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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.15

पुंश्चल्यापहृतं चित्तं को न्वन्यो मोचितुं प्रभु: । आत्मारामेश्वरमृते भगवन्तमधोक्षजम् ॥ १५ ॥
puṁścalyāpahṛtaṁ cittaṁ
[pumshchalyaapahritam chittam]
ko nv anyo mocituṁ prabhuḥ
[ko nv anyo mochitum prabhuh]
ātmārāmeśvaram ṛte
[aatmaaraameshvaram rite]
bhagavantam adhokṣajam
[bhagavantam adhokshajam]
puṁścalyā — by a prostitute apahṛtam — stolen cittam — the intelligence kaḥ — who nu — indeed anyaḥ — other person mocitum — to free prabhuḥ — is capable ātma-ārāma — of the self-satisfied sages īśvaram — the Lord ṛte — except for bhagavantam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead adhokṣajam — who lies beyond the purview of material senses.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
puṁścalyāpahṛtaṁ cittaṁ
puṁścalyā
by a prostitute
apahṛtam
stolen
cittam
the intelligence
kaḥ
who
nu
indeed
ko nv anyo mocituṁ prabhuḥ
anyaḥ
other person
mocitum
to free
prabhuḥ
is capable
ātmārāmeśvaram ṛte
ātma-ārāma
of the self-satisfied sages
īśvaram
the Lord
ṛte
except for
bhagavantam adhokṣajam
bhagavantam
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
adhokṣajam
who lies beyond the purview of material senses.
Who but the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who lies beyond material perception and is the Lord of self-satisfied sages, can possibly save my consciousness, which has been stolen by a prostitute?
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Who but the Supreme Lord, who produces sense knowledge and who is the master of self-satisfied sages, can possibly save my consciousness, which has been stolen by a prostitute? “How will I be freed from the taste of her lips and develop distaste?” No one, even an ātmārāma, can free the mind of a person delighting in the body. But the master of the ātmārāmas, the Supreme Lord, can do this, because he has the greatest powers (bhagavān) to free me. From the Lord alone comes sense knowledge (akṣaja) which is condemned (adhaḥ).
Who but the Supreme Personality of Godhead — beyond perception, Lord of self-satisfied sages — can save my consciousness, stolen by a prostitute? The honest call for help.
Reflection Questions
  • Where is my consciousness 'stolen', and only the Lord can rescue it?
  • What does crying out look like?
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