Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.3
येषु येषु च भूतेषु भक्त्या त्वां परमर्षय: ।
उपासीना: प्रपद्यन्ते संसिद्धिं तद् वदस्व मे ॥ ३ ॥
yeṣu yeṣu ca bhūteṣu
[yeshu yeshu cha bhooteshu]
bhaktyā tvāṁ paramarṣayaḥ
[bhaktyaa tvaam paramarshayah]
upāsīnāḥ prapadyante
[upaaseenaah prapadyante]
saṁsiddhiṁ tad vadasva me
[samsiddhim tad vadasva me]
Word-for-word
yeṣu yeṣu
—
in which various
ca
—
also
bhūteṣu
—
forms
bhaktyā
—
with devotion
tvām
—
You
parama-ṛṣayaḥ
—
the great sages
upāsīnāḥ
—
worshiping
prapadyante
—
achieve
saṁsiddhim
—
perfection
tat
—
that
vadasva
—
please speak
me
—
to me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yeṣu yeṣu ca bhūteṣu
yeṣu yeṣu
in which various
ca
also
bhūteṣu
forms
bhaktyā tvāṁ paramarṣayaḥ
bhaktyā
with devotion
tvām
You
parama-ṛṣayaḥ
the great sages
upāsīnāḥ prapadyante
upāsīnāḥ
worshiping
prapadyante
achieve
saṁsiddhiṁ tad vadasva me
saṁsiddhim
perfection
tat
that
vadasva
please speak
me
to me.
Please tell me of the perfections that great sages achieve by worshiping You with devotion. Also, kindly explain which of Your different forms they worship.
Purport
Śrī Uddhava here inquires about the spiritual opulences of the Lord, which consist primarily of His viṣṇu-tattva expansions such as Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. By worshiping different plenary expansions of the Lord one achieves particular perfections, and Śrī Uddhava wants to know about this.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Please tell me the various forms in which the greatest sages worship you with devotion and attain perfection.
Uddhava asks about the Lord’s vibhūtis in order to carry out worship of the Lord more effectively than worshipping everywhere. By this, the great sags attain perfection.
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Personal Guidance
Uddhava asks what perfections sages achieve through devotion, and which of His forms they worship. Naming what one wants to know is itself part of getting an answer.
Reflection Questions
- What perfection do I really want, named honestly?
- What form of the Lord most often attracts me?
My note
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