Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.3
अधर्मलक्षणा नाना नरकाश्चानुवर्णिता: ।
मन्वन्तरश्च व्याख्यात आद्य: स्वायम्भुवो यत: ॥ ३ ॥
adharma-lakṣaṇā nānā
[adharma-lakshanaa naanaa]
narakāś cānuvarṇitāḥ
[narakaash chaanuvarnitaah]
manvantaraś ca vyākhyāta
[manvantarash cha vyaakhyaata]
ādyaḥ svāyambhuvo yataḥ
[aadyah svaayambhuvo yatah]
Word-for-word
adharma-lakṣaṇāḥ
—
symptomized by impious activities
nānā
—
various
narakāḥ
—
hells
ca
—
also
anuvarṇitāḥ
—
have been described
manu-antaraḥ
—
the change of Manus [in one day of Brahmā there are fourteen Manus]
ca
—
also
vyākhyātaḥ
—
has been described
ādyaḥ
—
the original
svāyambhuvaḥ
—
directly the son of Lord Brahmā
yataḥ
—
wherein.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
adharma-lakṣaṇā nānā
adharma-lakṣaṇāḥ
symptomized by impious activities
nānā
various
narakāḥ
hells
narakāś cānuvarṇitāḥ
ca
also
anuvarṇitāḥ
have been described
manvantaraś ca vyākhyāta
manu-antaraḥ
the change of Manus [in one day of Brahmā there are fourteen Manus]
ca
also
vyākhyātaḥ
has been described
ādyaḥ svāyambhuvo yataḥ
ādyaḥ
the original
svāyambhuvaḥ
directly the son of Lord Brahmā
yataḥ
wherein.
You have also described [at the end of the Fifth Canto] the varieties of hellish life that result from impious activities, and you have described [in the Fourth Canto] the first manvantara, which was presided over by Svāyambhuva Manu, the son of Lord Brahmā.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You have also described the varieties of hellish life that result from impious activities, and you have described [in the Fourth Canto the first Manvantara, which was supervised by Svāyambhuva Manu.
Yataḥ means “in which.”
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Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit recalls the earlier hellish descriptions and the orderly cosmos under Svāyambhuva Manu. The same universe contains both heavens and hells — and our choices, not chance, decide which we taste next.
Reflection Questions
- Do I take seriously that hellish and heavenly states are real destinations and not metaphors?
- Which everyday choices am I making that quietly steer me toward one or the other?
My note
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