Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.32.30
एतद्वै श्रद्धया भक्त्या योगाभ्यासेन नित्यश: ।
समाहितात्मा नि:सङ्गो विरक्त्या परिपश्यति ॥ ३० ॥
etad vai śraddhayā bhaktyā
[etad vai shraddhayaa bhaktyaa]
yogābhyāsena nityaśaḥ
[yogaabhyaasena nityashah]
samāhitātmā niḥsaṅgo
[samaahitaatmaa nihsango]
viraktyā paripaśyati
[viraktyaa paripashyati]
Word-for-word
etat
—
this
vai
—
certainly
śraddhayā
—
with faith
bhaktyā
—
by devotional service
yoga-abhyāsena
—
by practice of yoga
nityaśaḥ
—
always
samāhita-ātmā
—
he whose mind is fixed
niḥsaṅgaḥ
—
aloof from material association
viraktyā
—
by detachment
paripaśyati
—
understands.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etad vai śraddhayā bhaktyā
etat
this
vai
certainly
śraddhayā
with faith
bhaktyā
by devotional service
yogābhyāsena nityaśaḥ
yoga-abhyāsena
by practice of yoga
nityaśaḥ
always
samāhitātmā niḥsaṅgo
samāhita-ātmā
he whose mind is fixed
niḥsaṅgaḥ
aloof from material association
viraktyā paripaśyati
viraktyā
by detachment
paripaśyati
understands.
This perfect knowledge can be achieved by a person who is already engaged in devotional service with faith, steadiness and full detachment, and who is always absorbed in thought of the Supreme. He is aloof from material association.
Purport
The atheistic mystic practitioner of yoga cannot understand this perfect knowledge. Only persons who engage in the practical activities of devotional service in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness can become absorbed in full samādhi. It is possible for them to see and understand the actual fact of the entire cosmic manifestation and its cause. It is clearly stated here that this is not possible to understand for one who has not developed devotional service in full faith. The words samāhitātmā and samādhi are synonymous.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
By faith, by bhakti, by practice of yoga and by detachment, with constantly with controlled mind, giving up material association, a person sees this Brahman.
This verse explains the qualification for jñāna. Etad refers to Brahman, the form of knowledge.
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Personal Guidance
The verse describes a universe that is not a random stage but an arrangement with a purpose. Our work is not to engineer that purpose but to find our seat within it. The pivot here is cosmic manifestation.
Reflection Questions
- What would change in your prayer if you remembered how small your sphere actually is?
- What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?
My note
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