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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.13.15

श्रीउद्धव उवाच यदा त्वं सनकादिभ्यो येन रूपेण केशव । योगमादिष्टवानेतद् रूपमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥ १५ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca
[shree-uddhava uvaacha]
yadā tvaṁ sanakādibhyo
[yadaa tvam sanakaadibhyo]
yena rūpeṇa keśava
[yena roopena keshava]
yogam ādiṣṭavān etad
[yogam aadishtavaan etad]
rūpam icchāmi veditum
[roopam ichchaami veditum]
śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca — Śrī Uddhava said yadā — when tvam — You sanaka-ādibhyaḥ — to Sanaka, etc. yena — by which rūpeṇa — form keśava — my dear Keśava yogam — the process of fixing the mind in the Absolute Truth ādiṣṭavān — You have instructed etat — that rūpam — form icchāmi — I desire veditum — to know.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-uddhava uvāca
śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
Śrī Uddhava said
yadā tvaṁ sanakādibhyo
yadā
when
tvam
You
sanaka-ādibhyaḥ
to Sanaka, etc.
yena rūpeṇa keśava
yena
by which
rūpeṇa
form
keśava
my dear Keśava
yogam ādiṣṭavān etad
yogam
the process of fixing the mind in the Absolute Truth
ādiṣṭavān
You have instructed
etat
that
rūpam icchāmi veditum
rūpam
form
icchāmi
I desire
veditum
to know.
Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Keśava, at what time and in what form did You instruct the science of yoga to Sanaka and his brothers? I now desire to know about these things.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Uddhava said: O Keśava! I desire to know when and in what form did you instruct the science of yoga to Sanaka and his brothers.
Uddhava asks when and in what form the Lord taught yoga to Sanaka and his brothers. Asking about transmission is itself part of receiving it.
Reflection Questions
  • What do I actually know about how my own tradition was transmitted to me?
  • Could deeper curiosity about lineage strengthen my practice?
📝 My note

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