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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.5.18

मैत्रेय उवाच साधु पृष्टं त्वया साधो लोकान् साध्वनुगृह्णता । कीर्तिं वितन्वता लोके आत्मनोऽधोक्षजात्मन: ॥ १८ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ tvayā sādho
[saadhu prishtam tvayaa saadho]
lokān sādhv anugṛhṇatā
[lokaan saadhv anugrihnataa]
kīrtiṁ vitanvatā loke
[keertim vitanvataa loke]
ātmano ’dhokṣajātmanaḥ
[aatmano ’dhokshajaatmanah]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Śrī Maitreya said sādhu — all good pṛṣṭam — I am asked tvayā — by you sādho — O good one lokān — all the people sādhu anugṛhṇatā — showing mercy in goodness kīrtim — glories vitanvatā — broadcasting loke — in the world ātmanaḥ — of the self adhokṣaja — the Transcendence ātmanaḥ — mind.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
Śrī Maitreya said
sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ tvayā sādho
sādhu
all good
pṛṣṭam
I am asked
tvayā
by you
sādho
O good one
lokān sādhv anugṛhṇatā
lokān
all the people
sādhu anugṛhṇatā
showing mercy in goodness
kīrtiṁ vitanvatā loke
kīrtim
glories
vitanvatā
broadcasting
loke
in the world
ātmano ’dhokṣajātmanaḥ
ātmanaḥ
of the self
adhokṣaja
the Transcendence
ātmanaḥ
mind.
Śrī Maitreya said: O Vidura, all glory unto you. You have inquired from me of the greatest of all goodness, and thus you have shown your mercy both to the world and to me because your mind is always absorbed in thoughts of the Transcendence.
Purport

Maitreya Muni, who was experienced in the science of Transcendence, could understand that Vidura’s mind was fully absorbed in Transcendence. Adhokṣaja means that which transcends the limits of sense perception or sensuous experience. The Lord is transcendental to our sense experience, but He reveals Himself to the sincere devotee. Because Vidura was always absorbed in thought of the Lord, Maitreya could estimate Vidura’s transcendental value. He appreciated the valuable inquiries of Vidura and thus thanked him with great honor.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: O noble Vidura! You, whose mind is absorbed in the Lord, showing great mercy to the people, spreading your own glory to the people, have asked excellent questions. Your mind is absorbed in the lord (adhoksajā ātmanaḥ). You have spread your (ātmanaḥ) glory to the people.
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Personal Guidance
The senses and mind are not enemies but unguided servants. The verse points to gentle, consistent reining-in — not violence against the body, but honest direction of where attention goes.
Reflection Questions
  • Which sense, if you watched it for one day, would surprise you with how often you indulge it?
  • What would it look like to lead the mind, gently, the way you would lead a child?
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