SB 10.73.22 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.73.22

सन्तन्वन्त: प्रजातन्तून् सुखं दु:खं भवाभवौ । प्राप्तं प्राप्तं च सेवन्तो मच्चित्ता विचरिष्यथ ॥ २२ ॥

santanvantaḥ prajā-tantūn

[santanvantah prajaa-tantoon]

sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavābhavau

[sukham duhkham bhavaabhavau]

prāptaṁ prāptaṁ ca sevanto

[praaptam praaptam cha sevanto]

mac-cittā vicariṣyatha

[mach-chittaa vicharishyatha]

Word-for-word

santanvantaḥ — generating prajā — of progeny tantūn — lines sukham — happiness duḥkham — distress bhava — birth abhavau — and death prāptam prāptam — as they are encountered ca — and sevantaḥ — accepting mat - cittāḥ — with minds fixed on Me vicariṣyatha — you should go about .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

santanvantaḥ prajā-tantūn

santanvantaḥ

generating

prajā

of progeny

tantūn

lines

sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavābhavau

sukham

happiness

duḥkham

distress

bhava

birth

abhavau

and death

prāptaṁ prāptaṁ ca sevanto

prāptam prāptam

as they are encountered

and

sevantaḥ

accepting

mac-cittā vicariṣyatha

mat - cittāḥ

with minds fixed on Me

vicariṣyatha

you should go about .

Important Words

santanvantaḥ-prajā-tantūn — extending the threads of progeny
Three consecutive synonym-chunks. Tantu — thread, generation. Kṛṣṇa explicitly licenses gṛhastha-līlā for these kings; bhakti does not require flight.
sukham-duḥkham-bhava-abhavau — happiness, distress, birth, death
Four consecutive synonym-chunks forming the standard dvandva of saṁsāra. Listed without horror — these are the weather, not the destination.
sevantaḥ — accepting / serving / undergoing
From √sev. A striking word — the kings 'serve' even sukha-duḥkha because they have a higher object of seva now (mat-cittāḥ). Reframes ordinary life as offered to Bhagavān.
mat-cittāḥ — with minds fixed on Me
Citta on Kṛṣṇa is the operational definition of bhakti in BG 9.34. The chapter's instruction collapses to these two syllables: mat-cittāḥ.
vicariṣyatha — you should go about / move around
Vi + √car. Movement is sanctioned — saṁnyāsa is not commanded. The kings will move through their kingdoms, but with mind already gone home.

As you live your lives, begetting generations of progeny and encountering happiness and distress, birth and death, always keep your minds fixed on Me.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

As you live your lives, begetting generations of progeny and encountering happiness and distress, birth and death, always keep your minds fixed on Me.

Commentary

You should spend your time, producing offspring (prajatantun), serving birth and death (bhava abhava), happiness and distress, which are met with (praptam). Praptam is not in the dual form because of abundance of terms only one form remains (eka sesa).

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

Increasing generations of population nicely, experiencing happiness and distress with wealth or poverty, being equal in all these conditions, with your mind fixed on me, perform the conduct of a householder (vicarisyatha).

Related values & verses

Related values

Kartavya (Duty / Responsibility)Tapas (Austerity / Discipline)

Concepts

Jiva

Personal Guidance

'As you live, beget progeny, encounter happiness and distress, birth and death — always keep your minds fixed on Me.' Householder life is not the obstacle; forgetfulness amid it is. Remembrance is the constant thread.

Reflection Questions

What anchor — mantra, image, glance — could keep my mind fixed on Kṛṣṇa amid daily turbulence?
Where does my distraction usually start, and what could meet it?

Analogy

A boat crossing the ocean rises and falls with every wave; the boatman's eyes do not leave the polestar. Live, marry, fight, mourn, says Kṛṣṇa — but mat-cittāḥ, with mind on Me. The waves are not the problem; losing the star is.

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