SB 11.16.33 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.33

विश्वावसु: पूर्वचित्तिर्गन्धर्वाप्सरसामहम् । भूधराणामहं स्थैर्यं गन्धमात्रमहं भुव: ॥ ३३ ॥

viśvāvasuḥ pūrvacittir

[vishvaavasuh poorvachittir]

gandharvāpsarasām aham

[gandharvaapsarasaam aham]

bhūdharāṇām ahaṁ sthairyaṁ

[bhoodharaanaam aham sthairyam]

gandha-mātram ahaṁ bhuvaḥ

[gandha-maatram aham bhuvah]

Word-for-word

viśvāvasuḥ — Viśvāvasu pūrvacittiḥ — Pūrvacitti gandharva-apsarasām — among the Gandharvas and Apsarās aham — I am bhūdharāṇām — of the mountains aham — I am sthairyam — the steadiness gandha-mātram — the perception of aroma aham — I am bhuvaḥ — of the earth.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

viśvāvasuḥ pūrvacittir

viśvāvasuḥ

Viśvāvasu

pūrvacittiḥ

Pūrvacitti

gandharvāpsarasām aham

gandharva-apsarasām

among the Gandharvas and Apsarās

aham

I am

bhūdharāṇām ahaṁ sthairyaṁ

bhūdharāṇām

of the mountains

aham

I am

sthairyam

the steadiness

gandha-mātram ahaṁ bhuvaḥ

gandha-mātram

the perception of aroma

aham

I am

bhuvaḥ

of the earth.

Among the Gandharvas I am Viśvāvasu, and I am Pūrvacitti among the heavenly Apsaras. I am the steadiness of mountains and the fragrant aroma of the earth.

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (7.9) Lord Kṛṣṇa says, puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṁ ca: “I am the fragrance of the earth.” The original fragrance of the earth is very pleasing and represents Lord Kṛṣṇa. Although unpleasant aromas may be artificially produced, they do not represent the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Among the Gandharvas, I am Viśvāvasu, and I am Pūrvacitti among the heavenly Apsarās. I am the steadiness of mountains and the tan-mātra known as fragrance in the earth. Among Gandharvas I am Viśvāvasu, and among Apsarās I am Pūrvacitti. I am the tan-mātra called fragrance, the cause of the earth.

Personal Guidance

Among Gandharvas Viśvāvasu, among Apsaras Pūrvacitti, the steadiness of mountains and the fragrant aroma of the earth. The list now turns toward sensory qualities of nature.

Reflection Questions

Where do I encounter the Lord through smell or steadiness most easily?
What if these were daily entrances into His presence?

📝 My note

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