SB 11.27.3-4 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.3-4

नि:सृतं ते मुखाम्भोजाद् यदाह भगवानज: । पुत्रेभ्यो भृगुमुख्येभ्यो देव्यै च भगवान् भव: ॥ ३ ॥ एतद् वै सर्ववर्णानामाश्रमाणां च सम्मतम् । श्रेयसामुत्तमं मन्ये स्‍त्रीशूद्राणां च मानद ॥ ४ ॥

niḥsṛtaṁ te mukhāmbhojād

[nihsritam te mukhaambhojaad]

yad āha bhagavān ajaḥ

[yad aaha bhagavaan ajah]

putrebhyo bhṛgu-mukhyebhyo

[putrebhyo bhrigu-mukhyebhyo]

devyai ca bhagavān bhavaḥ

[devyai cha bhagavaan bhavah]

etad vai sarva-varṇānām

[etad vai sarva-varnaanaam]

āśramāṇāṁ ca sammatam

[aashramaanaam cha sammatam]

śreyasām uttamaṁ manye

[shreyasaam uttamam manye]

strī-śūdrāṇāṁ ca māna-da

[stree-shoodraanaam cha maana-da]

Word-for-word

niḥsṛtam — emanated te — Your mukha-ambhojāt — from the lotus mouth yat — which āha — spoke bhagavān — the great lord ajaḥ — self-born Brahmā putrebhyaḥ — to his sons bhṛgu-mukhyebhyaḥ — headed by Bhṛgu devyai — to the goddess Pārvatī ca — and bhagavān bhavaḥ — Lord Śiva etat — this (process of Deity worship) vai — indeed sarva-varṇānām — by all the occupational classes of society āśramāṇām — and spiritual orders ca — also sammatam — approved śreyasām — of different kinds of benefit in life uttamam — the topmost manye — I think strī — for women śūdrāṇām — and low-class workers ca — also māna-da — O magnanimous Lord.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

niḥsṛtaṁ te mukhāmbhojād

niḥsṛtam

emanated

Your

mukha-ambhojāt

from the lotus mouth

yad āha bhagavān ajaḥ

yat

which

āha

spoke

bhagavān

the great lord

ajaḥ

self-born Brahmā

putrebhyo bhṛgu-mukhyebhyo

putrebhyaḥ

to his sons

bhṛgu-mukhyebhyaḥ

headed by Bhṛgu

devyai ca bhagavān bhavaḥ

devyai

to the goddess Pārvatī

and

bhagavān bhavaḥ

Lord Śiva

etad vai sarva-varṇānām

etat

this (process of Deity worship)

vai

indeed

sarva-varṇānām

by all the occupational classes of society

āśramāṇāṁ ca sammatam

āśramāṇām

and spiritual orders

also

sammatam

approved

śreyasām uttamaṁ manye

śreyasām

of different kinds of benefit in life

uttamam

the topmost

manye

I think

strī-śūdrāṇāṁ ca māna-da

strī

for women

śūdrāṇām

and low-class workers

also

māna-da

O magnanimous Lord.

O most magnanimous Lord, the instructions on this process of Deity worship first emanated from Your lotus mouth. Then they were spoken by the great Lord Brahmā to his sons, headed by Bhṛgu, and by Lord Śiva to his wife, Pārvatī. This process is accepted by and appropriate for all the occupational and spiritual orders of society. Therefore I consider worship of You in Your Deity form to be the most beneficial of all spiritual practices, even for women and śūdras.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

O most magnanimous Lord, the instructions on deity worship first emanated from your lotus mouth. Then they were spoken by the great Brahmā to his sons, headed by Bhṛgu, and by Śiva to his wife, Pārvatī. This type of worship is approved as the best for all the occupational and spiritual orders of society, even for women and śūdras. Etat means deity worship.

Personal Guidance

The instructions emanated from the Lord's mouth, were spoken by Brahmā to his sons and by Śiva to Pārvatī, and are accepted by all classes. The chain of transmission is honored.

Reflection Questions

Whom in my own lineage spoke me into this practice?
How does naming the chain strengthen the practice?

📝 My note

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