Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.25.10
यदा भजति मां भक्त्या निरपेक्ष: स्वकर्मभि: ।
तं सत्त्वप्रकृतिं विद्यात् पुरुषं स्त्रियमेव वा ॥ १० ॥
yadā bhajati māṁ bhaktyā
[yadaa bhajati maam bhaktyaa]
nirapekṣaḥ sva-karmabhiḥ
[nirapekshah sva-karmabhih]
taṁ sattva-prakṛtiṁ vidyāt
[tam sattva-prakritim vidyaat]
puruṣaṁ striyam eva vā
[purusham striyam eva vaa]
Word-for-word
yadā
—
when
bhajati
—
a person worships
mām
—
Me
bhaktyā
—
with devotion
nirapekṣaḥ
—
indifferent to results
sva-karmabhiḥ
—
by his own prescribed duties
tam
—
him
sattva-prakṛtim
—
a person whose nature is in the mode of goodness
vidyāt
—
one should understand
puruṣam
—
a man
striyam
—
a woman
eva
—
even
vā
—
or.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadā bhajati māṁ bhaktyā
yadā
when
bhajati
a person worships
mām
Me
bhaktyā
with devotion
nirapekṣaḥ sva-karmabhiḥ
nirapekṣaḥ
indifferent to results
sva-karmabhiḥ
by his own prescribed duties
taṁ sattva-prakṛtiṁ vidyāt
tam
him
sattva-prakṛtim
a person whose nature is in the mode of goodness
vidyāt
one should understand
puruṣaṁ striyam eva vā
puruṣam
a man
striyam
a woman
eva
even
vā
or.
Any person, whether man or woman, who worships Me with loving devotion, offering his or her prescribed duties unto Me without material attachment, is understood to be situated in goodness.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Any person, whether man or woman, who worships me with devotion by offering his or her prescribed duties to me without material attachment, is understood to be situated in goodness.
Two verses explain how bhakti by persons in the guṇas becomes covered by the guṇas.
Personal Guidance
Whoever — man or woman — worships the Lord with loving devotion, offering prescribed duties without material attachment, is in goodness. Devotion plus duty without attachment is the signature.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I offer duty to the Lord, and where do I keep it for myself?
- What does shifting one duty look like?
My note
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