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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.13.4

पश्येदात्मन्यदो विश्वं परे सदसतोऽव्यये । आत्मानं च परं ब्रह्म सर्वत्र सदसन्मये ॥ ४ ॥
paśyed ātmany ado viśvaṁ
[pashyed aatmany ado vishvam]
pare sad-asato ’vyaye
[pare sad-asato ’vyaye]
ātmānaṁ ca paraṁ brahma
[aatmaanam cha param brahma]
sarvatra sad-asan-maye
[sarvatra sad-asan-maye]
paśyet — one should see ātmani — in the Supreme Soul adaḥ — this viśvam — universe pare — beyond sat-asataḥ — the creation or cause of creation avyaye — in the Absolute, which is free from deterioration ātmānam — himself ca — also param — the supreme brahma — absolute sarvatra — everywhere sat-asat — in the cause and in the effect maye — all-pervading.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
paśyed ātmany ado viśvaṁ
paśyet
one should see
ātmani
in the Supreme Soul
adaḥ
this
viśvam
universe
pare sad-asato ’vyaye
pare
beyond
sat-asataḥ
the creation or cause of creation
avyaye
in the Absolute, which is free from deterioration
ātmānam
himself
ātmānaṁ ca paraṁ brahma
ca
also
param
the supreme
brahma
absolute
sarvatra sad-asan-maye
sarvatra
everywhere
sat-asat
in the cause and in the effect
maye
all-pervading.
The sannyāsī should always try to see the Supreme pervading everything and see everything, including this universe, resting on the Supreme.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He should always try to see this universe in the Lord, who is beyond cause and effect, and should see the Lord, the Supreme Brahman, in all things composed of cause and effect. Sad-asataḥ pare means “in the Lord devoid of cause and effect.”
The sannyāsī should always see the Supreme pervading everything and everything resting on Him. The practice is not occasional remembrance but constant vision. Train the eye so that no perception arrives without the Lord embedded in it.
Reflection Questions
  • How often during your day does Kṛṣṇa enter your perception spontaneously?
  • What practice could increase the frequency of that uninvited seeing?
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