Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.20.25-29
हृद्यङ्ग धर्मं स्तनयोर्मुरारे-
र्ऋतं च सत्यं च मनस्यथेन्दुम् ।
श्रियं च वक्षस्यरविन्दहस्तां
कण्ठे च सामानि समस्तरेफान् ॥ २५ ॥
इन्द्रप्रधानानमरान्भुजेषु
तत्कर्णयो: ककुभो द्यौश्च मूर्ध्नि ।
केशेषु मेघाञ्छ्वसनं नासिकाया-
मक्ष्णोश्च सूर्यं वदने च वह्निम् ॥ २६ ॥
वाण्यां च छन्दांसि रसे जलेशं
भ्रुवोर्निषेधं च विधिं च पक्ष्मसु ।
अहश्च रात्रिं च परस्य पुंसो
मन्युं ललाटेऽधर एव लोभम् ॥ २७ ॥
स्पर्शे च कामं नृप रेतसाम्भ:
पृष्ठे त्वधर्मं क्रमणेषु यज्ञम् ।
छायासु मृत्युं हसिते च मायां
तनूरुहेष्वोषधिजातयश्च ॥ २८ ॥
नदीश्च नाडीषु शिला नखेषु
बुद्धावजं देवगणानृषींश्च ।
प्राणेषु गात्रे स्थिरजङ्गमानि
सर्वाणि भूतानि ददर्श वीर: ॥ २९ ॥
hṛdy aṅga dharmaṁ stanayor murārer
[hridy anga dharmam stanayor muraarer]
ṛtaṁ ca satyaṁ ca manasy athendum
[ritam cha satyam cha manasy athendum]
śriyaṁ ca vakṣasy aravinda-hastāṁ
[shriyam cha vakshasy aravinda-hastaam]
kaṇṭhe ca sāmāni samasta-rephān
[kanthe cha saamaani samasta-rephaan]
indra-pradhānān amarān bhujeṣu
[indra-pradhaanaan amaraan bhujeshu]
tat-karṇayoḥ kakubho dyauś ca mūrdhni
[tat-karnayoh kakubho dyaush cha moordhni]
keśeṣu meghāṣ chvasanaṁ nāsikāyām
[kesheshu meghaash chvasanam naasikaayaam]
akṣṇoś ca sūryaṁ vadane ca vahnim
[akshnosh cha sooryam vadane cha vahnim]
vāṇyāṁ ca chandāṁsi rase jaleśaṁ
[vaanyaam cha chandaamsi rase jalesham]
bhruvor niṣedhaṁ ca vidhiṁ ca pakṣmasu
[bhruvor nishedham cha vidhim cha pakshmasu]
ahaś ca rātriṁ ca parasya puṁso
[ahash cha raatrim cha parasya pumso]
manyuṁ lalāṭe ’dhara eva lobham
[manyum lalaate ’dhara eva lobham]
sparśe ca kāmaṁ nṛpa retasāmbhaḥ
[sparshe cha kaamam nripa retasaambhah]
pṛṣṭhe tv adharmaṁ kramaṇeṣu yajñam
[prishthe tv adharmam kramaneshu yajnam]
chāyāsu mṛtyuṁ hasite ca māyāṁ
[chaayaasu mrityum hasite cha maayaam]
tanū-ruheṣv oṣadhi-jātayaś ca
[tanoo-ruheshv oshadhi-jaatayash cha]
nadīś ca nāḍīṣu śilā nakheṣu
[nadeesh cha naadeeshu shilaa nakheshu]
buddhāv ajaṁ deva-gaṇān ṛṣīṁś ca
[buddhaav ajam deva-ganaan risheemsh cha]
prāṇeṣu gātre sthira-jaṅgamāni
[praaneshu gaatre sthira-jangamaani]
sarvāṇi bhūtāni dadarśa vīraḥ
[sarvaani bhootaani dadarsha veerah]
Word-for-word
hṛdi
—
within the heart
aṅga
—
my dear King Parīkṣit
dharmam
—
religion
stanayoḥ
—
on the bosom
murāreḥ
—
of Murāri, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
ṛtam
—
very pleasing words
ca
—
also
satyam
—
truthfulness
ca
—
also
manasi
—
in the mind
atha
—
thereafter
indum
—
the moon
śriyam
—
the goddess of fortune
ca
—
also
vakṣasi
—
on the chest
aravinda-hastām
—
who always carries a lotus flower in her hand
kaṇṭhe
—
on the neck
ca
—
also
sāmāni
—
all the Vedas (Sāma, Yajur, Ṛg and Atharva)
samasta-rephān
—
all sound vibrations
indra-pradhānān
—
headed by King Indra
amarān
—
all the demigods
bhujeṣu
—
on the arms
tat-karṇayoḥ
—
on the ears
kakubhaḥ
—
all the directions
dyauḥ ca
—
the luminaries
mūrdhni
—
on the top of the head
keśeṣu
—
within the hair
meghān
—
the clouds
śvasanam
—
breathing air
nāsikāyām
—
on the nostrils
akṣṇoḥ ca
—
in the eyes
sūryam
—
the sun
vadane
—
in the mouth
ca
—
also
vahnim
—
fire
vāṇyām
—
in His speech
ca
—
also
chandāṁsi
—
the Vedic hymns
rase
—
in the tongue
jala-īśam
—
the demigod of the water
bhruvoḥ
—
on the eyebrows
niṣedham
—
warnings
ca
—
also
vidhim
—
regulative principles
ca
—
also
pakṣmasu
—
in the eyelids
ahaḥ ca
—
daytime
rātrim
—
night
ca
—
also
parasya
—
of the supreme
