Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.55
तस्मिन्प्रविष्टेऽसुरकूटकर्मजा
माया विनेशुर्महिना महीयस: ।
स्वप्नो यथा हि प्रतिबोध आगते
हरिस्मृति: सर्वविपद्विमोक्षणम् ॥ ५५ ॥
tasmin praviṣṭe ’sura-kūṭa-karmajā
[tasmin pravishte ’sura-koota-karmajaa]
māyā vineśur mahinā mahīyasaḥ
[maayaa vineshur mahinaa maheeyasah]
svapno yathā hi pratibodha āgate
[svapno yathaa hi pratibodha aagate]
hari-smṛtiḥ sarva-vipad-vimokṣaṇam
[hari-smritih sarva-vipad-vimokshanam]
Word-for-word
tasmin praviṣṭe
—
upon the entrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
asura
—
of the demons
kūṭa-karma-jā
—
because of the illusory, magical activities
māyā
—
the false manifestations
vineśuḥ
—
were immediately curbed
mahinā
—
by the superior power
mahīyasaḥ
—
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than the greatest
svapnaḥ
—
dreams
yathā
—
as
hi
—
indeed
pratibodhe
—
when awakening
āgate
—
has arrived
hari-smṛtiḥ
—
remembrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
sarva-vipat
—
of all kinds of dangerous situations
vimokṣaṇam
—
immediately vanquishes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmin praviṣṭe ’sura-kūṭa-karmajā
tasmin praviṣṭe
upon the entrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
māyā vineśur mahinā mahīyasaḥ
asura
of the demons
kūṭa-karma-jā
because of the illusory, magical activities
māyā
the false manifestations
svapno yathā hi pratibodha āgate
hari-smṛtiḥ sarva-vipad-vimokṣaṇam
vineśuḥ
were immediately curbed
mahinā
by the superior power
mahīyasaḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than the greatest
svapnaḥ
dreams
yathā
as
hi
indeed
pratibodhe
when awakening
āgate
has arrived
hari-smṛtiḥ
remembrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
sarva-vipat
of all kinds of dangerous situations
vimokṣaṇam
immediately vanquishes.
As the dangers of a dream cease when the dreamer awakens, the illusions created by the jugglery of the demons were vanquished by the transcendental prowess of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as soon as He entered the battlefield. Indeed, simply by remembrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one becomes free from all dangers.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
As a dream ceases when the dreamer awakens, the illusions created the demons were vanquished by the power of the Supreme Lord as soon as he entered the battlefield. Indeed, simply by remembrance of the Lord, one becomes free from all dangers.
Mahinā means by his power (mahimnā).
Personal Guidance
As nightmares cease on waking, the demons' illusions vanished the moment the Lord entered. Mere remembrance liberates from all dangers. Not exorcism — recognition. The light, by being light, ends the dream.
Reflection Questions
- What current 'nightmare' in my life has not yet been met with His remembrance?
- Where do I keep trying to fight the dream rather than wake up?
My note
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