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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.8.19

तत्त्वानां परिसंख्यानं लक्षणं हेतुलक्षणम् । पुरुषाराधनविधिर्योगस्याध्यात्मिकस्य च ॥ १९ ॥
tattvānāṁ parisaṅkhyānaṁ
[tattvaanaam parisankhyaanam]
lakṣaṇaṁ hetu-lakṣaṇam
[lakshanam hetu-lakshanam]
puruṣārādhana-vidhir
[purushaaraadhana-vidhir]
yogasyādhyātmikasya ca
[yogasyaadhyaatmikasya cha]
Word-for-word
tattvānām — of the elements that constitute the creation parisaṅkhyānam — of the number of such elements lakṣaṇam — symptoms hetu-lakṣaṇam — the symptoms of the causes puruṣa — of the Lord ārādhana — of devotional service vidhiḥ — rules and regulations yogasya — of cultivation of the yoga system adhyātmikasya — spiritual methods leading to devotional service ca — also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tattvānāṁ parisaṅkhyānaṁ
tattvānām
of the elements that constitute the creation
parisaṅkhyānam
of the number of such elements
lakṣaṇaṁ hetu-lakṣaṇam
lakṣaṇam
symptoms
hetu-lakṣaṇam
the symptoms of the causes
puruṣārādhana-vidhir
puruṣa
of the Lord
ārādhana
of devotional service
vidhiḥ
rules and regulations
yogasyādhyātmikasya ca
yogasya
of cultivation of the yoga system
adhyātmikasya
spiritual methods leading to devotional service
ca
also.
Kindly explain all about the elementary principles of creation, the number of such elementary principles, their causes, and their development, and also the process of devotional service and the method of mystic powers.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Please enumerate the elements and describe their principal qualities as well as their effects. Describe the rules for worshipping the puruṣāvatāras. Describe their activities, and the rules for aṣṭāṅga-yoga mixed with bhakti.
Commentary

Enumerate the elements (tattvānām) and their svarūpas (lakṣaṇam), and how they give rise to various effects (hetu-lakṣaṇam). Puruṣa here refers to the puruṣāvatāras and their activities. Yoga indicates yoga-miśra-bhakti.

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Personal Guidance
Ask about the elementary principles of creation, their causes, the development from one to the next, and the methods of devotion and mystic power. Bhakti includes asking about every layer of how reality is built.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'layer of how reality is built' have I never asked about?
  • Where does my devotion need more underlying understanding to deepen?
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