SB 11.22.47 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.47

निषेकगर्भजन्मानि बाल्यकौमारयौवनम् । वयोमध्यं जरा मृत्युरित्यवस्थास्तनोर्नव ॥ ४७ ॥

niṣeka-garbha-janmāni

[nisheka-garbha-janmaani]

bālya-kaumāra-yauvanam

[baalya-kaumaara-yauvanam]

vayo-madhyaṁ jarā mṛtyur

[vayo-madhyam jaraa mrityur]

ity avasthās tanor nava

[ity avasthaas tanor nava]

Word-for-word

niṣeka — impregnation garbha — gestation janmāni — and birth bālya — infancy kaumāra — childhood yauvanam — and youth vayaḥ-madhyam — middle age jarā — old age mṛtyuḥ — death iti — thus avasthāḥ — ages tanoḥ — of the body nava — nine.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

niṣeka-garbha-janmāni

niṣeka

impregnation

garbha

gestation

janmāni

and birth

bālya-kaumāra-yauvanam

bālya

infancy

kaumāra

childhood

yauvanam

and youth

vayo-madhyaṁ jarā mṛtyur

vayaḥ-madhyam

middle age

jarā

old age

mṛtyuḥ

death

ity avasthās tanor nava

iti

thus

avasthāḥ

ages

tanoḥ

of the body

nava

nine.

Impregnation, gestation, birth, infancy, childhood, youth, middle age, old age and death are the nine ages of the body.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Impregnation, gestation, birth, infancy, childhood, youth, middle age, old age and death are the nine states of the body. The jīva is related to different states of the body. Those states are listed. The jīva enters the womb, grows there, comes out of the womb, grows to five years (bālya), then enters pauganda and kaiśora ages till sixteen years. Youth lasts till forty-five years. Middle age continues till sixty years. The rest of life till death is called old age.

Personal Guidance

The body's nine ages: impregnation, gestation, birth, infancy, childhood, youth, middle age, old age, death. The arc is named clearly.

Reflection Questions

Which age am I in, and what is its dharma?
What does honest naming of my stage clarify?

📝 My note

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