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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.48

यं वै श्वसन्तमनु विश्वसृज: श्वसन्ति यं चेकितानमनु चित्तय उच्चकन्ति । भूमण्डलं सर्षपायति यस्य मूर्ध्नि तस्मै नमो भगवतेऽस्तु सहस्रमूर्ध्ने ॥ ४८ ॥
yaṁ vai śvasantam anu viśva-sṛjaḥ śvasanti
[yam vai shvasantam anu vishva-srijah shvasanti]
yaṁ cekitānam anu cittaya uccakanti
[yam chekitaanam anu chittaya uchchakanti]
bhū-maṇḍalaṁ sarṣapāyati yasya mūrdhni
[bhoo-mandalam sarshapaayati yasya moordhni]
tasmai namo bhagavate ’stu sahasra-mūrdhne
[tasmai namo bhagavate ’stu sahasra-moordhne]
Word-for-word
yam — whom vai — indeed śvasantam — endeavoring anu — after viśva-sṛjaḥ — the directors of the cosmic creation śvasanti — also endeavor yam — whom cekitānam — perceiving anu — after cittayaḥ — all the knowledge-gathering senses uccakanti — perceive bhū-maṇḍalam — the huge universe sarṣapāyati — become like seeds of mustard yasya — of whom mūrdhni — on the head tasmai — unto Him namaḥ — obeisances bhagavate — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, full with six opulences astu — may there be sahasra-mūrdhne — who has thousands of hoods.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yaṁ vai śvasantam anu viśva-sṛjaḥ śvasanti
yam
whom
vai
indeed
śvasantam
endeavoring
anu
after
viśva-sṛjaḥ
the directors of the cosmic creation
śvasanti
also endeavor
yaṁ cekitānam anu cittaya uccakanti
yam
whom
cekitānam
perceiving
anu
after
cittayaḥ
all the knowledge-gathering senses
uccakanti
perceive
bhū-maṇḍalaṁ sarṣapāyati yasya mūrdhni
bhū-maṇḍalam
the huge universe
sarṣapāyati
become like seeds of mustard
yasya
of whom
mūrdhni
on the head
tasmai namo bhagavate ’stu sahasra-mūrdhne
tasmai
unto Him
namaḥ
obeisances
bhagavate
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, full with six opulences
astu
may there be
sahasra-mūrdhne
who has thousands of hoods.
My dear Lord, it is after You endeavor that Lord Brahmā, Indra and the other directors of the cosmic manifestation become occupied with their activities. It is after You perceive the material energy, My Lord, that the senses begin to perceive. The Supreme Personality of Godhead holds all the universes on His heads like seeds of mustard. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, that Supreme Personality, who has thousands of hoods.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May I offer respects to the Supreme Lord with a thousand hoods, after whose actions the creators of the universe can use their action senses, after whose perception, the knowledge senses can gather knowledge, and on whose head Bhū-maṇḍala rests like a mustard seed! Śvasantam means actions. After the Lord’s actions, the devatās can use their action senses (śvasanti). After the Lord sees, the knowledge senses can perceive their sense objects.
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Personal Guidance
Brahmā, Indra and others act only after Your endeavor; senses perceive only after You perceive material energy. We are downstream of His attention.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I act as if I am upstream of Him?
  • What humbling does the metaphysics rightly produce?
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