SB 5.23.8 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.23.8

एतदु हैव भगवतो विष्णो: सर्वदेवतामयं रूपमहरह: सन्ध्यायां प्रयतो वाग्यतो निरीक्षमाण उपतिष्ठेत नमो ज्योतिर्लोकाय कालायनायानिमिषां पतये महापुरुषायाभिधीमहीति ॥ ८ ॥

etad u haiva bhagavato viṣṇoḥ sarva-devatāmayaṁ rūpam aharahaḥ sandhyāyāṁ prayato vāgyato nirīkṣamāṇa upatiṣṭheta namo jyotir-lokāya kālāyanāyānimiṣāṁ pataye mahā-puruṣāyābhidhīmahīti.

[etad u haiva bhagavato vishnoh sarva-devataamayam roopam aharahah sandhyaayaam prayato vaagyato nireekshamaana upatishtheta namo jyotir-lokaaya kaalaayanaayaanimishaam pataye mahaa-purushaayaabhidheemaheeti.]

Word-for-word

etat — this u ha — indeed eva — certainly bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead viṣṇoḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu sarva-devatā-mayam — consisting of all the demigods rūpam — form ahaḥ-ahaḥ — always sandhyāyām — in the morning, noon and evening prayataḥ — meditating upon vāgyataḥ — controlling the words nirīkṣamāṇaḥ — observing upatiṣṭheta — one should worship namaḥ — respectful obeisances jyotiḥ-lokāya — unto the resting place of all the planetary systems kālāyanāya — in the form of supreme time animiṣām — of the demigods pataye — unto the master mahā-puruṣāya — unto the Supreme person abhidhīmahi — let us meditate iti — thus.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

etat

this

u ha

indeed

eva

certainly

bhagavataḥ

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

viṣṇoḥ

of Lord Viṣṇu

sarva-devatā-mayam

consisting of all the demigods

rūpam

form

ahaḥ-ahaḥ

always

sandhyāyām

in the morning, noon and evening

prayataḥ

meditating upon

vāgyataḥ

controlling the words

nirīkṣamāṇaḥ

observing

upatiṣṭheta

one should worship

namaḥ

respectful obeisances

jyotiḥ-lokāya

unto the resting place of all the planetary systems

kālāyanāya

in the form of supreme time

animiṣām

of the demigods

pataye

unto the master

mahā-puruṣāya

unto the Supreme person

abhidhīmahi

let us meditate

iti

thus.

My dear King, the body of the śiśumāra, as thus described, should be considered the external form of Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Morning, noon and evening, one should silently observe the form of the Lord as the Śiśumāra-cakra and worship Him with this mantra: “O Lord who have assumed the form of time! O resting place of all the planets moving in different orbits! O master of all demigods, O Supreme Person, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You and meditate upon You.”

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Morning, noon and evening, daily, while controlling speech, gazing at form of Viṣṇu composed of all the devatās, one should worship it using this mantra: "I offer my respectful obeisances unto you, the shelter of all planets, the form of time, the master of the devatās, the Supreme Lord. I meditate on you."

Personal Guidance

Three times a day — morning, noon, evening — observe the cosmic form silently and offer a single mantra. Spiritual life is not always dramatic; it can be three small moments stitched through the day. Consistency outperforms intensity.

Reflection Questions

Could I establish three small daily appointments with the Lord — morning, noon, evening — that I would actually keep?
Where have I waited for big spiritual moments and missed the steady three-times-a-day kind?

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