Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.16.12
अन्तर्बहिश्च भूतानां पश्यन् कर्माणि चारणै:
उदासीन इवाध्यक्षो वायुरात्मेव देहिनाम् ॥ १२ ॥
antar bahiś ca bhūtānāṁ
[antar bahish cha bhootaanaam]
paśyan karmāṇi cāraṇaiḥ
[pashyan karmaani chaaranaih]
udāsīna ivādhyakṣo
[udaaseena ivaadhyaksho]
vāyur ātmeva dehinām
[vaayur aatmeva dehinaam]
Word-for-word
antaḥ
—
internally
bahiḥ
—
externally
ca
—
and
bhūtānām
—
of living entities
paśyan
—
seeing
karmāṇi
—
activities
cāraṇaiḥ
—
by spies
udāsīnaḥ
—
neutral
iva
—
like
adhyakṣaḥ
—
the witness
vāyuḥ
—
the air of life
ātmā
—
the living force
iva
—
like
dehinām
—
of all the embodied.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
antar bahiś ca bhūtānāṁ
antaḥ
internally
bahiḥ
externally
ca
and
bhūtānām
of living entities
paśyan karmāṇi cāraṇaiḥ
paśyan
seeing
karmāṇi
activities
cāraṇaiḥ
by spies
udāsīna ivādhyakṣo
udāsīnaḥ
neutral
iva
like
adhyakṣaḥ
the witness
vāyur ātmeva dehinām
vāyuḥ
the air of life
ātmā
the living force
iva
like
dehinām
of all the embodied.
King Pṛthu will be able to see all the internal and external activities of every one of his citizens. Still, no one will be able to know his system of espionage, and he himself will remain neutral regarding all matters of glorification or vilification paid to him. He will be exactly like air, the life force within the body, which is exhibited internally and externally but is always neutral to all affairs.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing all the actions of all beings internally and externally by spies, he will seem to be an unattached. He is like sūtrātmā, pervading the universe. He is the superintendent, like the antaryāmī.
Seeing by behavior and spies (cāraṇaiḥ), he will be unattached (udāsīnaḥ). Though attached to his servants and ministers, he will appear to them to be unattached. He is like sūtrātmā (vāyuḥ), the thread passing through the whole universe. He is the superintendent, like antaryāmī (ātmā).
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Personal Guidance
He will see internal and external activities of all but his espionage system will be unknown; neutral to praise and blame, like the life-air in the body. Wise leaders know everything and remain unowned by anyone's narrative.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I act on what I see openly when discreet awareness would serve better?
- How does my neutrality toward praise and blame measure up to the life-air standard?
My note
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