SB 12.6.38 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.38

यदुपासनया ब्रह्मन् योगिनो मलमात्मन: । द्रव्यक्रियाकारकाख्यं धूत्वा यान्त्यपुनर्भवम् ॥ ३८ ॥

yad-upāsanayā brahman

[yad-upaasanayaa brahman]

yogino malam ātmanaḥ

[yogino malam aatmanah]

dravya-kriyā-kārakākhyaṁ

[dravya-kriyaa-kaarakaakhyam]

dhūtvā yānty apunar-bhavam

[dhootvaa yaanty apunar-bhavam]

Word-for-word

yat — of which (subtle form of the Vedas) upāsanayā — by the worship brahman — O brāhmaṇa yoginaḥ — mystic sages malam — the contamination ātmanaḥ — of the heart dravya — substance kriyā — activity kāraka — and performer ākhyam — designated as such dhūtvā — cleansing away yānti — they achieve apunaḥ-bhavam — freedom from rebirth.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yad-upāsanayā brahman

yat

of which (subtle form of the Vedas)

upāsanayā

by the worship

brahman

O brāhmaṇa

yogino malam ātmanaḥ

yoginaḥ

mystic sages

malam

the contamination

ātmanaḥ

of the heart

dravya-kriyā-kārakākhyaṁ

dravya

substance

kriyā

activity

kāraka

and performer

ākhyam

designated as such

dhūtvā yānty apunar-bhavam

dhūtvā

cleansing away

yānti

they achieve

apunaḥ-bhavam

freedom from rebirth.

By worship of this subtle form of the Vedas, O brāhmaṇa, mystic sages cleanse their hearts of all contamination caused by impurity of substance, activity and doer, and thus they attain freedom from repeated birth and death.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

By worship of this subtle form of the Vedas, O brāhmaṇa, mystic sages cleanse their hearts of all contamination of object, activity and doer, and thus they attain freedom from repeated birth and death. By worshipping this sound the sages destroy the contamination known as objects (adhibhūta), actions (adhyātma) and doers (adhidaiva).

Related lectures

Janananda Sw SB 12-06-38-42 - Holy Name has Descended from Goloka Vrndavana in its Original Form - 2011-05-09 Melbourne
His Holiness Janananda Goswami· 2011-05-09· English

Personal Guidance

By worship of this subtle form of the Vedas, mystic sages cleanse their hearts of contamination caused by substance, activity, and the doer's mistaken self-conception. Vedic study is a purification, not a collection of beliefs.

Reflection Questions

Do I treat Vedic study as belief-acquisition or as cleansing?
What would 'cleansing' look like in how I approach my next reading?

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