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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.12.4

यदाह योगेश्वर द‍ृश्यमानं क्रियाफलं सद्‌व्यहारमूलम् । न ह्यञ्जसा तत्त्वविमर्शनाय भवानमुष्मिन् भ्रमते मनो मे ॥ ४ ॥
yad āha yogeśvara dṛśyamānaṁ
[yad aaha yogeshvara drishyamaanam]
kriyā-phalaṁ sad-vyavahāra-mūlam
[kriyaa-phalam sad-vyavahaara-moolam]
na hy añjasā tattva-vimarśanāya
[na hy anjasaa tattva-vimarshanaaya]
bhavān amuṣmin bhramate mano me
[bhavaan amushmin bhramate mano me]
Word-for-word
yat — that which āha — have said yoga-īśvara — O master of mystic power dṛśyamānam — being clearly seen kriyā-phalam — the results of moving the body here and there, such as feeling fatigue sat — existing vyavahāra-mūlam — whose basis is etiquette alone na — not hi — certainly añjasā — on the whole, or in fact tattva-vimarśanāya — for understanding the truth by consultation bhavān — your good self amuṣmin — in that explanation bhramate — is bewildered manaḥ — mind me — my.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad āha yogeśvara dṛśyamānaṁ
yat
that which
āha
have said
yoga-īśvara
O master of mystic power
dṛśyamānam
being clearly seen
kriyā-phalaṁ sad-vyavahāra-mūlam
kriyā-phalam
the results of moving the body here and there, such as feeling fatigue
sat
existing
vyavahāra-mūlam
whose basis is etiquette alone
na hy añjasā tattva-vimarśanāya
na
not
hi
certainly
añjasā
on the whole, or in fact
tattva-vimarśanāya
for understanding the truth by consultation
bhavān amuṣmin bhramate mano me
bhavān
your good self
amuṣmin
in that explanation
bhramate
is bewildered
manaḥ
mind
me
my.
O master of yogic power, you said that fatigue resulting from moving the body here and there is appreciated by direct perception but actually there is no fatigue. It simply exists as a matter of formality. By such inquiries and answers, no one can come to the conclusion of the Absolute Truth. Because of your presentation of this statement, my mind is a little disturbed.
Purport

Formal inquiries and answers about the bodily conception do not constitute knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Knowledge of the Absolute Truth is quite different from the formal understanding of bodily pains and pleasures. In Bhagavad-gītā Lord Kṛṣṇa informs Arjuna that the pains and pleasures experienced in relation to the body are temporary; they come and go. One should not be disturbed by them but should tolerate them and continue with spiritual realization.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O master of yoga! You have said that the results of action seen in this world are simply based on convention and cannot be correctly said to be the highest truth. My mind is bewildered by this. O master of yoga! I said that one becomes tired from work. You replied that though there appears to be actions like carrying the load and results like becoming tired, this is only a conventional appearance and one cannot discern the conventional world as the truth simply by such examples. Since your words are bewildering, my mind has become bewildered, by not clearly understanding your intentions.
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Personal Guidance
Real spiritual instruction can be unsettling — even when the words are kind, the implications shake the bodily conception. Don't run from the disturbance; that disturbance is the medicine starting to work.
Reflection Questions
  • What recent teaching has unsettled you, and have you been treating that as a problem or as progress?
  • Where might you need to stay in disturbance a little longer rather than reach for premature resolution?
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