puṁsaḥ
—
of the person
manyum
—
anger
lalāṭe
—
on the forehead
adhare
—
on the lips
eva
—
indeed
lobham
—
greed
sparśe
—
in His touch
ca
—
also
kāmam
—
lusty desires
nṛpa
—
O King
retasā
—
by semen
ambhaḥ
—
water
pṛṣṭhe
—
on the back
tu
—
but
adharmam
—
irreligion
kramaṇeṣu
—
in the wonderful activities
yajñam
—
fire sacrifice
chāyāsu
—
in the shadows
mṛtyum
—
death
hasite
—
in His smiling
ca
—
also
māyām
—
the illusory energy
tanū-ruheṣu
—
in the hair on the body
oṣadhi-jātayaḥ
—
all species of drugs, herbs and plants
ca
—
and
nadīḥ
—
the rivers
ca
—
also
nāḍīṣu
—
in the veins
śilāḥ
—
stones
nakheṣu
—
in the nails
buddhau
—
in the intelligence
ajam
—
Lord Brahmā
deva-gaṇān
—
the demigods
ṛṣīn ca
—
and the great sages
prāṇeṣu
—
in the senses
gātre
—
in the body
sthira-jaṅgamāni
—
moving and stationary
sarvāṇi
—
all of them
bhūtāni
—
living entities
dadarśa
—
saw
vīraḥ
—
Bali Mahārāja.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hṛdy aṅga dharmaṁ stanayor murārer
hṛdi
within the heart
aṅga
my dear King Parīkṣit
dharmam
religion
stanayoḥ
on the bosom
murāreḥ
of Murāri, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
ṛtaṁ ca satyaṁ ca manasy athendum
ṛtam
very pleasing words
ca
also
satyam
truthfulness
ca
also
manasi
in the mind
atha
thereafter
śriyaṁ ca vakṣasy aravinda-hastāṁ
indum
the moon
śriyam
the goddess of fortune
kaṇṭhe ca sāmāni samasta-rephān
ca
also
indra-pradhānān amarān bhujeṣu
tat-karṇayoḥ kakubho dyauś ca mūrdhni
keśeṣu meghāṣ chvasanaṁ nāsikāyām
vakṣasi
on the chest
akṣṇoś ca sūryaṁ vadane ca vahnim
vāṇyāṁ ca chandāṁsi rase jaleśaṁ
bhruvor niṣedhaṁ ca vidhiṁ ca pakṣmasu
ahaś ca rātriṁ ca parasya puṁso
aravinda-hastām
who always carries a lotus flower in her hand
manyuṁ lalāṭe ’dhara eva lobham
sparśe ca kāmaṁ nṛpa retasāmbhaḥ
kaṇṭhe
on the neck
pṛṣṭhe tv adharmaṁ kramaṇeṣu yajñam
chāyāsu mṛtyuṁ hasite ca māyāṁ
ca
also
tanū-ruheṣv oṣadhi-jātayaś ca
sāmāni
all the Vedas (Sāma, Yajur, Ṛg and Atharva)
nadīś ca nāḍīṣu śilā nakheṣu
buddhāv ajaṁ deva-gaṇān ṛṣīṁś ca
prāṇeṣu gātre sthira-jaṅgamāni
sarvāṇi bhūtāni dadarśa vīraḥ
samasta-rephān
all sound vibrations
indra-pradhānān
headed by King Indra
amarān
all the demigods
bhujeṣu
on the arms
tat-karṇayoḥ
on the ears
kakubhaḥ
all the directions
dyauḥ ca
the luminaries
mūrdhni
on the top of the head
keśeṣu
within the hair
meghān
the clouds
śvasanam
breathing air
nāsikāyām
on the nostrils
akṣṇoḥ ca
in the eyes
sūryam
the sun
vadane
in the mouth
ca
also
vahnim
fire
vāṇyām
in His speech
ca
also
chandāṁsi
the Vedic hymns
rase
in the tongue
jala-īśam
the demigod of the water
bhruvoḥ
on the eyebrows
niṣedham
warnings
ca
also
vidhim
regulative principles
ca
also
pakṣmasu
in the eyelids
ahaḥ ca
daytime
rātrim
night
ca
also
parasya
of the supreme
puṁsaḥ
of the person
manyum
anger
lalāṭe
on the forehead
adhare
on the lips
eva
indeed
lobham
greed
sparśe
in His touch
ca
also
kāmam
lusty desires
nṛpa
O King
retasā
by semen
ambhaḥ
water
pṛṣṭhe
on the back
tu
but
adharmam
irreligion
kramaṇeṣu
in the wonderful activities
yajñam
fire sacrifice
chāyāsu
in the shadows
mṛtyum
death
hasite
in His smiling
ca
also
māyām
the illusory energy
tanū-ruheṣu
in the hair on the body
oṣadhi-jātayaḥ
all species of drugs, herbs and plants
ca
and
nadīḥ
the rivers
ca
also
nāḍīṣu
in the veins
śilāḥ
stones
nakheṣu
in the nails
buddhau
in the intelligence
ajam
Lord Brahmā
deva-gaṇān
the demigods
