Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.33
नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय प्राणाय जगदात्मने ।
योगैश्वर्यशरीराय नमस्ते योगहेतवे ॥ ३३ ॥
namo hiraṇyagarbhāya
[namo hiranyagarbhaaya]
prāṇāya jagad-ātmane
[praanaaya jagad-aatmane]
yogaiśvarya-śarīrāya
[yogaishvarya-shareeraaya]
namas te yoga-hetave
[namas te yoga-hetave]
Word-for-word
namaḥ
—
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You
hiraṇyagarbhāya
—
situated as the four-headed Hiraṇyagarbha, Brahmā
prāṇāya
—
the source of everyone’s life
jagat-ātmane
—
the Supersoul of the entire universe
yoga-aiśvarya-śarīrāya
—
whose body is full of opulences and mystic power
namaḥ te
—
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You
yoga-hetave
—
the original master of all mystic power.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
namo hiraṇyagarbhāya
namaḥ
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You
hiraṇyagarbhāya
situated as the four-headed Hiraṇyagarbha, Brahmā
prāṇāya jagad-ātmane
prāṇāya
the source of everyone’s life
jagat-ātmane
the Supersoul of the entire universe
yogaiśvarya-śarīrāya
yoga-aiśvarya-śarīrāya
whose body is full of opulences and mystic power
namas te yoga-hetave
namaḥ te
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You
yoga-hetave
the original master of all mystic power.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are situated as Hiraṇyagarbha, the source of life, the Supersoul of every living entity. Your body is the source of the opulence of all mystic power. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I offer my respectful obeisances unto you, who are situated as Brahmā, the sūtrātmā, the soul of the universe, whose body is made of the power of yoga, and who are the source of yoga.
Prāṇāya means “unto the sūtrātmā.” [Note: Sūtrātmā is a transformation of mahat-tattva tinged with rajas.] You have a body made of the power of yoga.
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Personal Guidance
Obeisances to You as Hiraṇyagarbha, source of life, Supersoul, source of mystic power. The Lord is the wellspring of vitality itself. Whatever life I have is sourced in Him.
Reflection Questions
- Do I treat my vitality as my own, or as constantly drawn from the Hiraṇyagarbha?
- Where would acknowledging Him as source of life change how I spend my vital energy today?
My note
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