Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.14.28
तस्मादसदभिध्यानं यथा स्वप्नमनोरथम् ।
हित्वा मयि समाधत्स्व मनो मद्भावभावितम् ॥ २८ ॥
tasmād asad-abhidhyānaṁ
[tasmaad asad-abhidhyaanam]
yathā svapna-manoratham
[yathaa svapna-manoratham]
hitvā mayi samādhatsva
[hitvaa mayi samaadhatsva]
mano mad-bhāva-bhāvitam
[mano mad-bhaava-bhaavitam]
Word-for-word
tasmāt
—
therefore
asat
—
material
abhidhyānam
—
processes of elevation which absorb one’s attention
yathā
—
just as
svapna
—
in a dream
manaḥ-ratham
—
mental concoction
hitvā
—
giving up
mayi
—
in Me
samādhatsva
—
completely absorb
manaḥ
—
the mind
mat-bhāva
—
by consciousness of Me
bhāvitam
—
purified.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmād asad-abhidhyānaṁ
tasmāt
therefore
asat
material
abhidhyānam
processes of elevation which absorb one’s attention
yathā svapna-manoratham
yathā
just as
svapna
in a dream
manaḥ-ratham
mental concoction
hitvā mayi samādhatsva
hitvā
giving up
mayi
in Me
samādhatsva
completely absorb
mano mad-bhāva-bhāvitam
manaḥ
the mind
mat-bhāva
by consciousness of Me
bhāvitam
purified.
Therefore, one should reject all material processes of elevation, which are like the mental creations of a dream, and should completely absorb one’s mind in Me. By constantly thinking of Me, one becomes purified.
Purport
The word bhāvitam means “caused to be.” As explained in Bhagavad-gītā, material existence is an unstable platform subject to the constant disturbances of creation and annihilation. One who absorbs his consciousness in Kṛṣṇa, however, attains to Kṛṣṇa’s nature and is therefore described as mad-bhāva-bhāvitam, or one situated in real existence because of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The Lord here concludes His analysis of different processes of human perfection.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore, one should reject impermanent desires for these processes and their results, which are like the mental creations of a dream, and should completely absorb one’s mind, filled with love by thinking of me, in me alone.
Since other processes and results are just temporary desires like dream objects, one should give them up and concentrate your mind on me by pure bhakti. The topic is summarized in this verse. This is Śrīdhara Svāmī’s commentary. Absorb your mind, which is endowed with bhāva by thinking of me (mad-bhāva-bhāvitam), in me alone.
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Personal Guidance
Reject material elevation processes as dream-like and absorb the mind in the Lord; constant thought of Him purifies. The verdict is sharper than it sounds.
Reflection Questions
- Which 'material elevation' am I still investing in as if it were not dream-stuff?
- What would full absorption look like instead?
My note
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