Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.21
त्वङ्मांसरुधिरस्नायुमेदोमज्जास्थिसंहतौ ।
विण्मूत्रपूये रमतां कृमीणां कियदन्तरम् ॥ २१ ॥
tvaṅ-māṁsa-rudhira-snāyu-
[tvan-maamsa-rudhira-snaayu-]
medo-majjāsthi-saṁhatau
[medo-majjaasthi-samhatau]
viṇ-mūtra-pūye ramatāṁ
[vin-mootra-pooye ramataam]
kṛmīṇāṁ kiyad antaram
[krimeenaam kiyad antaram]
Word-for-word
tvak
—
out of skin
māṁsa
—
flesh
rudhira
—
blood
snāyu
—
muscle
medaḥ
—
fat
majjā
—
marrow
asthi
—
and bone
saṁhatau
—
composed
viṭ
—
of stool
mūtra
—
urine
pūye
—
and pus
ramatām
—
enjoying
kṛmīṇām
—
compared to the worms
kiyat
—
how much
antaram
—
difference.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvaṅ-māṁsa-rudhira-snāyu-
tvak
out of skin
māṁsa
flesh
rudhira
blood
snāyu
muscle
medo-majjāsthi-saṁhatau
medaḥ
fat
majjā
marrow
asthi
and bone
saṁhatau
composed
viṇ-mūtra-pūye ramatāṁ
viṭ
of stool
mūtra
urine
pūye
and pus
ramatām
enjoying
kṛmīṇāṁ kiyad antaram
kṛmīṇām
compared to the worms
kiyat
how much
antaram
difference.
What difference is there between ordinary worms and persons who try to enjoy this material body composed of skin, flesh, blood, muscle, fat, marrow, bone, stool, urine and pus?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
What difference is there between ordinary worms and persons who try to enjoy this material body composed of skin, flesh, blood, muscle, fat, marrow, bone, stool, urine and pus?
What is the difference from worms enjoying like me in a body made of stool, urine and puss? There is no difference.
Personal Guidance
What difference between worms and persons trying to enjoy this body of skin, flesh, blood, fat, marrow, bone, stool, urine, pus? Honest anatomy levels enjoyment.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I treat my body as more than this honest list suggests?
- What practice keeps the level realistic?
My note
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