रुकुटिः
सृजति
मुहुस्त्रिनेमिरभवच्छरणेषु भयम्॥३२॥
मुहुस्त्रिनेमिरभवच्छरणेषु भयम्॥३२॥
The wise souls who
understand how Your Maya deludes all human beings render potent loving service
to You, who are the source of liberation from birth and death. How, indeed, can fear of material life affect
Your faithful servants? On the other hand, Your furrowing eyebrows- the
triple-rimmed wheel of time- repeatedly terrify those who refuse to take
shelter of you.
understand how Your Maya deludes all human beings render potent loving service
to You, who are the source of liberation from birth and death. How, indeed, can fear of material life affect
Your faithful servants? On the other hand, Your furrowing eyebrows- the
triple-rimmed wheel of time- repeatedly terrify those who refuse to take
shelter of you.
विजितहृषीकवायुभिरदान्तमनस्तुरगं
य
इह यतन्ति यन्तुमतिलोलमुपायखिदः।
इह यतन्ति यन्तुमतिलोलमुपायखिदः।
व्यसनशतान्विताः
समवहाय गुरोश्चरणं
समवहाय गुरोश्चरणं
वणिज इवाज सन्त्यकृतकर्णधरा
जलधौ ॥३३॥
जलधौ ॥३३॥
The mind is like an
impetuous horse that even persons who have regulated their senses and breath
cannot control. Those in this world who try to tame the uncontrolled mind, but
who abandon the feet of their spiritual master, encounter hundreds of obstacles
in their cultivation of various distressful practices. O unborn Lord, they are
like merchants on a boat in the ocean who have failed to employ a
helmsman.
impetuous horse that even persons who have regulated their senses and breath
cannot control. Those in this world who try to tame the uncontrolled mind, but
who abandon the feet of their spiritual master, encounter hundreds of obstacles
in their cultivation of various distressful practices. O unborn Lord, they are
like merchants on a boat in the ocean who have failed to employ a
helmsman.
स्वजनसुतात्मदारधनधामधरासुरथै-
स्त्वयि सति किं नृणां श्रयत आत्मनि सर्वरसे।
इति
सदजानतां मिथुनतो रतये चरतां
सदजानतां मिथुनतो रतये चरतां
सुखयति
को न्विह स्वविहते स्वनिरस्तभगे॥३४॥
को न्विह स्वविहते स्वनिरस्तभगे॥३४॥
To those persons who take
shelter of You, You reveal Yourself as the Supersoul, the embodiment of all
transcendental pleasure. What further use have such devotees for their
servants, children or bodies, their wives, money or houses, their land, good
health or conveyances? And for those who fail to appreciate the truth about You
and go on pursuing the pleasures of sex, what could there be in this entire
world – a place inherently doomed to destruction and devoid of significance –
that could give them real happiness?
shelter of You, You reveal Yourself as the Supersoul, the embodiment of all
transcendental pleasure. What further use have such devotees for their
servants, children or bodies, their wives, money or houses, their land, good
health or conveyances? And for those who fail to appreciate the truth about You
and go on pursuing the pleasures of sex, what could there be in this entire
world – a place inherently doomed to destruction and devoid of significance –
that could give them real happiness?
भुवि पुरुपुण्यतीर्थसदनान्यृषयो
विमदा-
विमदा-
स्त
उत भवत्पदाम्बुजहृदोऽघभिदङ्घ्रिजलाः।
उत भवत्पदाम्बुजहृदोऽघभिदङ्घ्रिजलाः।
दधति
सकृन्मनस्त्वयि य आत्मनि नित्यसुखे
सकृन्मनस्त्वयि य आत्मनि नित्यसुखे
न
पुनरुपासते पुरुषसारहरावसथान् ॥३५॥
पुनरुपासते पुरुषसारहरावसथान् ॥३५॥
Sages free from false pride live on this earth by
frequenting the sacred pilgrimage sites and those places where the Supreme Lord
displayed his pastimes (leela). Because such devotees keep your lotus
feet within their hearts, the water that washes their feet destroys all
sins. Anyone who even once turns his
mind toward You, the ever-blissful soul of all existence, no longer dedicates
himself to serving family life at home, which simply robs a man of his good
qualities.
frequenting the sacred pilgrimage sites and those places where the Supreme Lord
displayed his pastimes (leela). Because such devotees keep your lotus
feet within their hearts, the water that washes their feet destroys all
sins. Anyone who even once turns his
mind toward You, the ever-blissful soul of all existence, no longer dedicates
himself to serving family life at home, which simply robs a man of his good
qualities.
