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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.22.41

मैत्रेय उवाच स एवं ब्रह्मपुत्रेण कुमारेणात्ममेधसा । दर्शितात्मगति: सम्यक्प्रशस्योवाच तं नृप: ॥ ४१ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
sa evaṁ brahma-putreṇa
[sa evam brahma-putrena]
kumāreṇātma-medhasā
[kumaarenaatma-medhasaa]
darśitātma-gatiḥ samyak
[darshitaatma-gatih samyak]
praśasyovāca taṁ nṛpaḥ
[prashasyovaacha tam nripah]
maitreyaḥ uvāca — the great sage Maitreya said saḥ — the King evam — thus brahma-putreṇa — by the son of Lord Brahmā kumāreṇa — by one of the Kumāras ātma-medhasā — well versed in spiritual knowledge darśita — being shown ātma-gatiḥ — spiritual advancement samyak — completely praśasya — worshiping uvāca — said tam — unto him nṛpaḥ — the King.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
the great sage Maitreya said
sa evaṁ brahma-putreṇa
saḥ
the King
evam
thus
brahma-putreṇa
by the son of Lord Brahmā
kumāreṇātma-medhasā
kumāreṇa
by one of the Kumāras
ātma-medhasā
well versed in spiritual knowledge
darśitātma-gatiḥ samyak
darśita
being shown
ātma-gatiḥ
spiritual advancement
samyak
completely
praśasyovāca taṁ nṛpaḥ
praśasya
worshiping
uvāca
said
tam
unto him
nṛpaḥ
the King.
The great sage Maitreya continued: Being thus enlightened in complete spiritual knowledge by the son of Brahmā — one of the Kumāras, who was complete in spiritual knowledge — the King worshiped them in the following words.

In this verse the word ātma-medhasā is commented upon by Śrīpāda Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, who says that ātmani means “unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, paramātmani. ” Lord Kṛṣṇa is Paramātmā: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ( Brahma-saṁhitā 15.1). Therefore one whose mind is acting fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is called ātma-medhāḥ. This may be contrasted to the word gṛha-medhī, which refers to one whose brain is always engrossed with thoughts of material activities. The ātma-medhāḥ is always thinking of Kṛṣṇa’s activities in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Since Sanat-kumāra, who was a son of Lord Brahmā, was fully Kṛṣṇa conscious, he could point out the path of spiritual advancement. The word ātma-gatiḥ refers to that path of activities by which one can make progress in understanding Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: Pṛthu, having been thoroughly shown all about ātmā by Sanatkumāra, the son of Brahmā, who was well-versed in knowledge of the Lord, spoke in order to praising him. Ātma-medhasā means by one who knows about ātmā. .
Enlightened by the Kumāra's spiritual knowledge, the king worshiped them with the following words. Real teaching ends in worship of the teacher; lecture-end is bow-time.
Reflection Questions
  • When I receive teaching, do I close with worship or with thanks?
  • Where could a deeper closing posture cement what I just received?
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