Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.63
वह्निर्वाचा मुखं भेजे नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ।
घ्राणेन नासिके वायुर्नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६३ ॥
vahnir vācā mukhaṁ bheje
[vahnir vaachaa mukham bheje]
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
[nodatishthat tadaa viraat]
ghrāṇena nāsike vāyur
[ghraanena naasike vaayur]
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
[nodatishthat tadaa viraat]
Word-for-word
vahniḥ
—
the god of fire
vācā
—
with the organ of speech
mukham
—
the mouth
bheje
—
entered
na
—
not
udatiṣṭhat
—
did arise
tadā
—
then
virāṭ
—
the virāṭ-puruṣa
ghrāṇena
—
with the olfactory sense
nāsike
—
into His two nostrils
vāyuḥ
—
the god of the winds
na
—
not
udatiṣṭhat
—
did arise
tadā
—
then
virāṭ
—
the virāṭ-puruṣa..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vahnir vācā mukhaṁ bheje
vahniḥ
the god of fire
vācā
with the organ of speech
mukham
the mouth
bheje
entered
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
ghrāṇena nāsike vāyur
na
not
udatiṣṭhat
did arise
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
tadā
then
virāṭ
the virāṭ-puruṣa
ghrāṇena
with the olfactory sense
nāsike
into His two nostrils
vāyuḥ
the god of the winds
na
not
udatiṣṭhat
did arise
tadā
then
virāṭ
the virāṭ-puruṣa..
The god of fire entered His mouth with the organ of speech, but the virāṭ-puruṣa could not be aroused. Then the god of wind entered His nostrils with the sense of smell, but still the virāṭ-puruṣa refused to be awakened.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The fire devatā along with the organ of speech entered the mouth of the universal form, but the universal form did not arise. The air devatā along with the nose entered the nostrils, but the universal form did not arise.
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Personal Guidance
Fire enters the mouth with speech, wind enters the nostrils with smell, but the virāṭ-puruṣa won't get up. Even powerful capacities entering us don't necessarily awaken us. Many faculties can come online without consciousness rising.
Reflection Questions
- What faculties have come online in me without my actual consciousness awakening?
- Where am I mistaking activity for awakening?
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