Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.28
भगवन्तं परिक्रम्य प्रणिपत्यानुमान्य च ।
प्रतिजग्मु: प्रमुदिता: शंसन्तो वैष्णवीं श्रियम् ॥ २८ ॥
bhagavantaṁ parikramya
[bhagavantam parikramya]
praṇipatyānumānya ca
[pranipatyaanumaanya cha]
pratijagmuḥ pramuditāḥ
[pratijagmuh pramuditaah]
śaṁsanto vaiṣṇavīṁ śriyam
[shamsanto vaishnaveem shriyam]
Word-for-word
bhagavantam
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
parikramya
—
after circumambulating
praṇipatya
—
after offering obeisances
anumānya
—
after learning
ca
—
and
pratijagmuḥ
—
returned
pramuditāḥ
—
extremely delighted
śaṁsantaḥ
—
glorifying
vaiṣṇavīm
—
of the Vaiṣṇavas
śriyam
—
opulence.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhagavantaṁ parikramya
bhagavantam
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
parikramya
after circumambulating
praṇipatyānumānya ca
praṇipatya
after offering obeisances
anumānya
after learning
ca
and
pratijagmuḥ pramuditāḥ
pratijagmuḥ
returned
pramuditāḥ
extremely delighted
śaṁsanto vaiṣṇavīṁ śriyam
śaṁsantaḥ
glorifying
vaiṣṇavīm
of the Vaiṣṇavas
śriyam
opulence.
The sages circumambulated the Supreme Lord, offered their obeisances and returned, extremely delighted at learning of the divine opulences of the Vaiṣṇava.
Purport
It is still a respectful practice to circumambulate the Lord in Hindu temples. Especially in Vaiṣṇava temples there is an arrangement for people to offer their respects to the Deity and circumambulate the temple at least three times.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā said: The sages, having seen the object of bliss for their eyes, the self-illuminated Lord and his abode Vaikuṇṭha, circumambulated the Lord and offered him respects, and, taking his permission, left that place with great joy, praising the greatness of the Vaiṣṇavas.
The Lord (vikuṇṭha) and his abode are self illuminating (full of knowledge), since they are śuddha-sattva. Anumānya means “taking permission.”
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Worship in this verse is described as the soul's most natural language, the one we forget we already know. The verse invites us to use it without dressing it up.
Reflection Questions
- Where in your prayer life have polished phrases replaced honest ones?
- Whom could you teach to pray honestly, even briefly, this week?
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