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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.25

समाहितै: क: करणैर्गुणात्मभि-र्गुणो भवेन्मत्सुविविक्तधाम्न: । विक्षिप्यमाणैरुत किं नु दूषणंघनैरुपेतैर्विगतै रवे: किम् ॥ २५ ॥
samāhitaiḥ kaḥ karaṇair guṇātmabhir
[samaahitaih kah karanair gunaatmabhir]
guṇo bhaven mat-suvivikta-dhāmnaḥ
[guno bhaven mat-suvivikta-dhaamnah]
vikṣipyamāṇair uta kiṁ nu dūṣaṇaṁ
[vikshipyamaanair uta kim nu dooshanam]
ghanair upetair vigatai raveḥ kim
[ghanair upetair vigatai raveh kim]
Word-for-word
samāhitaiḥ — which are perfectly concentrated in meditation kaḥ — what karaṇaiḥ — by senses guṇa-ātmabhiḥ — which are basically manifestations of the modes of nature guṇaḥ — virtue bhavet — will be mat — My su-vivikta — who has properly ascertained dhāmnaḥ — the personal identity vikṣipyamāṇaiḥ — which are being agitated uta — on the other hand kim — what nu — indeed dūṣaṇam — blame ghanaiḥ — by clouds upetaiḥ — which have come vigataiḥ — or which have gone away raveḥ — of the sun kim — what.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
samāhitaiḥ kaḥ karaṇair guṇātmabhir
samāhitaiḥ
which are perfectly concentrated in meditation
kaḥ
what
karaṇaiḥ
by senses
guṇa-ātmabhiḥ
which are basically manifestations of the modes of nature
guṇo bhaven mat-suvivikta-dhāmnaḥ
guṇaḥ
virtue
bhavet
will be
mat
My
su-vivikta
who has properly ascertained
dhāmnaḥ
the personal identity
vikṣipyamāṇair uta kiṁ nu dūṣaṇaṁ
vikṣipyamāṇaiḥ
which are being agitated
uta
on the other hand
kim
what
nu
indeed
dūṣaṇam
blame
ghanair upetair vigatai raveḥ kim
ghanaiḥ
by clouds
upetaiḥ
which have come
vigataiḥ
or which have gone away
raveḥ
of the sun
kim
what.
For one who has properly realized My personal identity as the Supreme Godhead, what credit is there if his senses — mere products of the material modes — are perfectly concentrated in meditation? And on the other hand, what blame is incurred if his senses happen to become agitated? Indeed, what does it mean to the sun if the clouds come and go?
Purport

A pure devotee of the Lord is considered eternally liberated, because he has perfectly understood the Lord’s transcendental personality and abode and is always engaged in serving the Lord’s mission within this world. Although superficially such a devotee may appear agitated by events in the material world while engaged in the Lord’s mission, this does not change his exalted status as the Lord’s eternal servitor, just as the exalted status of the sun is not changed even when the sun is apparently covered by clouds.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
For one who has properly realized my form, what credit is there if his senses—mere products of the material modes—are perfectly concentrated in meditation? And on the other hand, what blame is incurred if his senses happen to become agitated? Indeed, what does it mean to the sun if the clouds come and go? My devotee with knowledge and discrimination has no relation to the good and bad produced by the senses and mind. What is the virtue by having steady senses for a person who has realized my form? What is the fault in having unsteady senses?
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Personal Guidance
For one realizing the Lord, what credit is there if senses are perfectly meditated, what blame if they happen to fail? Realization places one beyond credit-and-blame.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I still track credit and blame for sense behavior?
  • How would realization reframe both?
📝 My note

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