Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.24.13
अधोऽसुराणां नागानां भूमेरोकोऽसृजत् प्रभुः ।
त्रिलोक्यां गतयः सर्वाः कर्मणां त्रिगुणात्मनाम् ॥ १३ ॥
adho ’surāṇāṁ nāgānāṁ
[adho ’suraanaam naagaanaam]
bhūmer oko ’sṛjat prabhuḥ
[bhoomer oko ’srijat prabhuh]
tri-lokyāṁ gatayaḥ sarvāḥ
[tri-lokyaam gatayah sarvaah]
karmaṇāṁ tri-guṇātmanām
[karmanaam tri-gunaatmanaam]
Word-for-word
adhaḥ
—
below
asurāṇām
—
of the demons
nāgānām
—
of the celestial snakes
bhūmeḥ
—
from the earth
okaḥ
—
the residence
asṛjat
—
created
prabhuḥ
—
Lord Brahmā
tri-lokyām
—
of the three worlds
gatayaḥ
—
the destinations
sarvāḥ
—
all
karmaṇām
—
of fruitive activities
tri-guṇa-ātmanām
—
partaking of the three modes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
adho ’surāṇāṁ nāgānāṁ
adhaḥ
below
asurāṇām
of the demons
nāgānām
of the celestial snakes
bhūmer oko ’sṛjat prabhuḥ
bhūmeḥ
from the earth
okaḥ
the residence
asṛjat
created
prabhuḥ
Lord Brahmā
tri-lokyāṁ gatayaḥ sarvāḥ
tri-lokyām
of the three worlds
gatayaḥ
the destinations
sarvāḥ
all
karmaṇāṁ tri-guṇātmanām
karmaṇām
of fruitive activities
tri-guṇa-ātmanām
partaking of the three modes.
Lord Brahmā created the region below the earth for the demons and the Nāga snakes. In this way the destinations of the three worlds were arranged as the corresponding reactions for different kinds of work performed within the three modes of nature.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā created the region below the earth for the demons and the Nāga snakes. In this way the destinations of the three worlds were arranged according to karma in the three guṇas.
The places are allotted according to karma.
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Personal Guidance
Below the earth, Brahmā created realms for demons and Nāga snakes — destinations of the three worlds matched to actions in the three modes. The cosmology is moral.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I building toward what destination — higher, middle, or lower?
- What action today shifts the trajectory?
My note
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