Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.40-41
यस्त्वसंयतषड्वर्ग: प्रचण्डेन्द्रियसारथि: ।
ज्ञानवैराग्यरहितस्त्रिदण्डमुपजीवति ॥ ४० ॥
सुरानात्मानमात्मस्थं निह्नुते मां च धर्महा ।
अविपक्वकषायोऽस्मादमुष्माच्च विहीयते ॥ ४१ ॥
yas tv asaṁyata-ṣaḍ-vargaḥ
[yas tv asamyata-shad-vargah]
pracaṇḍendriya-sārathiḥ
[prachandendriya-saarathih]
jñāna-vairāgya-rahitas
[jnaana-vairaagya-rahitas]
tridaṇḍam upajīvati
[tridandam upajeevati]
surān ātmānam ātma-sthaṁ
[suraan aatmaanam aatma-stham]
nihnute māṁ ca dharma-hā
[nihnute maam cha dharma-haa]
avipakva-kaṣāyo ’smād
[avipakva-kashaayo ’smaad]
amuṣmāc ca vihīyate
[amushmaach cha viheeyate]
Word-for-word
yaḥ
—
one who
tu
—
but
asaṁyata
—
having not controlled
ṣaṭ
—
the six
vargaḥ
—
items of contamination
pracaṇḍa
—
fierce
indriya
—
of the senses
sārathiḥ
—
the driver, intelligence
jñāna
—
of knowledge
vairāgya
—
and detachment
rahitaḥ
—
bereft
tridaṇḍam
—
the sannyāsa order of life
upajīvati
—
utilizing for one’s bodily maintenance
surān
—
the worshipable demigods
ātmānam
—
his own self
ātma-stham
—
situated within himself
nihnute
—
denies
mām
—
Me
ca
—
also
dharma-hā
—
ruining religious principles
avipakva
—
not yet dissolved
kaṣāyaḥ
—
contamination
asmāt
—
from this world
amuṣmāt
—
from the next life
ca
—
also
vihīyate
—
he is lost, deviated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yas tv asaṁyata-ṣaḍ-vargaḥ
yaḥ
one who
tu
but
asaṁyata
having not controlled
ṣaṭ
the six
vargaḥ
items of contamination
pracaṇḍendriya-sārathiḥ
pracaṇḍa
fierce
indriya
of the senses
sārathiḥ
the driver, intelligence
jñāna-vairāgya-rahitas
jñāna
of knowledge
vairāgya
and detachment
rahitaḥ
bereft
tridaṇḍam upajīvati
tridaṇḍam
the sannyāsa order of life
upajīvati
utilizing for one’s bodily maintenance
surān ātmānam ātma-sthaṁ
surān
the worshipable demigods
ātmānam
his own self
ātma-stham
situated within himself
nihnute māṁ ca dharma-hā
nihnute
denies
mām
Me
ca
also
dharma-hā
ruining religious principles
avipakva-kaṣāyo ’smād
avipakva
not yet dissolved
kaṣāyaḥ
contamination
asmāt
from this world
amuṣmāc ca vihīyate
amuṣmāt
from the next life
ca
also
vihīyate
he is lost, deviated.
One who has not controlled the six forms of illusion [lust, anger, greed, excitement, false pride and intoxication], whose intelligence, the leader of the senses, is extremely attached to material things, who is bereft of knowledge and detachment, who adopts the sannyāsa order of life to make a living, who denies the worshipable demigods, his own self and the Supreme Lord within himself, thus ruining all religious principles, and who is still infected by material contamination, is deviated and lost both in this life and the next.
Purport
Lord Kṛṣṇa here condemns bogus personalities who adopt the sannyāsa order of life for sense gratification while still maintaining all of the symptoms of gross illusion. A false show of sannyāsa is never accepted by intelligent followers of Vedic principles. So-called sannyāsīs who ruin all Vedic religious principles sometimes become famous among foolish persons, but they are simply cheating themselves and their followers. These charlatan sannyāsīs are never actually engaged in the loving devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
One who has not controlled the six forms of illusion (lust, anger, greed, excitement, false pride and intoxication), whose intelligence, the leader of the senses, is extremely attached to material things, who is bereft of knowledge and detachment, who adopts the sannyāsa order of life to make a living, who deceives the devatās, ātmā and Paramātmā, thus ruining all religious principles, and who is still infected by material contamination, is deviated and lost both in this life and the next.
Two verses criticize the sannyāsī of bad conduct. His intelligence is uncontrolled (pracaṇḍa-indriya-sārathiḥ) and takes sannyāsa to make a living. He deceives the devatās who should be worshipped, his own ātmā and me, situated within all beings. As a result of that deception he is lost in this life and the next.
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Personal Guidance
One not controlling lust, anger, greed, excitement, pride, intoxication, attached to material things, devoid of knowledge and detachment, who takes sannyāsa for show, falls down. The Lord names the harsh result of premature renunciation.
Reflection Questions
- Which of the six remains uncontrolled in me?
- What practice would mature it before any larger renunciation?
My note
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