Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.35
विज्ञानशक्तिं महिमामनन्ति
सर्वात्मनोऽन्त:करणं गिरित्रम् ।
अश्वाश्वतर्युष्ट्रगजा नखानि
सर्वे मृगा: पशव: श्रोणिदेशे ॥ ३५ ॥
vijñāna-śaktiṁ mahim āmananti
[vijnaana-shaktim mahim aamananti]
sarvātmano ’ntaḥ-karaṇaṁ giritram
[sarvaatmano ’ntah-karanam giritram]
aśvāśvatary-uṣṭra-gajā nakhāni
[ashvaashvatary-ushtra-gajaa nakhaani]
sarve mṛgāḥ paśavaḥ śroṇi-deśe
[sarve mrigaah pashavah shroni-deshe]
Word-for-word
vijñāna-śaktim
—
consciousness
mahim
—
the principle of matter
āmananti
—
they call it so
sarva-ātmanaḥ
—
of the omnipresent
antaḥ-karaṇam
—
ego
giritram
—
Rudra (Śiva)
aśva
—
horse
aśvatari
—
mule
uṣṭra
—
camel
gajāḥ
—
elephant
nakhāni
—
nails
sarve
—
all other
mṛgāḥ
—
stags
paśavaḥ
—
quadrupeds
śroṇi-deśe
—
on the region of the belt.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vijñāna-śaktiṁ mahim āmananti
vijñāna-śaktim
consciousness
mahim
the principle of matter
āmananti
they call it so
sarvātmano ’ntaḥ-karaṇaṁ giritram
sarva-ātmanaḥ
of the omnipresent
antaḥ-karaṇam
ego
giritram
Rudra (Śiva)
aśvāśvatary-uṣṭra-gajā nakhāni
aśva
horse
aśvatari
mule
uṣṭra
camel
gajāḥ
elephant
nakhāni
nails
sarve mṛgāḥ paśavaḥ śroṇi-deśe
sarve
all other
mṛgāḥ
stags
paśavaḥ
quadrupeds
śroṇi-deśe
on the region of the belt.
The principle of matter [mahat-tattva] is the consciousness of the omnipresent Lord, as asserted by the experts, and Rudradeva is His ego. The horse, mule, camel and elephant are His nails, and wild animals and all quadrupeds are situated in the belt zone of the Lord.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
They say that mahat-tattva is his citta. Rudra is his false ego. Horses, mules, camels and elephants are his nails. All animals are his hips.
Commentary
Vijñāna-śakti means his citta. [Note: Citta is the mahat-tattva represented in the individual.] Mahim means mahat-tattva. Antaḥ-karaṇam means false ego. Giritram means Rudra. Aśvatarī is a cross between a donkey and a female horse.
Personal Guidance
Even mahat-tattva — the total material principle — is His consciousness; even Rudra is His ego. The forces we treat as ultimate in materialist thinking are simply organs of one Supreme Person.
Reflection Questions
- Which 'ultimate forces' (science, economy, nature) have I been quietly worshipping in place of Him?
- How does naming them as His organs realign my devotion?
My note
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