Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.25
सुविविक्तं तव प्रश्नं मयैतदपि धारयेत् ।
सनातनं ब्रह्मगुह्यं परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति ॥ २५ ॥
su-viviktaṁ tava praśnaṁ
[su-viviktam tava prashnam]
mayaitad api dhārayet
[mayaitad api dhaarayet]
sanātanaṁ brahma-guhyaṁ
[sanaatanam brahma-guhyam]
paraṁ brahmādhigacchati
[param brahmaadhigachchati]
Word-for-word
sa-viviktam
—
clearly elucidated
tava
—
your
praśnam
—
question
mayā
—
by Me
etat
—
this
api
—
even
dhārayet
—
fixes his attention upon
sanātanam
—
eternal
brahma-guhyam
—
secret of the Vedas
param
—
supreme
brahma
—
the Absolute Truth
adhigacchati
—
he attains.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
su-viviktaṁ tava praśnaṁ
mayaitad api dhārayet
sanātanaṁ brahma-guhyaṁ
sa-viviktam
clearly elucidated
tava
your
praśnam
question
mayā
by Me
etat
this
api
even
paraṁ brahmādhigacchati
dhārayet
fixes his attention upon
sanātanam
eternal
brahma-guhyam
secret of the Vedas
param
supreme
brahma
the Absolute Truth
adhigacchati
he attains.
Anyone who fixes his attention on these clear answers to your questions will attain to the eternal, confidential goal of the Vedas — the Supreme Absolute Truth.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Anyone who fixes his attention on these clear answers to your questions will attain the eternal secret of the Vedas—the form of the supreme Brahman.
He who concentrates on these clear answers (etat) given by me to your questions, and who concentrates on this story, attains the secret of the Vedas, the svarūpa of the supreme Brahman.
Personal Guidance
Anyone who fixes attention on these clear answers attains the eternal confidential goal of the Vedas — the Supreme Absolute Truth. Attention is named as the operative verb.
Reflection Questions
- Where does my attention to scripture fade halfway through?
- What practice keeps it fixed?
My note
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