Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.66
गुदं मृत्युरपानेन नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ।
हस्ताविन्द्रो बलेनैव नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६६ ॥
gudaṁ mṛtyur apānena
[gudam mrityur apaanena]
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
[nodatishthat tadaa viraat]
hastāv indro balenaiva
[hastaav indro balenaiva]
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
[nodatishthat tadaa viraat]
Word-for-word
gudam
—
His anus
mṛtyuḥ
—
the god of death
apānena
—
with the organ of defecation
na
—
not
udatiṣṭhat
—
did arise
tadā
—
even then
virāṭ
—
the virāṭ-puruṣa
hastau
—
the two hands
indraḥ
—
Lord Indra
balena
—
with their power to grasp and drop things
eva
—
indeed
na
—
not
udatiṣṭhat
—
did arise
tadā
—
even then
virāṭ
—
the virāṭ-puruṣa..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gudaṁ mṛtyur apānena
gudam
His anus
mṛtyuḥ
the god of death
apānena
with the organ of defecation
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
hastāv indro balenaiva
na
not
udatiṣṭhat
did arise
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
tadā
even then
virāṭ
the virāṭ-puruṣa
hastau
the two hands
indraḥ
Lord Indra
balena
with their power to grasp and drop things
eva
indeed
na
not
udatiṣṭhat
did arise
tadā
even then
virāṭ
the virāṭ-puruṣa..
The god of death entered His anus with the organ of defecation, but the virāṭ-puruṣa could not be spurred to activity. The god Indra entered the hands with their power of grasping and dropping things, but the virāṭ-puruṣa would not get up even then.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Death, the deity of the anus, along with evacuation organ, entered the anus, but the universal form did not awaken. Indra along with the organ for grasping entered the hands, but the universal form did not arise.
Personal Guidance
Death enters the anus, Indra enters the hands — even the powers of grasping and releasing don't rouse the Being. Capacity for action and even the awareness of mortality fail to awaken. Awakening requires something more than fear of death or skill of hand.
Reflection Questions
- Has my awareness of mortality actually awakened me, or merely informed me?
- Where is action-capability passing for spiritual awakening in my life?
My note
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