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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.21

तथा मनुर्वो भगवान् पितामहो यमेकमत्या पुरुदक्षिणैर्मखै: । इष्ट्वाभिपेदे दुरवापमन्यतो भौमं सुखं दिव्यमथापवर्ग्यम् ॥ २१ ॥
tathā manur vo bhagavān pitāmaho
[tathaa manur vo bhagavaan pitaamaho]
yam eka-matyā puru-dakṣiṇair makhaiḥ
[yam eka-matyaa puru-dakshinair makhaih]
iṣṭvābhipede duravāpam anyato
[ishtvaabhipede duravaapam anyato]
bhaumaṁ sukhaṁ divyam athāpavargyam
[bhaumam sukham divyam athaapavargyam]
Word-for-word
tathā — similarly manuḥ — Svāyambhuva Manu vaḥ — your bhagavān — worshipable pitāmahaḥ — grandfather yam — unto whom eka-matyā — with unflinching devotion puru — great dakṣiṇaiḥ — charity makhaiḥ — by executing sacrifices iṣṭvā — worshiping abhipede — achieved duravāpam — difficult to achieve anyataḥ — by any other means bhaumam — material sukham — happiness divyam — celestial atha — thereafter āpavargyam — liberation.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathā manur vo bhagavān pitāmaho
tathā
similarly
manuḥ
Svāyambhuva Manu
vaḥ
your
yam eka-matyā puru-dakṣiṇair makhaiḥ
iṣṭvābhipede duravāpam anyato
bhagavān
worshipable
pitāmahaḥ
grandfather
yam
unto whom
eka-matyā
with unflinching devotion
puru
great
dakṣiṇaiḥ
charity
bhaumaṁ sukhaṁ divyam athāpavargyam
makhaiḥ
by executing sacrifices
iṣṭvā
worshiping
abhipede
achieved
duravāpam
difficult to achieve
anyataḥ
by any other means
bhaumam
material
sukham
happiness
divyam
celestial
atha
thereafter
āpavargyam
liberation.
Sunīti informed her son: Your grandfather Svāyambhuva Manu executed great sacrifices with distribution of charity, and thereby, with unflinching faith and devotion, he worshiped and satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By acting in that way, he achieved the greatest success in material happiness and afterwards achieved liberation, which is impossible to obtain by worshiping the demigods.
Purport

The success of one’s life is measured by one’s material happiness in this life and liberation in the next. Such success can be achieved only by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The words eka-matyā mean concentrating one’s mind on the Lord without deviation. This process of undeviating worship of the Supreme Lord is also expressed in Bhagavad-gītā as ananya-bhāk. “That which is impossible to obtain from any other source” is also mentioned here. “Other source” refers to worship of the demigods. It is especially stressed here that the opulence of Manu was due to his undeviating faithfulness in the transcendental service of the Lord. One who diverts his mind to worshiping many demigods to obtain material happiness is considered bereft of intelligence. If anyone wants even material happiness, he can worship the Supreme Lord without deviation, and persons who are desirous of liberation can also worship the Supreme Lord and achieve their goal of life.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
And Manu, your grandfather, worshipping the Lord with concentrated intelligence, with great charity and sacrifices, achieved happiness on earth, in heaven and later achieved liberation--which are difficult to achieve by other means. Ekamatyā means “with concentrated intelligence.”
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Personal Guidance
She invokes Svāyambhuva Manu, who reached material happiness and liberation by undeviated devotion. The same Lord who gives liberation can also relieve material distress; both come from a single direction.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I splitting 'practical help' and 'spiritual practice' as if they came from different addresses?
  • Where could undeviated focus bring resolution to both an outer problem and an inner one?
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