SB 11.28.31 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.31

तिष्ठन्तमासीनमुत व्रजन्तं शयानमुक्षन्तमदन्तमन्नम् । स्वभावमन्यत् किमपीहमान- मात्मानमात्मस्थमतिर्न वेद ॥ ३१ ॥

tiṣṭhantam āsīnam uta vrajantaṁ

[tishthantam aaseenam uta vrajantam]

śayānam ukṣantam adantam annam

[shayaanam ukshantam adantam annam]

svabhāvam anyat kim apīhamānam

[svabhaavam anyat kim apeehamaanam]

ātmānam ātma-stha-matir na veda

[aatmaanam aatma-stha-matir na veda]

Word-for-word

tiṣṭhantam — standing āsīnam — sitting uta — or vrajantam — walking śayānam — lying down ukṣantam — urinating adantam — eating annam — food sva-bhāvam — manifested from his conditioned nature anyat — other kim api — whatever īhamānam — executing ātmānam — his own bodily self ātma-stha — fixed in the true self matiḥ — whose consciousness na veda — he does not recognize.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tiṣṭhantam āsīnam uta vrajantaṁ

tiṣṭhantam

standing

āsīnam

sitting

uta

vrajantam

walking

śayānam ukṣantam adantam annam

śayānam

lying down

ukṣantam

urinating

adantam

eating

annam

food

svabhāvam anyat kim apīhamānam

sva-bhāvam

manifested from his conditioned nature

anyat

other

kim api

whatever

īhamānam

executing

ātmānam ātma-stha-matir na veda

ātmānam

his own bodily self

ātma-stha

fixed in the true self

matiḥ

whose consciousness

na veda

he does not recognize.

The wise man, whose consciousness is fixed in the self, does not even notice his own bodily activities. While standing, sitting, walking, lying down, urinating, eating or performing other bodily functions, he understands that the body is acting according to its own nature.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The wise man, whose consciousness is fixed in Paramātmā, does not even notice his bodily activities. While standing, sitting, walking, lying down, urinating, eating or performing other bodily functions, he understands that the body is acting according to its own nature. The jñānī, though situated in the body, does not investigate his body. His intelligence fixed in Paramātmā, he does not know the body (ātmānam). Ukṣantam means “while urinating.”

Personal Guidance

The wise man with consciousness fixed in self doesn't even notice his bodily activities — standing, sitting, walking, eating, the body acts according to its laws while he is elsewhere. Background-mode living.

Reflection Questions

When have I genuinely 'not noticed' my body while consciousness was placed higher?
What conditions allowed it?

📝 My note

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