Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.21
वचस्युपरतेऽप्राप्य य एको मनसा सह ।
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vacasy uparate ’prāpya
[vachasy uparate ’praapya]
ya eko manasā saha
[ya eko manasaa saha]
anāma-rūpaś cin-mātraḥ
[anaama-roopash chin-maatrah]
so ’vyān naḥ sad-asat-paraḥ
[so ’vyaan nah sad-asat-parah]
Word-for-word
vacasi
—
when the words
uparate
—
cease
aprāpya
—
not achieving the goal
yaḥ
—
He who
ekaḥ
—
one without a second
manasā
—
the mind
saha
—
with
anāma
—
with no material name
rūpaḥ
—
or material form
cit-mātraḥ
—
totally spiritual
saḥ
—
He
avyāt
—
may kindly protect
naḥ
—
us
sat-asat-paraḥ
—
who is the cause of all causes (the supreme cause).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vacasy uparate ’prāpya
vacasi
when the words
uparate
cease
aprāpya
not achieving the goal
yaḥ
He who
ya eko manasā saha
ekaḥ
one without a second
manasā
the mind
saha
with
anāma-rūpaś cin-mātraḥ
anāma
with no material name
rūpaḥ
or material form
cit-mātraḥ
totally spiritual
so ’vyān naḥ sad-asat-paraḥ
saḥ
He
avyāt
may kindly protect
naḥ
us
sat-asat-paraḥ
who is the cause of all causes (the supreme cause).
The words and mind of the conditioned soul cannot approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for material names and forms are not applicable to the Lord, who is entirely spiritual, beyond the conception of gross and subtle forms. The impersonal Brahman is another of His forms. May He, by His pleasure, protect us.
Purport
The impersonal Brahman, which is the effulgence of the Lord, is described in this verse.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
May the Lord who is one entity with no form, who is pure consciousness, who is the cause of the material world and unapproachable by words and mind protect us!
In this verse he offers respects to the impersonal feature of the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
Words and mind of the conditioned cannot approach You — material names and forms do not apply; impersonal Brahman is implicit, but Your form is spiritual. The Lord's mystery is real, but His form is real too.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I confusing 'beyond my words' with 'no form'?
- Can I hold mystery and personhood together?
My note
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