Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.73.23
उदासीनाश्च देहादावात्मारामा धृतव्रता: ।
मय्यावेश्य मन: सम्यङ्मामन्ते ब्रह्म यास्यथ ॥ २३ ॥
udāsīnāś ca dehādāv
[udaaseenaash cha dehaadaav]
ātmārāmā dhṛta-vratāḥ
[aatmaaraamaa dhrita-vrataah]
mayy āveśya manaḥ samyaṅ
[mayy aaveshya manah samyan]
mām ante brahma yāsyatha
[maam ante brahma yaasyatha]
Word-for-word
udāsīnāḥ
—
indifferent
ca
—
and
deha - ādau
—
to the body and so on
ātma - ārāmāḥ
—
self-satisfied
dhṛta
—
holding firmly
vratāḥ
—
to your vows
mayi
—
upon Me
āveśya
—
concentrating
manaḥ
—
the mind
samyak
—
completely
mām
—
to Me
ante
—
in the end
brahma
—
the Absolute Truth
yāsyatha
—
you will go .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
udāsīnāś ca dehādāv
udāsīnāḥ
indifferent
ca
and
deha - ādau
to the body and so on
ātmārāmā dhṛta-vratāḥ
ātma - ārāmāḥ
self-satisfied
dhṛta
holding firmly
vratāḥ
to your vows
mayy āveśya manaḥ samyaṅ
mayi
upon Me
āveśya
concentrating
manaḥ
the mind
samyak
completely
mām ante brahma yāsyatha
mām
to Me
ante
in the end
brahma
the Absolute Truth
yāsyatha
you will go .
Important Words
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udāsīnāḥ
—
indifferent (to the body etc.)
Ud + ā + √sad — 'seated apart, above'. Neutral toward deha-ādau (body, sons, wealth). Not hating the body, not worshiping it — the middle path of yukta-vairāgya stated precisely.
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ātma-ārāmāḥ
—
self-satisfied / taking pleasure in the Self
Ātmārāma — a Bhāgavata signature term. In Gauḍīya reading the ātmārāma verse (1.7.10) explicitly extends this term to bhaktas of Kṛṣṇa; the self-pleasure here is the Lord's own sweetness within.
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dhṛta-vratāḥ
—
holding firmly to vows
Vrata — devotional vow. The kings are returning to kingdoms; without vrata, the mat-cittāḥ of v.22 would erode. Vrata is bhakti's rebar.
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āveśya
—
concentrating / causing to enter
Causative gerund of ā + √viś. The mind (manaḥ) is to be made to enter Bhagavān completely (samyak). The same term Caitanyadeva later uses for full immersion in nāma.
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brahma
—
the Absolute Truth
Brahma here, by Gauḍīya reading, is Para-Brahman — Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa Himself (BG 14.27: brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham). The destination (yāsyatha) is not impersonal merging but His abode.
Be detached from the body and everything connected to it. Remaining self-satisfied, steadfastly keep your vows while concentrating your minds fully on Me. In this way you will ultimately attain Me, the Supreme Absolute Truth.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Be detached from the body and everything connected to it. Remaining self-satisfied, steadfastly keep your vows while concentrating your minds fully on Me. In this way you will ultimately attain Me, the Supreme Absolute Truth.
Commentary
Krsna engaged men and women in rubbing oil on their bodies, bathing them and other services.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
“But we will again be devoid of your bhakti because of intoxication with wealth, with attachment to family and attain an unfortunate destination.” No, you will not. You will experience the forest of my pastimes (ātmārāmāḥ), or you (ātma) will have my pleasant form (ārāmāḥ). You will be fixed in the rules for performing my worship (dṛḍha-vratāḥ). Absorbing your mind in me, you will attain me, the supreme Brahman, with closeness, at all times (samyak).
Related values & verses
Related values
Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
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Personal Guidance
Be detached, self-satisfied, steadfast in vows, mind fully on the Lord — and you will attain Him. The four-part instruction is compact; each part requires real practice but together they describe a complete path.
Reflection Questions
- Which of detachment, contentment, steadfastness, and concentration is weakest in me?
- What small practice could strengthen the weakest link?
Analogy
A lamp in a windless room burns straight; bring even a draft and it shudders. Kṛṣṇa prescribes ātma-ārāma — windlessness — so that the citta-flame fixed on Him in verse 22 burns straight enough to reach Brahman at the end.
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