SB 11.22.28 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.28

त्वत्तो ज्ञानं हि जीवानां प्रमोषस्तेऽत्र शक्तित: । त्वमेव ह्यात्ममायाया गतिं वेत्थ न चापर: ॥ २८ ॥

tvatto jñānaṁ hi jīvānāṁ

[tvatto jnaanam hi jeevaanaam]

pramoṣas te ’tra śaktitaḥ

[pramoshas te ’tra shaktitah]

tvam eva hy ātma-māyāyā

[tvam eva hy aatma-maayaayaa]

gatiṁ vettha na cāparaḥ

[gatim vettha na chaaparah]

Word-for-word

tvattaḥ — from You jñānam — knowledge hi — indeed jīvānām — of the living beings pramoṣaḥ — stealing away te — Your atra — in this knowledge śaktitaḥ — by the potency tvam — You eva — alone hi — indeed ātma — Your own māyāyāḥ — of the illusory potency gatim — the real nature vettha — You know na — not ca — and aparaḥ — any other person.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tvatto jñānaṁ hi jīvānāṁ

tvattaḥ

from You

jñānam

knowledge

indeed

jīvānām

of the living beings

pramoṣas te ’tra śaktitaḥ

pramoṣaḥ

stealing away

Your

tvam eva hy ātma-māyāyā

atra

in this knowledge

śaktitaḥ

by the potency

tvam

You

eva

alone

indeed

gatiṁ vettha na cāparaḥ

ātma

Your own

māyāyāḥ

of the illusory potency

gatim

the real nature

vettha

You know

not

and

aparaḥ

any other person.

From You alone the knowledge of the living beings arises, and by Your potency that knowledge is stolen away. Indeed, no one but Yourself can understand the real nature of Your illusory potency.

Purport

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca: “From Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness.” By the Lord’s causeless mercy one is enlightened with knowledge, and by the Lord’s illusory potency that knowledge vanishes and one is merged into ignorance. Those bewildered by māyā cannot understand the difference between the material body and the spirit soul and thus should hear from the Lord Himself to remove this illusory covering.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

From you alone through your energy, the jivas’ knowledge arises and disappears. No one but you can understand the real nature of your illusory potency. You give knowledge by vidyā-śakti, and by avidyā steal it away. “Why should it steal knowledge if it is my energy?” You alone know.

Personal Guidance

From the Lord alone arises living beings' knowledge, and by His potency it is stolen away; no one but Him understands His illusory potency. Knowledge has one source and one Master.

Reflection Questions

What knowledge have I been losing without noticing?
What does it mean that even the loss is His potency?

📝 My note

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