SB 3.13.7 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.7

त्वमेक: सर्वभूतानां जन्मकृद् वृत्तिद: पिता । तथापि न: प्रजानां ते शुश्रूषा केन वा भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥

tvam ekaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ

[tvam ekah sarva-bhootaanaam]

janma-kṛd vṛttidaḥ pitā

[janma-krid vrittidah pitaa]

tathāpi naḥ prajānāṁ te

[tathaapi nah prajaanaam te]

śuśrūṣā kena vā bhavet

[shushrooshaa kena vaa bhavet]

Word-for-word

tvam — you ekaḥ — one sarva — all bhūtānām — living entities janma-kṛt — progenitor vṛtti-daḥ — source of subsistence pitā — the father tathā api — yet naḥ — ourselves prajānām — of all who are born te — of you śuśrūṣā — service kena — how vā — either bhavet — may be possible.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tvam ekaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ

tvam

you

ekaḥ

one

sarva

all

bhūtānām

living entities

janma-kṛd vṛttidaḥ pitā

janma-kṛt

progenitor

vṛtti-daḥ

source of subsistence

pitā

the father

tathāpi naḥ prajānāṁ te

tathā api

yet

naḥ

ourselves

prajānām

of all who are born

of you

śuśrūṣā kena vā bhavet

śuśrūṣā

service

kena

how

vā

either

bhavet

may be possible.

You are the father of all living entities and the source of their subsistence because they are all born of you. Please order us how we may be able to render service unto you.

Purport

A son’s duty is not only to make the father the source of supply for all his needs, but also, when he is grown up, to render service unto him. That is the law of creation beginning from the time of Brahmā. A father’s duty is to bring up the son until he is grown, and when the son is grown up, it is his duty to render service unto the father.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

You, the one father of all beings, are their source and the giver of their subsistence. Please tell us, your offspring, how we can serve you.

Personal Guidance

The scale of the creation in this verse is not given to overwhelm us but to right-size us. Most of our anxiety shrinks when our self-importance shrinks.

Reflection Questions

Where have you been demanding outcomes from a system you did not design?
How could awe of the creation become a daily practice and not just a Sunday feeling?

📝 My note

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