SB 5.22.3 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.22.3

स एष भगवानादिपुरुष एव साक्षान्नारायणो लोकानां स्वस्तय आत्मानं त्रयीमयं कर्मविशुद्धिनिमित्तं कविभिरपि च वेदेन विजिज्ञास्यमानो द्वादशधा विभज्य षट्‌सु वसन्तादिष्वृतुषु यथोपजोषमृतुगुणान् विदधाति ॥ ३ ॥

sa eṣa bhagavān ādi-puruṣa eva sākṣān nārāyaṇo lokānāṁ svastaya ātmānaṁ trayīmayaṁ karma-viśuddhi-nimittaṁ kavibhir api ca vedena vijijñāsyamāno dvādaśadhā vibhajya ṣaṭsu vasantādiṣv ṛtuṣu yathopa-joṣam ṛtu-guṇān vidadhāti.

[sa esha bhagavaan aadi-purusha eva saakshaan naaraayano lokaanaam svastaya aatmaanam trayeemayam karma-vishuddhi-nimittam kavibhir api cha vedena vijijnaasyamaano dvaadashadhaa vibhajya shatsu vasantaadishv ritushu yathopa-josham ritu-gunaan vidadhaati.]

Word-for-word

saḥ — that eṣaḥ — this bhagavān — the supremely powerful ādi-puruṣaḥ — the original person eva — certainly sākṣāt — directly nārāyaṇaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa lokānām — of all the planets svastaye — for the benefit ātmānam — Himself trayī-mayam — consisting of the three Vedas (Sāma, Yajur and Ṛg) karma-viśuddhi — of purification of fruitive activities nimittam — the cause kavibhiḥ — by great saintly persons api — also ca — and vedena — by Vedic knowledge vijijñāsyamānaḥ — being inquired about dvādaśa-dhā — in twelve divisions vibhajya — dividing ṣaṭsu — in six vasanta-ādiṣu — headed by spring ṛtuṣu — seasons yathā-upajoṣam — according to the enjoyment of their past activities ṛtu-guṇān — the qualities of the different seasons vidadhāti — he arranges.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

saḥ

that

eṣaḥ

this

bhagavān

the supremely powerful

ādi-puruṣaḥ

the original person

eva

certainly

sākṣāt

directly

nārāyaṇaḥ

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa

lokānām

of all the planets

svastaye

for the benefit

ātmānam

Himself

trayī-mayam

consisting of the three Vedas (Sāma, Yajur and Ṛg)

karma-viśuddhi

of purification of fruitive activities

nimittam

the cause

kavibhiḥ

by great saintly persons

api

also

and

vedena

by Vedic knowledge

vijijñāsyamānaḥ

being inquired about

dvādaśa-dhā

in twelve divisions

vibhajya

dividing

ṣaṭsu

in six

vasanta-ādiṣu

headed by spring

ṛtuṣu

seasons

yathā-upajoṣam

according to the enjoyment of their past activities

ṛtu-guṇān

the qualities of the different seasons

vidadhāti

he arranges.

The original cause of the cosmic manifestation is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa. When great saintly persons, fully aware of the Vedic knowledge, offered prayers to the Supreme Person, He descended to this material world in the form of the sun to benefit all the planets and purify fruitive activities. He divided Himself into twelve parts and created seasonal forms, beginning with spring. In this way He created the seasonal qualities, such as heat, cold and so on.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The original cause of the cosmic manifestation, the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, made of the Vedas worshipped by the sages by recitation of the Vedas, divided himself into twelve forms and six seasons for purifying the activities of the people, and he arranged the qualities of the seasons for enjoyment according to their karma. The Lord famous as time, divided himself into twelve forms and into six seasons for purifying the activities of the people. This means through time he regulates their actions. He arranged for the qualities of the seasons such as heat and cold which are experienced according to karma (yathopajoṣam).

Personal Guidance

Nārāyaṇa descended as the sun-god to purify fruitive activity and benefit all planets. Even what looks like a force of nature is actually a descent of the Lord into a form we can receive. The cosmos is more personal than impersonal.

Reflection Questions

Where am I treating natural phenomena as impersonal when scripture invites me to see them as the Lord's forms?
How does daily life feel different when sunlight is the Lord's descent, not a fact of physics?

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