Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.18
व्यक्तादयो विकुर्वाणा धातव: पुरुषेक्षया ।
लब्धवीर्या: सृजन्त्यण्डं संहता: प्रकृतेर्बलात् ॥ १८ ॥
vyaktādayo vikurvāṇā
[vyaktaadayo vikurvaanaa]
dhātavaḥ puruṣekṣayā
[dhaatavah purushekshayaa]
labdha-vīryāḥ sṛjanty aṇḍaṁ
[labdha-veeryaah srijanty andam]
saṁhatāḥ prakṛter balāt
[samhataah prakriter balaat]
Word-for-word
vyakta-ādayaḥ
—
the mahat-tattva and so on
vikurvāṇāḥ
—
undergoing transformation
dhātavaḥ
—
the elements
puruṣa
—
of the Lord
īkṣayā
—
by the glance
labdha
—
having attained
vīryāḥ
—
their potencies
sṛjanti
—
they create
aṇḍam
—
the egg of the universe
saṁhatāḥ
—
amalgamated
prakṛteḥ
—
of nature
balāt
—
by the power.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vyaktādayo vikurvāṇā
vyakta-ādayaḥ
the mahat-tattva and so on
vikurvāṇāḥ
undergoing transformation
dhātavaḥ puruṣekṣayā
dhātavaḥ
the elements
puruṣa
of the Lord
īkṣayā
by the glance
labdha-vīryāḥ sṛjanty aṇḍaṁ
labdha
having attained
vīryāḥ
their potencies
sṛjanti
they create
aṇḍam
the egg of the universe
saṁhatāḥ prakṛter balāt
saṁhatāḥ
amalgamated
prakṛteḥ
of nature
balāt
by the power.
As the material elements, headed by the mahat-tattva, are transformed, they receive their specific potencies from the glance of the Supreme Lord, and being amalgamated by the power of nature, they create the universal egg.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
As the material elements headed by the mahat-tattva are transformed, they receive their specific potencies from the glance of the Supreme Lord, and being amalgamated under the shelter of prakṛti, they create the universal egg.
The universe produced by the elements starting with mahat-tattva, is included within the elements, and is not counted separately. Prakṛteḥ balāt, means “taking shelter of prakṛti.”
Personal Guidance
Material elements transform, receive specific potencies from the Lord's glance, and are amalgamated by nature into the universal egg. The Lord's glance is the spark of every transformation.
Reflection Questions
- What in my life is awaiting the Lord's glance?
- How could I sit under His glance more often?
My note
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