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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.13.41

क्व‍चित्स्‍नातोऽनुलिप्ताङ्ग: सुवासा: स्रग्व्यलङ्‌कृत: । रथेभाश्वैश्चरे क्व‍ापि दिग्वासा ग्रहवद्विभो ॥ ४१ ॥
kvacit snāto ’nuliptāṅgaḥ
[kvachit snaato ’nuliptaangah]
suvāsāḥ sragvy alaṅkṛtaḥ
[suvaasaah sragvy alankritah]
rathebhāśvaiś care kvāpi
[rathebhaashvaish chare kvaapi]
dig-vāsā grahavad vibho
[dig-vaasaa grahavad vibho]
Word-for-word
kvacit — sometimes snātaḥ — bathing very nicely anulipta-aṅgaḥ — with sandalwood pulp smeared all over the body su-vāsāḥ — dressing with very nice garments sragvī — decorated with garlands of flowers alaṅkṛtaḥ — bedecked with various types of ornaments ratha — on a chariot ibha — on an elephant aśvaiḥ — or on the back of a horse care — I wander kvāpi — sometimes dik-vāsāḥ — completely naked graha-vat — as if haunted by a ghost vibho — O lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kvacit snāto ’nuliptāṅgaḥ
kvacit
sometimes
snātaḥ
bathing very nicely
anulipta-aṅgaḥ
with sandalwood pulp smeared all over the body
suvāsāḥ sragvy alaṅkṛtaḥ
su-vāsāḥ
dressing with very nice garments
sragvī
decorated with garlands of flowers
alaṅkṛtaḥ
bedecked with various types of ornaments
rathebhāśvaiś care kvāpi
ratha
on a chariot
dig-vāsā grahavad vibho
ibha
on an elephant
aśvaiḥ
or on the back of a horse
care
I wander
kvāpi
sometimes
dik-vāsāḥ
completely naked
graha-vat
as if haunted by a ghost
vibho
O lord.
O my lord, sometimes I bathe myself very nicely, smear sandalwood pulp all over my body, put on a flower garland, and dress in fine garments and ornaments. Then I travel like a king on the back of an elephant or on a chariot or horse. Sometimes, however, I travel naked, like a person haunted by a ghost.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O master! Sometimes I bathe, smear sandalwood pulp all over my body and wear perfume, a flower garland, and ornaments, and sometimes I travel on an elephant, chariot or horse. Sometimes, however, I travel naked, like a person haunted by a ghost.
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Personal Guidance
Sometimes I bathe, anoint, garland, and dress in ornaments and ride an elephant; sometimes I travel naked like a ghost. The saint embodies equal vision across opulent and disgraced conditions. External fortune does not touch his core.
Reflection Questions
  • Where does external fortune currently inflate or deflate your inner state?
  • What practice equalizes the felt experience of high and low circumstance?
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