Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.19
सन्तुष्टा: करुणा मैत्रा: शान्ता दान्तास्तितिक्षव: ।
आत्मारामा: समदृश: प्रायश: श्रमणा जना: ॥ १९ ॥
santuṣṭāḥ karuṇā maitrāḥ
[santushtaah karunaa maitraah]
śāntā dāntās titikṣavaḥ
[shaantaa daantaas titikshavah]
ātmārāmāḥ sama-dṛśaḥ
[aatmaaraamaah sama-drishah]
prāyaśaḥ śramaṇā janāḥ
[praayashah shramanaa janaah]
Word-for-word
santuṣṭāḥ
—
self-satisfied
karuṇāḥ
—
merciful
maitrāḥ
—
friendly
śāntāḥ
—
pacified
dāntāḥ
—
self-controlled
titikṣavaḥ
—
tolerant
ātma-ārāmāḥ
—
enthused from within
sama-dṛśaḥ
—
possessed of equal vision
prāyaśaḥ
—
for the most part
śramaṇāḥ
—
endeavoring diligently (for self-realization)
janāḥ
—
the people.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
santuṣṭāḥ karuṇā maitrāḥ
santuṣṭāḥ
self-satisfied
karuṇāḥ
merciful
maitrāḥ
friendly
śāntā dāntās titikṣavaḥ
śāntāḥ
pacified
dāntāḥ
self-controlled
titikṣavaḥ
tolerant
ātmārāmāḥ sama-dṛśaḥ
ātma-ārāmāḥ
enthused from within
sama-dṛśaḥ
possessed of equal vision
prāyaśaḥ śramaṇā janāḥ
prāyaśaḥ
for the most part
śramaṇāḥ
endeavoring diligently (for self-realization)
janāḥ
the people.
The people of Satya-yuga are for the most part self-satisfied, merciful, friendly to all, peaceful, sober and tolerant. They take their pleasure from within, see all things equally and always endeavor diligently for spiritual perfection.
Purport
Sama-darśana, equal vision, is based on the perception of the Supreme Spirit behind all material variety and within all living entities.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The people of Satya-yuga are for the most part self-satisfied, merciful, friendly to all, peaceful, sober, tolerant, and ātmārāma. They see all things equally and endeavor to understand ātmā.
Śramanāḥ means the people are engaged in trying to realize ātmā.
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Personal Guidance
Satya-yuga people are content, kind, peaceful, sober, tolerant — pleasure comes from within. Reading this, we recognize that those qualities are still available; sattva is a personal choice, not a yuga-given inheritance.
Reflection Questions
- Which Satya-yuga quality could I deliberately practice today?
- Where am I sourcing pleasure from outside instead of from within?
My note
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