SB 5.23.7 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.23.7

उत्तराहनावगस्तिरधराहनौ यमो मुखेषु चाङ्गारक: शनैश्चर उपस्थे बृहस्पति: ककुदि वक्षस्यादित्यो हृदये नारायणो मनसि चन्द्रो नाभ्यामुशना स्तनयोरश्विनौ बुध: प्राणापानयो राहुर्गले केतव: सर्वाङ्गेषु रोमसु सर्वे तारागणा: ॥ ७ ॥

uttarā-hanāv agastir adharā-hanau yamo mukheṣu cāṅgārakaḥ śanaiścara upasthe bṛhaspatiḥ kakudi vakṣasy ādityo hṛdaye nārāyaṇo manasi candro nābhyām uśanā stanayor aśvinau budhaḥ prāṇāpānayo rāhur gale ketavaḥ sarvāṅgeṣu romasu sarve tārā-gaṇāḥ.

[uttaraa-hanaav agastir adharaa-hanau yamo mukheshu chaangaarakah shanaishchara upasthe brihaspatih kakudi vakshasy aadityo hridaye naaraayano manasi chandro naabhyaam ushanaa stanayor ashvinau budhah praanaapaanayo raahur gale ketavah sarvaangeshu romasu sarve taaraa-ganaah.]

Word-for-word

uttarā-hanau — on the upper jaw agastiḥ — the star named Agasti adharā-hanau — on the lower jaw yamaḥ — Yamarāja mukheṣu — on the mouth ca — also aṅgārakaḥ — Mars śanaiścaraḥ — Saturn upasthe — on the genitals bṛhaspatiḥ — Jupiter kakudi — on the back of the neck vakṣasi — on the chest ādityaḥ — the sun hṛdaye — within the heart nārāyaṇaḥ — Lord Nārāyaṇa manasi — in the mind candraḥ — the moon nābhyām — on the navel uśanā — Venus stanayoḥ — on the two breasts aśvinau — the two stars named Aśvin budhaḥ — Mercury prāṇāpānayoḥ — in the inner airs known as prāṇa and apāna rāhuḥ — the planet Rāhu gale — on the neck ketavaḥ — comets sarva-aṅgeṣu — all over the body romasu — in the pores of the body sarve — all tārā-gaṇāḥ — the numerous stars.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

uttarā-hanau

on the upper jaw

agastiḥ

the star named Agasti

adharā-hanau

on the lower jaw

yamaḥ

Yamarāja

mukheṣu

on the mouth

also

aṅgārakaḥ

Mars

śanaiścaraḥ

Saturn

upasthe

on the genitals

bṛhaspatiḥ

Jupiter

kakudi

on the back of the neck

vakṣasi

on the chest

ādityaḥ

the sun

hṛdaye

within the heart

nārāyaṇaḥ

Lord Nārāyaṇa

manasi

in the mind

candraḥ

the moon

nābhyām

on the navel

uśanā

Venus

stanayoḥ

on the two breasts

aśvinau

the two stars named Aśvin

budhaḥ

Mercury

prāṇāpānayoḥ

in the inner airs known as prāṇa and apāna

rāhuḥ

the planet Rāhu

gale

on the neck

ketavaḥ

comets

sarva-aṅgeṣu

all over the body

romasu

in the pores of the body

sarve

all

tārā-gaṇāḥ

the numerous stars.

On the upper chin of the śiśumāra is Agasti; on its lower chin, Yamarāja; on its mouth, Mars; on its genitals, Saturn; on the back of its neck, Jupiter; on its chest, the sun; and within the core of its heart, Nārāyaṇa. Within its mind is the moon; on its navel, Venus; and on its breasts, the Aśvinī-kumāras. Within its life air, which is known as prāṇāpāna, is Mercury, on its neck is Rāhu, all over its body are comets, and in its pores are the numerous stars.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

On the upper chin of the dolphin is Agasti; on its lower chin, Yamarāja; on its mouth, Mars; on its genitals, Saturn; on the back of its neck, Jupiter; on its chest, the sun; and within the core of its heart, Nārāyaṇa. Within its mind is the moon; on its navel, Venus; and on its breasts, the Aśvinī-kumāras. Its life air composed of prāṇa and āpāna is Mercury. On its neck is Rāhu. All over its body are comets, and in its pores are the numerous stars.

Personal Guidance

At the core of the heart of this cosmic body is Nārāyaṇa. The heart of all this vast structure is the Lord. When you trace any cosmic, social, or personal complexity to its center, the Lord is there. Press toward the heart.

Reflection Questions

What complexity in my current life would benefit from being traced inward toward its heart?
Where do I get lost in surfaces because I haven't sat with the question 'who is at the heart of this'?

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