Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.17
चराचरगुरोर्विष्णोरीश्वरस्याखिलात्मन: ।
धर्मत्राणाय साधूनां जन्म कर्मापनुत्तये ॥ १७ ॥
carācara-guror viṣṇor
[charaachara-guror vishnor]
īśvarasyākhilātmanaḥ
[eeshvarasyaakhilaatmanah]
dharma-trāṇāya sādhūnāṁ
[dharma-traanaaya saadhoonaam]
janma karmāpanuttaye
[janma karmaapanuttaye]
Word-for-word
cara-acara
—
of all moving and nonmoving living beings
guroḥ
—
of the spiritual master
viṣṇoḥ
—
the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu
īśvarasya
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
akhila
—
of all
ātmanaḥ
—
of the Supreme Soul
dharma-trāṇāya
—
for the protection of religion
sādhūnām
—
of saintly men
janma
—
the birth
karma
—
of their fruitive activities
apanuttaye
—
for the cessation.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
carācara-guror viṣṇor
cara-acara
of all moving and nonmoving living beings
guroḥ
of the spiritual master
viṣṇoḥ
the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu
īśvarasyākhilātmanaḥ
īśvarasya
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
akhila
of all
ātmanaḥ
of the Supreme Soul
dharma-trāṇāya sādhūnāṁ
dharma-trāṇāya
for the protection of religion
sādhūnām
of saintly men
janma karmāpanuttaye
janma
the birth
karma
of their fruitive activities
apanuttaye
for the cessation.
Lord Viṣṇu — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the spiritual master of all moving and nonmoving living beings, and the Supreme Soul of all — takes birth to protect the principles of religion and to relieve His saintly devotees from the reactions of material work.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Viṣṇu, the guru of all moving and nonmoving living beings and the Supreme Soul of all, takes birth to protect the principles of religion and to liberate his devotees.
The birth will take place for liberating the devotees (karmāpanuttaye).
Personal Guidance
The Lord descends to protect dharma and to free His devotees from karmic entanglement. This is the heart of every avatāra story: God is not distant. When the situation requires Him, He comes — including into the small situations of a sincere devotee's life.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my life am I quietly waiting for the Lord to act, while not doing my own part?
- What is one small act of dharma I can offer Him today?
My note
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