SB 11.22.30 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.30

ममाङ्ग माया गुणमय्यनेकधा विकल्पबुद्धीश्च गुणैर्विधत्ते । वैकारिकस्‍त्रिविधोऽध्यात्ममेक- मथाधिदैवमधिभूतमन्यत् ॥ ३० ॥

mamāṅga māyā guṇa-mayy anekadhā

[mamaanga maayaa guna-mayy anekadhaa]

vikalpa-buddhīś ca guṇair vidhatte

[vikalpa-buddheesh cha gunair vidhatte]

vaikārikas tri-vidho ’dhyātmam ekam

[vaikaarikas tri-vidho ’dhyaatmam ekam]

athādhidaivam adhibhūtam anyat

[athaadhidaivam adhibhootam anyat]

Word-for-word

mama — My aṅga — My dear Uddhava māyā — material energy guṇa-mayī — consisting of the three modes anekadhā — manifold vikalpa — different manifestations buddhīḥ — and perceptions of these differences ca — and guṇaiḥ — by the modes vidhatte — establishes vaikārikaḥ — the full-blown manifestation of transformations tri-vidhaḥ — having three aspects adhyātmam — called adhyātma ekam — one atha — and adhidaivam — adhidaiva adhibhūtam — adhibhūta anyat — another.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

mamāṅga māyā guṇa-mayy anekadhā

mama

aṅga

My dear Uddhava

māyā

material energy

guṇa-mayī

consisting of the three modes

anekadhā

manifold

vikalpa-buddhīś ca guṇair vidhatte

vikalpa

different manifestations

buddhīḥ

and perceptions of these differences

and

guṇaiḥ

by the modes

vidhatte

establishes

vaikārikas tri-vidho ’dhyātmam ekam

vaikārikaḥ

the full-blown manifestation of transformations

tri-vidhaḥ

having three aspects

athādhidaivam adhibhūtam anyat

adhyātmam

called adhyātma

ekam

one

atha

and

adhidaivam

adhidaiva

adhibhūtam

adhibhūta

anyat

another.

My dear Uddhava, My material energy, comprising three modes and acting through them, manifests the varieties of creation along with varieties of consciousness for perceiving them. The manifest result of material transformation is understood in three aspects: adhyātmic, adhidaivic and adhibhautic.

Purport

The word vikalpa-buddhīḥ indicates that consciousness within various material bodies reveals different aspects of the Lord’s creation. Birds such as seagulls glide on the ocean breezes, experiencing the Lord’s creation of wind and altitude. The fish experience life within the water, and other creatures intimately experience life within trees or within the earth. Human society affords its own varieties of awareness, and similarly in heaven and hell different experiences are available. All types of material consciousness are transformations of the three modes of material nature, the expansions of the Lord’s illusory energy.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

O Uddhava! My prakṛti made of the guṇas produces many differences and perceptions of difference by the guṇas. Though prakṛti takes many forms, basically it has three: adhyātma, adhidaiva, and adhibhūta. How prakṛti takes various forms is described. It produces difference and perception of difference. Though it has many forms, the forms are basically three. The first is adhyātma, the second is adhibhūta and the third is adhidaiva.

Personal Guidance

His material energy, working through three modes, manifests varieties of creation and varieties of consciousness to perceive them, in three aspects. Each aspect has its own range.

Reflection Questions

Which aspect of my consciousness do I rely on most?
What might cultivating the others reveal?

📝 My note

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