Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.58
एतत्पयोव्रतं नाम पुरुषाराधनं परम् ।
पितामहेनाभिहितं मया ते समुदाहृतम् ॥ ५८ ॥
etat payo-vrataṁ nāma
[etat payo-vratam naama]
puruṣārādhanaṁ param
[purushaaraadhanam param]
pitāmahenābhihitaṁ
[pitaamahenaabhihitam]
mayā te samudāhṛtam
[mayaa te samudaahritam]
Word-for-word
etat
—
this
payaḥ-vratam
—
ceremony known as payo-vrata
nāma
—
by that name
puruṣa-ārādhanam
—
the process of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead
param
—
the best
pitāmahena
—
by my grandfather, Lord Brahmā
abhihitam
—
stated
mayā
—
by me
te
—
unto you
samudāhṛtam
—
described in all details.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etat payo-vrataṁ nāma
etat
this
payaḥ-vratam
ceremony known as payo-vrata
nāma
by that name
puruṣārādhanaṁ param
puruṣa-ārādhanam
the process of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead
param
the best
pitāmahenābhihitaṁ
pitāmahena
by my grandfather, Lord Brahmā
abhihitam
stated
mayā te samudāhṛtam
mayā
by me
te
unto you
samudāhṛtam
described in all details.
This is the religious ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata, by which one may worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I received this information from Brahmā, my grandfather, and now I have described it to you in all details.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Having received this payo-vrata, a form of worship of the Lord, from Brahmā, my grandfather, I now have described it to you.
Personal Guidance
This is the payo-vrata. I received it from Brahmā my grandfather, and now I describe it to you in detail. The transmission is named. Authentic practice has a lineage one can point to.
Reflection Questions
- Can I name the lineage of the specific practices I follow — back two or three generations?
- Where am I doing 'practice from a book' rather than from a transmission?
My note
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