Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.27
तद्वर्षपुरुषा ऋतव्रतसत्यव्रतदानव्रतानुव्रतनामानो भगवन्तं वाय्वात्मकं प्राणायामविधूतरजस्तमस: परमसमाधिना यजन्ते ॥ २७ ॥
tad-varṣa-puruṣā ṛtavrata-satyavrata-dānavratānuvrata-nāmāno bhagavantaṁ vāyv-ātmakaṁ prāṇāyāma-vidhūta-rajas-tamasaḥ parama-samādhinā yajante.
[tad-varsha-purushaa ritavrata-satyavrata-daanavrataanuvrata-naamaano bhagavantam vaayv-aatmakam praanaayaama-vidhoota-rajas-tamasah parama-samaadhinaa yajante.]
Word-for-word
tat-varṣa-puruṣāḥ
—
the inhabitants of those tracts of land
ṛta-vrata
—
Ṛtavrata
satya-vrata
—
Satyavrata
dāna-vrata
—
Dānavrata
anuvrata
—
Anuvrata
nāmānaḥ
—
having the four names
bhagavantam
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
vāyu-ātmakam
—
represented by the demigod Vāyu
prāṇāyāma
—
by the practice of regulating the airs within the body
vidhūta
—
cleansed away
rajaḥ-tamasaḥ
—
whose passion and ignorance
parama
—
sublime
samādhinā
—
by trance
yajante
—
they worship.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad-varṣa-puruṣā ṛtavrata-satyavrata-dānavratānuvrata-nāmāno bhagavantaṁ vāyv-ātmakaṁ prāṇāyāma-vidhūta-rajas-tamasaḥ parama-samādhinā yajante.
tat-varṣa-puruṣāḥ
the inhabitants of those tracts of land
ṛta-vrata
Ṛtavrata
satya-vrata
Satyavrata
dāna-vrata
Dānavrata
anuvrata
Anuvrata
nāmānaḥ
having the four names
bhagavantam
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
vāyu-ātmakam
represented by the demigod Vāyu
prāṇāyāma
by the practice of regulating the airs within the body
vidhūta
cleansed away
rajaḥ-tamasaḥ
whose passion and ignorance
parama
sublime
samādhinā
by trance
yajante
they worship.
The inhabitants of those islands are also divided into four castes — Ṛtavrata, Satyavrata, Dānavrata and Anuvrata — which exactly resemble brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra. They practice prāṇāyāma and mystic yoga, and in trance they worship the Supreme Lord in the form of Vāyu.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The inhabitants of those islands are also divided into four castes—Ṛtavrata, Satyavrata, Dānavrata and Anuvrata. Destroying rajas and tamas by prāṇāyāma, they worship the Supreme Lord in the form of Vāyu by the most intense concentration.
Personal Guidance
The inhabitants practice prāṇāyāma and worship the Lord in His form as Vāyu, the life-breath. Breath itself becomes worship when offered to the Lord. The most automatic activity of the body can be turned into devotion.
Reflection Questions
- Could one round of mindful breath today be my offering?
- What other automatic activity could become a worship if I attended to it?
My note
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