सत
इदमुत्थितं सदिति चेन्ननु तर्कहतं
इदमुत्थितं सदिति चेन्ननु तर्कहतं
व्यभिचरति
क्व च क्व च मृषा न तथोभययुक्।
क्व च क्व च मृषा न तथोभययुक्।
व्यवहतये
विकल्प इषितोऽन्धपरम्परया
विकल्प इषितोऽन्धपरम्परया
भ्रमयति
भारती त उरुवृत्तिभिरुक्थजडान्॥३६॥
भारती त उरुवृत्तिभिरुक्थजडान्॥३६॥
It may be proposed that
this world is permanently real because it is generated from the permanent
reality, but such an argument is subject to logical refutation. Sometimes, indeed, the apparent non-difference
of a cause and its effect fails to prove true, and at other times the product
of something real is illusory.
Furthermore, this world cannot be permanently real, for it partakes of
the natures of not only the absolute reality but also the illusion disguising
that reality. Actually, the visible
forms of this world are just an imaginary arrangement resorted to by a
succession of ignorant persons in order to facilitate their material
affairs. With their various meanings and
implications, the learned words of Your Vedas bewilder all persons whose
minds have been dulled by hearing the incantations of sacrificial rituals.
this world is permanently real because it is generated from the permanent
reality, but such an argument is subject to logical refutation. Sometimes, indeed, the apparent non-difference
of a cause and its effect fails to prove true, and at other times the product
of something real is illusory.
Furthermore, this world cannot be permanently real, for it partakes of
the natures of not only the absolute reality but also the illusion disguising
that reality. Actually, the visible
forms of this world are just an imaginary arrangement resorted to by a
succession of ignorant persons in order to facilitate their material
affairs. With their various meanings and
implications, the learned words of Your Vedas bewilder all persons whose
minds have been dulled by hearing the incantations of sacrificial rituals.
न
यदिदमग्र आस न भविष्यदतो निधना-
यदिदमग्र आस न भविष्यदतो निधना-
दनु
मितमन्तरा त्वयि विभाति मृषैकरसे।
मितमन्तरा त्वयि विभाति मृषैकरसे।
अत
उपमीयते द्रविणजातिविकल्पपथै-
उपमीयते द्रविणजातिविकल्पपथै-
रवितथमनोविलासमृतमित्यवयन्त्यबुधाः
॥३७॥
॥३७॥
Since this universe did
not exist prior to its creation and will no longer exist after its
annihilation, we conclude that in the interim it is nothing more than a
manifestation imagined to be visible within You, whose spiritual enjoyment
never changes. We liken this universe to
the transformation of various material substances into diverse forms. Certainly those who believe that this figment
of the imagination is substantially real are less intelligent.
not exist prior to its creation and will no longer exist after its
annihilation, we conclude that in the interim it is nothing more than a
manifestation imagined to be visible within You, whose spiritual enjoyment
never changes. We liken this universe to
the transformation of various material substances into diverse forms. Certainly those who believe that this figment
of the imagination is substantially real are less intelligent.
स यदजया त्वजामनुशयीत
गुणांश्च जुषन्
गुणांश्च जुषन्
भजति
सरूपतां तदनु मृत्युमपेतभगः ।
सरूपतां तदनु मृत्युमपेतभगः ।
त्वमुत जहासि तामहिरिव
त्वचमात्तभगो
त्वचमात्तभगो
महसि
महीयसेऽष्टगुणितोऽपरिमेयभगः ॥३८॥
महीयसेऽष्टगुणितोऽपरिमेयभगः ॥३८॥
The illusory material
nature attracts the minute living entity to embrace her, and as a result he
assumes forms composed of her qualities.
Subsequently, he loses all his spiritual qualities and must undergo
repeated deaths. You, however, avoid the
material energy in the same way that a snake abandons its old skin. Glorious in
Your possession of eight mystic perfections, You enjoy unlimited opulences.
nature attracts the minute living entity to embrace her, and as a result he
assumes forms composed of her qualities.
Subsequently, he loses all his spiritual qualities and must undergo
repeated deaths. You, however, avoid the
material energy in the same way that a snake abandons its old skin. Glorious in
Your possession of eight mystic perfections, You enjoy unlimited opulences.
