Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.15.27
श्रीनारद उवाच
एतां मन्त्रोपनिषदं प्रतीच्छ प्रयतो मम ।
यां धारयन् सप्तरात्राद् द्रष्टा सङ्कर्षणं विभुम् ॥ २७ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca
[shree-naarada uvaacha]
etāṁ mantropaniṣadaṁ
[etaam mantropanishadam]
pratīccha prayato mama
[prateechcha prayato mama]
yāṁ dhārayan sapta-rātrād
[yaam dhaarayan sapta-raatraad]
draṣṭā saṅkarṣaṇaṁ vibhum
[drashtaa sankarshanam vibhum]
Word-for-word
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Nārada Muni said
etām
—
this
mantra-upaniṣadam
—
Upaniṣad in the form of a mantra by which one can achieve the highest goal of life
pratīccha
—
accept
prayataḥ
—
with great attention (after finishing the funeral ceremony of your dead son)
mama
—
from me
yām
—
which
dhārayan
—
accepting
sapta-rātrāt
—
after seven nights
draṣṭā
—
you will see
saṅkarṣaṇam
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Saṅkarṣaṇa
vibhum
—
the Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-nārada uvāca
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
Śrī Nārada Muni said
etāṁ mantropaniṣadaṁ
etām
this
mantra-upaniṣadam
Upaniṣad in the form of a mantra by which one can achieve the highest goal of life
pratīccha prayato mama
pratīccha
accept
prayataḥ
with great attention (after finishing the funeral ceremony of your dead son)
mama
from me
yāṁ dhārayan sapta-rātrād
yām
which
dhārayan
accepting
sapta-rātrāt
after seven nights
draṣṭā saṅkarṣaṇaṁ vibhum
draṣṭā
you will see
saṅkarṣaṇam
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Saṅkarṣaṇa
vibhum
the Lord.
The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, attentively receive from me a mantra, which is most auspicious. After accepting it from me, in seven nights you will be able to see the Lord face to face.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada said: Attentively receive from me a mantra embodying the Upaniṣads. Meditating on it, after seven nights you will be able to see Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa.
“What is the eternal object? Please tell me what it is.” Since Nārada was a great devotee, at the suggestion of Aṅgirā, he then spoke. “Accept this Upaniṣad in the form of a mantra.”
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Personal Guidance
Receive this auspicious mantra from me; in seven nights you will see the Lord face to face. Real mantra has a real, time-bound promise.
Reflection Questions
- Do I believe a mantra could deliver a vision in seven nights, or do I quietly doubt?
- What would change in my chanting if I held that as possible?
My note
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