SB 11.22.48 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.48

एता मनोरथमयीर्हान्यस्योच्चावचास्तनू: । गुणसङ्गादुपादत्ते क्व‍‍चित् कश्चिज्जहाति च ॥ ४८ ॥

etā manoratha-mayīr

[etaa manoratha-mayeer]

hānyasyoccāvacās tanūḥ

[haanyasyochchaavachaas tanooh]

guṇa-saṅgād upādatte

[guna-sangaad upaadatte]

kvacit kaścij jahāti ca

[kvachit kashchij jahaati cha]

Word-for-word

etāḥ — these manaḥ-rathaḥ-mayīḥ — achieved by meditation of the mind ha — certainly anyasya — of the body (who is separate from the self) ucca — greater avacāḥ — and lesser tanūḥ — bodily conditions guṇa-saṅgāt — because of associating with the modes of nature upādatte — he accepts kvacit — sometimes kaścit — someone jahāti — gives up ca — and.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

etā manoratha-mayīr

etāḥ

these

manaḥ-rathaḥ-mayīḥ

achieved by meditation of the mind

certainly

hānyasyoccāvacās tanūḥ

anyasya

of the body (who is separate from the self)

ucca

greater

avacāḥ

and lesser

tanūḥ

bodily conditions

guṇa-saṅgād upādatte

guṇa-saṅgāt

because of associating with the modes of nature

upādatte

he accepts

kvacit kaścij jahāti ca

kvacit

sometimes

kaścit

someone

jahāti

gives up

and.

Although the material body is different from the self, because of the ignorance due to material association one falsely identifies oneself with the superior and inferior bodily conditions. Sometimes a fortunate person is able to give up such mental concoction.

Purport

One who has received the special mercy of the Supreme Lord is able to give up the mental concoction of bodily identification. Thus there is always a chance of escaping the cycle of birth and death.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The jīva accepts high and low conditions in a body by desires in the mind, because of ignorance. Sometimes, a person can give up these conditions. The purpose of explaining birth and death related to the body is summarized. Clearly (hi) the jīva accepts high and low conditions of another body, which are attained through meditation using his mind which has been attained by karma, because of association with avidyā (guṇa-saṅgāt). A person who attains the mercy of the Lord gives up these conditions.

Personal Guidance

Though body differs from self, ignorance causes false identification with superior or inferior bodily conditions; sometimes a fortunate person can give up this concoction. The release is named as fortunate.

Reflection Questions

Where am I currently 'concocting' identification with bodily condition?
What might fortune look like in releasing it?

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