यदि
न समुद्धरन्ति यतयो हृदि कामजटा
न समुद्धरन्ति यतयो हृदि कामजटा
दुरधिगमोऽसतां
हृदि गतोऽस्मृतकण्ठमणिः।
हृदि गतोऽस्मृतकण्ठमणिः।
असुतृपयोगिनामुभयतोऽप्यसुखं
भगव-
भगव-
न्ननपगतान्तकादनधिरूढपदाद्
भवतः ॥३९॥
भवतः ॥३९॥
Members of the renounced
order who fail to uproot the last traces of material desire in their hearts
remain impure, and thus You do not allow them to understand you. Although You are present within their hearts,
for them You are like a jewel worn around the neck of a man who has totally
forgotten it is there. O Lord, those who
practice yoga only for sense gratification must suffer punishment both in this
life and the next; from death, who will not release them, and from You, whose
kingdom they cannot reach.
order who fail to uproot the last traces of material desire in their hearts
remain impure, and thus You do not allow them to understand you. Although You are present within their hearts,
for them You are like a jewel worn around the neck of a man who has totally
forgotten it is there. O Lord, those who
practice yoga only for sense gratification must suffer punishment both in this
life and the next; from death, who will not release them, and from You, whose
kingdom they cannot reach.
त्वदवगमी न वेत्ति भवदुत्थशुभाशुभयो-
र्गुणविगुणान्वयांस्तर्हि
देहभृतां च गिरः।
देहभृतां च गिरः।
अनुयुगमन्वहं सगुण गीतपरंपरया
श्रवणभृतो यतस्त्वमपवर्गगतिर्मनुजैः ॥४०॥
When a person realizes
You, he no longer cares about his good and bad fortune arising from past pious
and sinful acts, since it is You alone who control this good and bad fortune.
Such a realized devotee also disregards what ordinary living beings say about
him. Every day he fills his ears with
Your glories, which are recited in each age by the unbroken succession of Manu’s
descendants, and thus You become his ultimate salvation.
You, he no longer cares about his good and bad fortune arising from past pious
and sinful acts, since it is You alone who control this good and bad fortune.
Such a realized devotee also disregards what ordinary living beings say about
him. Every day he fills his ears with
Your glories, which are recited in each age by the unbroken succession of Manu’s
descendants, and thus You become his ultimate salvation.
द्युपतय एव ते न ययुरन्तमनन्ततया
त्वमपि यदन्तराण्डनिचया ननु सावरणाः।
ख इव रजांसि वान्ति वयसा सह यच्छ्रुतय-
स्त्वयि हि फलन्त्यतन्निरसनेन भवन्निधनाः
॥४१॥
॥४१॥
Because You are
unlimited, neither the lords of heaven nor even You Yourself can ever reach the
end of Your glories. The countless
universes, each enveloped in its shell, are compelled by the wheel of time to
wander within You, like particles of dust blowing about in the sky. The srutis, following their method of
eliminating everything separate from the Supreme, become successful by
revealing You as their final conclusion.
unlimited, neither the lords of heaven nor even You Yourself can ever reach the
end of Your glories. The countless
universes, each enveloped in its shell, are compelled by the wheel of time to
wander within You, like particles of dust blowing about in the sky. The srutis, following their method of
eliminating everything separate from the Supreme, become successful by
revealing You as their final conclusion.
श्रीभगवानुवाच-
इत्येतद् ब्रह्मण्णः पुत्रा आश्रुत्यात्मानुशासनम्।
सनन्दनमथानर्चुः सिद्धा ज्ञात्वात्मनो
गतिम् ॥४२॥
गतिम् ॥४२॥
The Supreme Lord, Sri
Narayana Rishi, said: Having heard these
instructions about the Suupreme Self, the Personality of Godhead, the sons of
Brahma now understood their final destination.
They felt perfectly satisfied and honoured Sanandana with their worship.
Narayana Rishi, said: Having heard these
instructions about the Suupreme Self, the Personality of Godhead, the sons of
Brahma now understood their final destination.
They felt perfectly satisfied and honoured Sanandana with their worship.
इत्यशेषसमाम्नायपुराणोपनिषद्रसः।
समुद्धृतः पूर्वजातैर्व्योमयानैर्महात्मभिः
॥४३॥
॥४३॥
Thus the ancient saints
who travel in the upper heavens distilled this nectarean and confidential
essence of all the Vedas and Puranas.
who travel in the upper heavens distilled this nectarean and confidential
essence of all the Vedas and Puranas.
त्वं चैतद् ब्रह्मदायाद श्रद्धयात्मानुशासनम्।
धारयंश्चर गां कामं कामानां भर्जनं नृणाम् ॥४४॥
And as you wander the
earth at will, My dear son of Brahma, you should faithfully meditate on these
instructions concerning the science of the Self, which burn up the material
desires of all men.
earth at will, My dear son of Brahma, you should faithfully meditate on these
instructions concerning the science of the Self, which burn up the material
desires of all men.
