Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.24
आत्मन्यग्नीन् समारोप्य सन्न्यस्याहं ममात्मताम् ।
कारणेषु न्यसेत् सम्यक्सङ्घातं तु यथार्हत: ॥ २४ ॥
ātmany agnīn samāropya
[aatmany agneen samaaropya]
sannyasyāhaṁ mamātmatām
[sannyasyaaham mamaatmataam]
kāraṇeṣu nyaset samyak
[kaaraneshu nyaset samyak]
saṅghātaṁ tu yathārhataḥ
[sanghaatam tu yathaarhatah]
Word-for-word
ātmani
—
in one’s self
agnīn
—
the fire elements within the body
samāropya
—
properly placing
sannyasya
—
giving up
aham
—
false identity
mama
—
false conception
ātmatām
—
of the body’s being one’s self or one’s own
kāraṇeṣu
—
in the five elements that cause the material body
nyaset
—
one should merge
samyak
—
completely
saṅghātam
—
combination
tu
—
but
yathā-arhataḥ
—
as it befits.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ātmany agnīn samāropya
ātmani
in one’s self
agnīn
the fire elements within the body
samāropya
properly placing
sannyasyāhaṁ mamātmatām
sannyasya
giving up
aham
false identity
mama
false conception
ātmatām
of the body’s being one’s self or one’s own
kāraṇeṣu nyaset samyak
kāraṇeṣu
in the five elements that cause the material body
nyaset
one should merge
samyak
completely
saṅghātaṁ tu yathārhataḥ
saṅghātam
combination
tu
but
yathā-arhataḥ
as it befits.
He should properly place the fire element in his own self and in this way give up bodily affinity, by which one thinks the body to be one’s self or one’s own. One should gradually merge the material body into the five elements [earth, water, fire, air and sky].
Purport
The body is an effect of a cause, namely the five material elements (earth, water, fire, air and sky). In other words, one should know perfectly well that the material body is nothing but a combination of the five elements. This knowledge constitutes merging of the material body and the five material elements. Merging into Brahman in perfect knowledge means understanding perfectly that one is not the body but a spiritual soul.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
He should properly place the fire element in his own self and in this way give up bodily affinity by which one thinks the body to be one's self or one's possession. He should gradually merge the material body into the five elements as far as possible.
The verses till the end of the chapter describe the actions before fasting. Yathārhataḥ means as far as suitable. He should merge the body (saṁghātam) into its causes such as ether.
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Personal Guidance
Place the fire element in the self; give up bodily affinity; gradually merge the material body into the five elements. The body is a combination; consciously dissolve the combination. Death is a yoga to be learned.
Reflection Questions
- How would you train yourself now to consciously dissolve identification at death?
- What small daily reminder of body-as-combination would steady your mind for that time?
My note
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