Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.37
शारीरा मानसा दिव्या वैयासे ये च मानुषा: ।
भौतिकाश्च कथं क्लेशा बाधन्ते हरिसंश्रयम् ॥ ३७ ॥
śārīrā mānasā divyā
[shaareeraa maanasaa divyaa]
vaiyāse ye ca mānuṣāḥ
[vaiyaase ye cha maanushaah]
bhautikāś ca kathaṁ kleśā
[bhautikaash cha katham kleshaa]
bādhante hari-saṁśrayam
[baadhante hari-samshrayam]
Word-for-word
śārīrāḥ
—
pertaining to the body
mānasāḥ
—
pertaining to the mind
divyāḥ
—
pertaining to supernatural powers (demigods)
vaiyāse
—
O Vidura
ye
—
those
ca
—
and
mānuṣāḥ
—
pertaining to other men
bhautikāḥ
—
pertaining to other living beings
ca
—
and
katham
—
how
kleśāḥ
—
miseries
bādhante
—
can trouble
hari-saṁśrayam
—
one who has taken shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śārīrā mānasā divyā
śārīrāḥ
pertaining to the body
mānasāḥ
pertaining to the mind
divyāḥ
pertaining to supernatural powers (demigods)
vaiyāse ye ca mānuṣāḥ
vaiyāse
O Vidura
ye
those
ca
and
mānuṣāḥ
pertaining to other men
bhautikāś ca kathaṁ kleśā
bhautikāḥ
pertaining to other living beings
ca
and
katham
how
kleśāḥ
miseries
bādhante hari-saṁśrayam
bādhante
can trouble
hari-saṁśrayam
one who has taken shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Therefore, O Vidura, how can persons completely under the shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa in devotional service be put into miseries pertaining to the body, the mind, nature, and other men and living creatures?
Purport
Every living entity within this material world is always afflicted by some kind of miseries, pertaining either to the body, the mind or natural disturbances. Distresses due to cold in winter and severe heat in summer always inflict miseries on the living entities in this material world, but one who has completely taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is in the transcendental stage; he is not disturbed by any miseries, either due to the body, the mind or natural disturbances of summer and winter. He is transcendental to all these miseries.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! How can miseries arising from the body, mind, ghosts, other humans, or natural conditions bind up a person who has taken shelter of the Lord?
Bhakti is the cause of overcoming miseries. Divyā here means “coming from the intermediate sky, the place of ghosts.” Manuṣāḥ means those who take the role of enemies. Bhautikāḥ means influence of cold, heat etc. Vaiyāse means “O Vidura!”
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Personal Guidance
Suffering is treated here as structural, not accidental. Once we stop expecting the material world to cooperate, we can begin actually using it for spiritual progress. Its centre of gravity is lotus feet of the Lord.
Reflection Questions
- Which recurring problem in your life keeps promising 'just one more fix' before it ends?
- What would change if you read your suffering as a teacher rather than an enemy?
My note
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