Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.2
सत एव पदार्थस्य स्वरूपावस्थितस्य यत् ।
कैवल्यं परममहानविशेषो निरन्तर: ॥ २ ॥
sata eva padārthasya
[sata eva padaarthasya]
svarūpāvasthitasya yat
[svaroopaavasthitasya yat]
kaivalyaṁ parama-mahān
[kaivalyam parama-mahaan]
aviśeṣo nirantaraḥ
[avishesho nirantarah]
Word-for-word
sataḥ
—
of the effective manifestation
eva
—
certainly
pada-arthasya
—
of physical bodies
svarūpa-avasthitasya
—
staying in the same form even to the time of dissolution
yat
—
that which
kaivalyam
—
oneness
parama
—
the supreme
mahān
—
unlimited
aviśeṣaḥ
—
forms
nirantaraḥ
—
eternally.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sata eva padārthasya
sataḥ
of the effective manifestation
eva
certainly
pada-arthasya
of physical bodies
svarūpāvasthitasya yat
svarūpa-avasthitasya
staying in the same form even to the time of dissolution
yat
that which
kaivalyaṁ parama-mahān
kaivalyam
oneness
parama
the supreme
mahān
unlimited
aviśeṣo nirantaraḥ
aviśeṣaḥ
forms
nirantaraḥ
eternally.
Atoms are the ultimate state of the manifest universe. When they stay in their own forms without forming different bodies, they are called the unlimited oneness. There are certainly different bodies in physical forms, but the atoms themselves form the complete manifestation.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The totality of all the paramāṇus which exist separately before dissolution is called parama-mahān, with no examination of particular qualities and separate objects.
The paramāṇu has been described as the smallest particle. Now the greatest state of matter is described. The state of oneness (kaivalyam) of the paramāṇu, of the particles of matter (sataḥ), which is its state previous to transformation into the condition of pralaya, is called parama-mahān. It is in the masculine to agree with the word paramāṇu. How can all objects which are mutually different with various qualities become one? There is no sense of distinct qualities (aviśeṣaḥ) and no sense of different particles or objects (nirantaraḥ). It is the totality of all matter. That is the meaning of parama-mahān.
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Personal Guidance
Atoms in their unmanifest state are the universe's quiet oneness; bodies form only when they combine. Beneath the noisy variety we see lies a deep simplicity. Recognizing this can quiet the mind that obsesses over surface differences.
Reflection Questions
- Where could I pause and sense the underlying oneness behind the bodies I encounter today?
- How does atomic oneness reframe my arguments about identity and difference?
My note
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