श्रीशुक उवाच-
एवं स ऋषिणादिष्टं गृहीत्वा श्रद्धयात्मवान्।
पूर्णः श्रुतधरो राजन्नाह वीरव्रतो मुनिः ॥४५॥
Sukadeva Goswami
said: When Sri Narayana Rishi ordered
him in this way, the self-possessed sage Narada, whose vow is as heroic as a
warrior’s, accepted the command with firm faith. Now successful in all his purposes, he
thought about what he had heard, O King, and replied to the Lord as follows.
said: When Sri Narayana Rishi ordered
him in this way, the self-possessed sage Narada, whose vow is as heroic as a
warrior’s, accepted the command with firm faith. Now successful in all his purposes, he
thought about what he had heard, O King, and replied to the Lord as follows.
श्रीनारद उवाच-
नमस्तस्मै भगवते कृष्णायामलकिर्तये।
यो धत्ते सर्वभूतानामभवायोशतीः कलाः ॥४६॥
Sri Narada said: I offer
my obeisances to Him of spotless fame, the Supreme Lord Krishna, who maifests
His all-attractive personal expansions so that all living beings can achieve
liberation.
my obeisances to Him of spotless fame, the Supreme Lord Krishna, who maifests
His all-attractive personal expansions so that all living beings can achieve
liberation.
इत्याद्यमृषिमानम्य तच्छिष्यांश्च महात्मनः
ततोऽगादाश्रमं साक्षात्पितुर्द्वैपायनस्य मे ॥४७॥
[Sukadeva Goswami
continued:] After saying this, Narada
bowed down to sri Narayana Rishi, the foremost of sages, and also to His
saintly disciples. He then returned to
the hermitage of my father, Dvaipayana Vyasa.
continued:] After saying this, Narada
bowed down to sri Narayana Rishi, the foremost of sages, and also to His
saintly disciples. He then returned to
the hermitage of my father, Dvaipayana Vyasa.
सभाजितो भगवता कृतासनपरिग्रहः।
तस्मै तद्वर्णयामास नारायणमुखाच्छ्रुतम् ॥४८॥
Vyasadeva, the
incarnation of the Personality of Godhead, respectfully greeted Narada Muni and
offered him a seat, which he accepted.
Narada then described to Vyasa what he had heard from the mouth of Sri Narayana
Rishi.
incarnation of the Personality of Godhead, respectfully greeted Narada Muni and
offered him a seat, which he accepted.
Narada then described to Vyasa what he had heard from the mouth of Sri Narayana
Rishi.
इत्येतद्वर्णितं राजन् यन्नः प्रश्नः कृतस्त्वया।
यथा ब्रह्मण्यनिर्देश्ये निर्गुणेऽपि मनश्चरेत्
॥४९॥
॥४९॥
Thus I have replied to
the question you asked me, O King, concerning how the mind can have access to
the Absolute Truth, which is indescribable by material words and devoid of
material qualities.
the question you asked me, O King, concerning how the mind can have access to
the Absolute Truth, which is indescribable by material words and devoid of
material qualities.
यं सम्पद्य
जहात्यजामनुशयी सुप्तः कुलायं यथा।
जहात्यजामनुशयी सुप्तः कुलायं यथा।
तं कैवल्यनिरस्तयोनिमभयं ध्यायेदजस्रं हरिम्
॥५०॥
॥५०॥
He is the Lord who eternally
watches over this universe, who exists before, during and after its
manifestation. He is the master of both the unmanifest material energy and the
spirit soul. After sending forth the
creation he eters within it, accompanying each living entity. Then he creates
the material bodies and then remains as their regulator. By surrendering to Him one can escape the
embrace of illusion, just as a dreaming person forgets his own body. One who wants liberation from fear should
constantly meditate upon Him, Lord Hari, who is always on the platform of
perfection and thus never subject to material birth.
watches over this universe, who exists before, during and after its
manifestation. He is the master of both the unmanifest material energy and the
spirit soul. After sending forth the
creation he eters within it, accompanying each living entity. Then he creates
the material bodies and then remains as their regulator. By surrendering to Him one can escape the
embrace of illusion, just as a dreaming person forgets his own body. One who wants liberation from fear should
constantly meditate upon Him, Lord Hari, who is always on the platform of
perfection and thus never subject to material birth.
