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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.5.7

त्वं पर्यटन्नर्क इव त्रिलोकी- मन्तश्चरो वायुरिवात्मसाक्षी । परावरे ब्रह्मणि धर्मतो व्रतै: स्‍नातस्य मे न्यूनमलं विचक्ष्व ॥ ७ ॥
tvaṁ paryaṭann arka iva tri-lokīm
[tvam paryatann arka iva tri-lokeem]
antaś-caro vāyur ivātma-sākṣī
[antash-charo vaayur ivaatma-saakshee]
parāvare brahmaṇi dharmato vrataiḥ
[paraavare brahmani dharmato vrataih]
snātasya me nyūnam alaṁ vicakṣva
[snaatasya me nyoonam alam vichakshva]
Word-for-word
tvam — Your Goodness paryaṭan — traveling arkaḥ — the sun iva — like tri-lokīm — the three worlds antaḥ-caraḥ — can penetrate into everyone’s heart vāyuḥ iva — as good as the all-pervading air ātma — self-realized sākṣī — witness para-avare — in the matter of cause and effect brahmaṇi — in the Absolute dharmataḥ — under disciplinary regulations vrataiḥ — in vow snātasya — having been absorbed in me — mine nyūnam — deficiency alam — clearly vicakṣva — search out.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvaṁ paryaṭann arka iva tri-lokīm
tvam
Your Goodness
paryaṭan
traveling
arkaḥ
the sun
iva
like
tri-lokīm
the three worlds
antaś-caro vāyur ivātma-sākṣī
antaḥ-caraḥ
can penetrate into everyone’s heart
vāyuḥ iva
as good as the all-pervading air
ātma
self-realized
sākṣī
witness
parāvare brahmaṇi dharmato vrataiḥ
para-avare
in the matter of cause and effect
brahmaṇi
in the Absolute
dharmataḥ
under disciplinary regulations
vrataiḥ
in vow
snātasya me nyūnam alaṁ vicakṣva
snātasya
having been absorbed in
me
mine
nyūnam
deficiency
alam
clearly
vicakṣva
search out.
Like the sun, Your Goodness can travel everywhere in the three worlds, and like the air you can penetrate the internal region of everyone. As such, you are as good as the all-pervasive Supersoul. Please, therefore, find out the deficiency in me, despite my being absorbed in transcendence under disciplinary regulations and vows.
Purport

Transcendental realization, pious activities, worshiping the Deities, charity, mercifulness, nonviolence and studying the scriptures under strict disciplinary regulations are always helpful.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
You wander like the sun throughout the three worlds seeing everything and wander like the life air throughout the body as the witness of everyone’s intelligence. Though I have become very proficient in the Vedas and have realized the brahman by proper methods, it is not enough. Please consider this.
Commentary

The original person, the supreme lord, has descended as you to give benefit to the world. Today, please help me. You wander throughout the three worlds like the sun, which sees everything and like the life air which moves within, knowing the actions of the intellect (ātma-sākṣī). I am well versed by proper method (dharmataḥ) in the supreme brahman (para brahmaṇi), and in the statements of the Veda (avare brahmaṇi) by rules of study (vrataiḥ). Dharma refers to “method” in this verse because Yājñavalkya says:

ijyācāra-damāhiṁsā-dāna-svādhyāya-karmaṇām | ayaṁ tu paramo dharmo yad-yogenātma-darśanam ||

The supreme dharma by which method one can realize ātma consists of worship, proper conduct, control of the senses, non-violence, charity, and study. Yājñavalkya-smṛti 1.8

This is sufficient (alam), but it is still insufficient (nyūnam)! Please consider all this.

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Personal Guidance
'You move everywhere like sun and wind, like the Supersoul — please show me my deficiency.' Vyāsa welcomes diagnosis from someone who actually sees. Genuine invitation to be seen is rare and powerful.
Reflection Questions
  • Have I ever truly invited a wiser person to name my deficiencies?
  • Where do I 'invite feedback' but actually fence around what may be seen?
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