Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.24.15
मया कालात्मना धात्रा कर्मयुक्तमिदं जगत् ।
गुणप्रवाह एतस्मिन्नुन्मज्जति निमज्जति ॥ १५ ॥
mayā kālātmanā dhātrā
[mayaa kaalaatmanaa dhaatraa]
karma-yuktam idaṁ jagat
[karma-yuktam idam jagat]
guṇa-pravāha etasminn
[guna-pravaaha etasminn]
unmajjati nimajjati
[unmajjati nimajjati]
Word-for-word
mayā
—
by Me
kāla-ātmanā
—
who contains the energy of time
dhātrā
—
the creator
karma-yuktam
—
full of fruitive activities
idam
—
this
jagat
—
world
guṇa-pravāhe
—
in the mighty current of the modes
etasmin
—
in this
unmajjati
—
one rises up
nimajjati
—
one drowns.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mayā kālātmanā dhātrā
mayā
by Me
kāla-ātmanā
who contains the energy of time
dhātrā
the creator
karma-yuktam idaṁ jagat
karma-yuktam
full of fruitive activities
idam
this
jagat
world
guṇa-pravāha etasminn
guṇa-pravāhe
in the mighty current of the modes
etasmin
in this
unmajjati nimajjati
unmajjati
one rises up
nimajjati
one drowns.
All results of fruitive work have been arranged within this world by Me, the supreme creator acting as the force of time. Thus one sometimes rises up toward the surface of this mighty river of the modes of nature and sometimes again submerges.
Purport
Unmajjati refers to one’s promotion to the higher planetary systems, as mentioned in previous verses, and nimajjati refers to being submerged in a miserable condition of life by impious activities. In both cases one is drowning within the mighty river of material existence, which carries one far away from one’s real home in the kingdom of God.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
This world, endowed with karma, has been arranged by me, the Supreme Lord who acts as the force of time. Thus one sometimes rises up to Satyaloka and then sinks down to take birth as a plant.
All the destinations made of the guṇas are temporary. This universe is created by me, the Supreme Lord (dhātrā), in the form of my kāla-śakti, giving results of karma. A person rises up in saṁsāra (gunā-pravāhe) to Satyaloka and again sinks down to low destinations like plants.
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Personal Guidance
All fruits of work are arranged by the Lord as time's force; we rise and submerge in the river of the modes. The river is His, not random.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I currently rising or submerging in the modal river?
- How does seeing it as His river change my response?
My note
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