Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.28
अन्त:प्रविश्य भूतानि यो बिभर्त्यात्मकेतुभि: ।
अन्तर्यामीश्वर: साक्षात्पातु नो यद्वशे स्फुटम् ॥ २८ ॥
antaḥ-praviśya bhūtāni
[antah-pravishya bhootaani]
yo bibharty ātma-ketubhiḥ
[yo bibharty aatma-ketubhih]
antaryāmīśvaraḥ sākṣāt
[antaryaameeshvarah saakshaat]
pātu no yad-vaśe sphuṭam
[paatu no yad-vashe sphutam]
Word-for-word
antaḥ-praviśya
—
entering within
bhūtāni
—
all living entities
yaḥ
—
who
bibharti
—
maintains
ātma-ketubhiḥ
—
by the functions of the inner airs (prāṇa, apāna, etc.)
antaryāmī
—
the Supersoul within
īśvaraḥ
—
the Supreme Person
sākṣāt
—
directly
pātu
—
please maintain
naḥ
—
us
yat-vaśe
—
under whose control
sphuṭam
—
the cosmic manifestation.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
antaḥ-praviśya bhūtāni
antaḥ-praviśya
entering within
bhūtāni
all living entities
yo bibharty ātma-ketubhiḥ
yaḥ
who
bibharti
maintains
ātma-ketubhiḥ
by the functions of the inner airs (prāṇa, apāna, etc.)
antaryāmīśvaraḥ sākṣāt
antaryāmī
the Supersoul within
īśvaraḥ
the Supreme Person
sākṣāt
directly
pātu no yad-vaśe sphuṭam
pātu
please maintain
naḥ
us
yat-vaśe
under whose control
sphuṭam
the cosmic manifestation.
[The inhabitants of Śākadvīpa worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of Vāyu in the following words.] O Supreme Person, situated as the Supersoul within the body, You direct the various actions of the different airs, such as prāṇa, and thus You maintain all living entities. O Lord, O Supersoul of everyone, O controller of the cosmic manifestation under whom everything exists, may You protect us from all dangers.
Purport
Through the mystic yoga practice called prāṇāyāma, the yogī controls the airs within the body to maintain the body in a healthy condition. In this way, the yogī comes to the point of trance and tries to see the Supersoul within the core of his heart. Prāṇāyāma is the means to attain samādhi, trance, in order to fully absorb oneself in seeing the Supreme Lord as antaryāmī, the Supersoul within the core of the heart.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
May the antaryāmī, the Supreme Lord who enters within and directly maintains the living beings by the functions of the prāṇas, under whose control the universe is created, please protect us.
Ātmaketubiḥ means “by the functions of the prāṇas.”
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Personal Guidance
The Lord as Supersoul directs the airs within the body and so maintains every living entity. The breath we think is ours is being given moment by moment. Asking for protection is honest because we are already being protected.
Reflection Questions
- How does it change my fear to know my next breath is being given by the Lord?
- What danger am I worrying about that the Supersoul is already handling?
My note
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