Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.69
बुद्ध्या ब्रह्मापि हृदयं नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ।
रुद्रोऽभिमत्या हृदयं नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६९ ॥
buddhyā brahmāpi hṛdayaṁ
[buddhyaa brahmaapi hridayam]
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
[nodatishthat tadaa viraat]
rudro ’bhimatyā hṛdayaṁ
[rudro ’bhimatyaa hridayam]
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
[nodatishthat tadaa viraat]
Word-for-word
buddhyā
—
with intelligence
brahmā
—
Lord Brahmā
api
—
also
hṛdayam
—
His heart
na
—
not
udatiṣṭhat
—
did arise
tadā
—
even then
virāṭ
—
the virāṭ-puruṣa
rudraḥ
—
Lord Śiva
abhimatyā
—
with the ego
hṛdayam
—
His heart
na
—
not
udatiṣṭhat
—
did arise
tadā
—
even then
virāṭ
—
the virāṭ-puruṣa..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
buddhyā brahmāpi hṛdayaṁ
buddhyā
with intelligence
brahmā
Lord Brahmā
api
also
hṛdayam
His heart
na
not
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
rudro ’bhimatyā hṛdayaṁ
udatiṣṭhat
did arise
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
tadā
even then
virāṭ
the virāṭ-puruṣa
rudraḥ
Lord Śiva
abhimatyā
with the ego
hṛdayam
His heart
na
not
udatiṣṭhat
did arise
tadā
even then
virāṭ
the virāṭ-puruṣa..
Brahmā also entered His heart with intelligence, but even then the Cosmic Being could not be prevailed upon to get up. Lord Rudra also entered His heart with the ego, but even then the Cosmic Being did not stir.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā along with intelligence entered the heart, but the form did not arise. Rudra along with ego entered the heart, but the form did not arise.
Personal Guidance
Brahmā enters with intelligence, Rudra enters with ego — and even these fail to rouse the Cosmic Being. Intellect and ego, though high faculties, do not by themselves awaken consciousness. There is something deeper that must enter.
Reflection Questions
- Have I treated intelligence or ego-strength as the goal of spiritual life?
- What dimension beyond intellect am I overlooking?
My note
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