Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.15.13
धारयन् मय्यहंतत्त्वे मनो वैकारिकेऽखिलम् ।
सर्वेन्द्रियाणामात्मत्वं प्राप्तिं प्राप्नोति मन्मना: ॥ १३ ॥
dhārayan mayy ahaṁ-tattve
[dhaarayan mayy aham-tattve]
mano vaikārike ’khilam
[mano vaikaarike ’khilam]
sarvendriyāṇām ātmatvaṁ
[sarvendriyaanaam aatmatvam]
prāptiṁ prāpnoti man-manāḥ
[praaptim praapnoti man-manaah]
Word-for-word
dhārayan
—
concentrating
mayi
—
in Me
aham-tattve
—
within the element of false ego
manaḥ
—
the mind
vaikārike
—
in that which is produced from the mode of goodness
akhilam
—
completely
sarva
—
of all living entities
indriyāṇām
—
of the senses
ātmatvam
—
proprietorship
prāptim
—
the mystic perfection of acquisition
prāpnoti
—
obtains
mat-manāḥ
—
the yogī whose mind is fixed in Me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dhārayan mayy ahaṁ-tattve
dhārayan
concentrating
mayi
in Me
aham-tattve
within the element of false ego
mano vaikārike ’khilam
manaḥ
the mind
vaikārike
in that which is produced from the mode of goodness
akhilam
completely
sarvendriyāṇām ātmatvaṁ
sarva
of all living entities
indriyāṇām
of the senses
ātmatvam
proprietorship
prāptiṁ prāpnoti man-manāḥ
prāptim
the mystic perfection of acquisition
prāpnoti
obtains
mat-manāḥ
the yogī whose mind is fixed in Me.
Fixing his mind completely in Me within the element of false ego generated from the mode of goodness, the yogī obtains the power of mystic acquisition, by which he becomes the proprietor of the senses of all living entities. He obtains such perfection because his mind is absorbed in Me.
Purport
It is significant that in order to acquire each mystic perfection one must fix one’s mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that those who pursue such perfections without fixing the mind in the Supreme Lord acquire a gross and inferior reflection of each mystic potency. Those who are not conscious of the Lord cannot actually synchronize their minds perfectly with the universal functions and therefore cannot elevate their mystic opulences to the universal platform.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Fixing his mind with concentration on me represented by ahaṅkāra in sattva, the yogī obtains the power of prāpti, by which he becomes the proprietor of the senses of all living entities, because he is absorbed in me.
Concentrating his mind with full attention on me, represented by ahaṅkāra in sattva, the yogī obtains prāpti because of concentrating on me (man-manaḥ). There is no other reason. Later it is said mad-yoga-balam āśrayaḥ: the cause is the power arising from concentrating on me. (SB 11.15.23)
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Personal Guidance
Fixing the mind in Him within false ego generated from goodness, the yogī becomes proprietor of all beings' senses — through absorption in the source of all senses. Power flows from the right source.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I try to control through force rather than absorption?
- What does it mean to become proprietor through devotion?
My note
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