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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.41

जगृहुस्तद्विसृष्टां तां जृम्भणाख्यां तनुं प्रभो: । निद्रामिन्द्रियविक्लेदो यया भूतेषु द‍ृश्यते । येनोच्छिष्टान्धर्षयन्ति तमुन्मादं प्रचक्षते ॥ ४१ ॥
jagṛhus tad-visṛṣṭāṁ tāṁ
[jagrihus tad-visrishtaam taam]
jṛmbhaṇākhyāṁ tanuṁ prabhoḥ
[jrimbhanaakhyaam tanum prabhoh]
nidrām indriya-vikledo
[nidraam indriya-vikledo]
yayā bhūteṣu dṛśyate
[yayaa bhooteshu drishyate]
yenocchiṣṭān dharṣayanti
[yenochchishtaan dharshayanti]
tam unmādaṁ pracakṣate
[tam unmaadam prachakshate]
Word-for-word
jagṛhuḥ — took possession tat-visṛṣṭām — thrown off by him tām — that jṛmbhaṇa-ākhyām — known as yawning tanum — the body prabhoḥ — of Lord Brahmā nidrām — sleep indriya-vikledaḥ — drooling yayā — by which bhūteṣu — among the living beings dṛśyate — is observed yena — by which ucchiṣṭān — smeared with stool and urine dharṣayanti — bewilder tam — that unmādam — madness pracakṣate — is spoken of.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
jagṛhus tad-visṛṣṭāṁ tāṁ
jagṛhuḥ
took possession
tat-visṛṣṭām
thrown off by him
tām
that
jṛmbhaṇākhyāṁ tanuṁ prabhoḥ
jṛmbhaṇa-ākhyām
known as yawning
tanum
the body
prabhoḥ
of Lord Brahmā
nidrām indriya-vikledo
nidrām
sleep
indriya-vikledaḥ
drooling
yayā bhūteṣu dṛśyate
yayā
by which
bhūteṣu
among the living beings
dṛśyate
is observed
yenocchiṣṭān dharṣayanti
yena
by which
ucchiṣṭān
smeared with stool and urine
dharṣayanti
bewilder
tam unmādaṁ pracakṣate
tam
that
unmādam
madness
pracakṣate
is spoken of.
The ghosts and hobgoblins took possession of the body thrown off in the form of yawning by Brahmā, the creator of the living entities. This is also known as the sleep which causes drooling. The hobgoblins and ghosts attack men who are impure, and their attack is spoken of as insanity.
Purport

The disease of insanity or being haunted by ghosts takes place in an unclean state of existence. Here it is clearly stated that when a man is fast asleep and saliva flows from his mouth and he remains unclean, ghosts then take advantage of his unclean state and haunt his body. In other words, those who drool while sleeping are considered unclean and are subject to be haunted by ghosts or to go insane.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When Brahmā gave up his body called laziness, the Bhūtas and Piśācas accepted it. O Vidura! That body in which the senses become contaminated is called sleep and by that contamination, Bhūtas attack the contaminated persons. That condition is called madness. By sleep moistening of the mouth and other senses takes place. By that, the Bhūtas attack contaminated persons. That attack is called madness. In others people are called mad when attacked by the Bhūtas.
Personal Guidance
The verse describes layered cosmic machinery — modes, elements, governing demigods — to remind us that even our 'private' lives are arranged by larger hands.
Reflection Questions
  • How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
  • Which 'cosmic' problem are you trying to solve when your actual task is just to play your small part well?
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