Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.37
श्रीभगवानुवाच
मन: कर्ममयं नृणामिन्द्रियै: पञ्चभिर्युतम् ।
लोकाल्लोकं प्रयात्यन्य आत्मा तदनुवर्तते ॥ ३७ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
manaḥ karma-mayaṁ ṇṝṇām
[manah karma-mayam nreenaam]
indriyaiḥ pañcabhir yutam
[indriyaih panchabhir yutam]
lokāl lokaṁ prayāty anya
[lokaal lokam prayaaty anya]
ātmā tad anuvartate
[aatmaa tad anuvartate]
Word-for-word
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
manaḥ
—
the mind
karma-mayam
—
shaped by fruitive work
nṝṇām
—
of persons
indriyaiḥ
—
along with the senses
pañcabhiḥ
—
five
yutam
—
conjoined
lokāt
—
from one world
lokam
—
to another world
prayāti
—
travels
anyaḥ
—
separate
ātmā
—
the soul
tat
—
that mind
anuvartate
—
follows.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
manaḥ karma-mayaṁ ṇṝṇām
manaḥ
the mind
karma-mayam
shaped by fruitive work
nṝṇām
of persons
indriyaiḥ pañcabhir yutam
indriyaiḥ
along with the senses
pañcabhiḥ
five
yutam
conjoined
lokāl lokaṁ prayāty anya
lokāt
from one world
lokam
to another world
prayāti
travels
anyaḥ
separate
ātmā tad anuvartate
ātmā
the soul
tat
that mind
anuvartate
follows.
Lord Kṛṣṇa said: The material mind of men is shaped by the reactions of fruitive work. Along with the five senses, it travels from one material body to another. The spirit soul, although different from this mind, follows it.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Lord said: The material mind of man, dependent on karma, travels along with the five senses from one material body to another. The ātmā, although different from this mind, follows it.
The mind along with the rest of the subtle body, dependent on karma, goes from body to body. The jīva, though different from the subtle body, follows the subtle body, since it is joined with it.
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Personal Guidance
The material mind is shaped by karmic reactions; with the five senses it travels from body to body, and the soul, though different, follows the mind. The mind is the vehicle.
Reflection Questions
- Where is my mind taking me, and is the soul reluctantly following?
- What care of the mind could redirect both?
My note
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