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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.30

यज्ञस्य च वितानानि योगस्य च पथ: प्रभो । नैष्कर्म्यस्य च सांख्यस्य तन्त्रं वा भगवत्स्मृतम् ॥ ३० ॥
yajñasya ca vitānāni
[yajnasya cha vitaanaani]
yogasya ca pathaḥ prabho
[yogasya cha pathah prabho]
naiṣkarmyasya ca sāṅkhyasya
[naishkarmyasya cha saankhyasya]
tantraṁ vā bhagavat-smṛtam
[tantram vaa bhagavat-smritam]
Word-for-word
yajñasya — of sacrifices ca — also vitānāni — expansions yogasya — of the mystic powers ca — also pathaḥ — ways prabho — O my lord naiṣkarmyasya — of knowledge ca — and sāṅkhyasya — of analytical studies tantram — the path of devotional service vā — as well as bhagavat — in relation with the Personality of Godhead smṛtam — regulative principles.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yajñasya ca vitānāni
yajñasya
of sacrifices
ca
also
vitānāni
expansions
yogasya ca pathaḥ prabho
yogasya
of the mystic powers
ca
also
pathaḥ
ways
prabho
O my lord
naiṣkarmyasya ca sāṅkhyasya
naiṣkarmyasya
of knowledge
ca
and
sāṅkhyasya
of analytical studies
tantraṁ vā bhagavat-smṛtam
tantram
the path of devotional service
vā
as well as
bhagavat
in relation with the Personality of Godhead
smṛtam
regulative principles.
Please also describe the expansions of different sacrifices and the paths of mystic powers, analytical study of knowledge, and devotional service, all with their respective regulations.
Purport

The word tantram is significant herein. Sometimes tantram is misunderstood to be the black spiritual science of materialistic persons engaged in sense gratification, but here tantram means the science of devotional service compiled by Śrīla Nārada Muni. One can take advantage of such regulative explanations of the path of devotional service and make progressive advancement in the devotional service of the Lord. Sāṅkhya philosophy is the basic principle of acquiring knowledge, as will be explained by the sage Maitreya. The Sāṅkhya philosophy enunciated by Kapiladeva, the son of Devahūti, is the real source of knowledge about the Supreme Truth. Knowledge not based on the Sāṅkhya philosophy is mental speculation and can yield no tangible profit.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O master! Please give a detailed description of sacrifice, and the path of yoga, jñāna, and sāṅkhya as well as Nārada-pañcarātra. Vitānāni means “detailed descriptions.” Yoga refers to aṣṭāṅga-yoga. Naiṣkarmyasya refers to the path of jñāna, which is the method of destroying karma. Describe the paths of yoga, jñāna and sāṅkhya and (vā) Nārada-pañcarātra (bhagavat-smṛtam tantram-- the tantra taught by the Lord).
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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
  • What is your mind feeding on most often, and how is that diet shaping your devotion?
  • What small regulation of routine would free up the most attention for inner life?
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