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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.12.9

ओज: सहो बलं प्राणममृतं मृत्युमेव च । तमज्ञाय जनो हेतुमात्मानं मन्यते जडम् ॥ ९ ॥
ojaḥ saho balaṁ prāṇam
[ojah saho balam praanam]
amṛtaṁ mṛtyum eva ca
[amritam mrityum eva cha]
tam ajñāya jano hetum
[tam ajnaaya jano hetum]
ātmānaṁ manyate jaḍam
[aatmaanam manyate jadam]
Word-for-word
ojaḥ — the strength of the senses sahaḥ — the strength of the mind balam — the strength of the body prāṇam — the living condition amṛtam — immortality mṛtyum — death eva — indeed ca — also tam — Him (the Supreme Lord) ajñāya — without knowing janaḥ — a foolish person hetum — the cause ātmānam — the body manyate — considers jaḍam — although as good as stone.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ojaḥ saho balaṁ prāṇam
ojaḥ
the strength of the senses
sahaḥ
the strength of the mind
balam
the strength of the body
prāṇam
the living condition
amṛtaṁ mṛtyum eva ca
amṛtam
immortality
mṛtyum
death
eva
indeed
ca
also
tam ajñāya jano hetum
tam
Him (the Supreme Lord)
ajñāya
without knowing
janaḥ
a foolish person
hetum
the cause
ātmānaṁ manyate jaḍam
ātmānam
the body
manyate
considers
jaḍam
although as good as stone.
Our sensory prowess, mental power, bodily strength, living force, immortality and mortality are all subject to the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Not knowing this, foolish people think the dull material body to be the cause of their activities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Not knowing that time is the cause of strength of the senses, mind, body, the life airs, immortality and death, people think that the inert body is the cause of their success. Not knowing that time is the cause of strength of senses, mind and other factors, people think that the body, which is unconscious, is the cause.
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Personal Guidance
Sensory power, mental power, bodily strength, life force, immortality and mortality — all are subject to His superintendence. The dull body cannot itself produce its many functions.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of my faculties do I credit my body for, when in fact He superintends?
  • What gratitude shifts when superintendence is properly placed?
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