ṛṣīn ca
and the great sages
prāṇeṣu
in the senses
gātre
in the body
sthira-jaṅgamāni
moving and stationary
sarvāṇi
all of them
bhūtāni
living entities
dadarśa
saw
vīraḥ
Bali Mahārāja.
My dear King, on the heart of Lord Murāri he saw religion; on the chest, both pleasing words and truthfulness; in the mind, the moon; on the bosom, the goddess of fortune, with a lotus flower in her hand; on the neck, all the Vedas and all sound vibrations; on the arms, all the demigods, headed by King Indra; in both ears, all the directions; on the head, the upper planetary systems; on the hair, the clouds; in the nostrils, the wind; on the eyes, the sun; and in the mouth, fire. From His words came all the Vedic mantras, on His tongue was the demigod of water, Varuṇadeva, on His eyebrows were the regulative principles, and on His eyelids were day and night. [When His eyes were open it was daytime, and when they were closed it was night.] On His forehead was anger, and on His lips was greed. O King, in His touch were lusty desires, in His semen were all the waters, on His back was irreligion, and in His wonderful activities or steps was the fire of sacrifice. On His shadow was death, in His smile was the illusory energy, and on the hairs of His body were all the drugs and herbs. In His veins were all the rivers, on His nails were all the stones, in His intelligence were Lord Brahmā, the demigods and the great saintly persons, and throughout His entire body and senses were all living entities, moving and stationary. Bali Mahārāja thus saw everything in the gigantic body of the Lord.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! On the heart of Murāri he saw religion; on the chest, both pleasing words and truthfulness; in his mind, the moon; on his chest, the goddess of fortune, with a lotus flower in her hand; on his neck, all the Vedas and all syllables; on his arms, all the devatās, headed by Indra; in both ears, all the directions; on his head, Svarga; on his hair, the clouds; in his nostrils, the wind; on his eyes, the sun; and in his mouth, fire. In his words were all the Vedic verses, on his tongue was Varuṇa, on his eyebrows were the rules and prohibitions, and on the opening and closing of his eyelids were day and night. On his forehead was anger, and on his lips was greed. O King! In his touch were lusty desires, in his semen were all the waters, on his back was irreligion, and in his wonderful activities was the fire of sacrifice. On his shadow was death, in his smile was the illusory energy, and on the hairs of his body were all the drugs and herbs. In his veins were all the rivers, on his nails were all the stones, in his intelligence were Lord Brahmā, the devatās and the sages. Throughout his entire body and senses were all living entities, moving and stationary.
Ṛtam means pleasing words. Samasta-rephān means all the syllables of the alphabet, represented by the R sound. Dyauḥ means Svarga. Rase means “on the tongue.” Pakṣāsu means “on the opening and closing of the eyelids.” Retasā stands for retasī (in the semen). Kramaneṣu means “in his striding.” Oṣadhi-jātayaḥ should be oṣadhi-jātīḥ. Prāṇeṣu means “in the senses.”
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Personal Guidance
Religion on the heart, truthfulness on the chest, moon in mind, Lakṣmī on bosom, Vedas in neck, demigods in arms, directions in ears, sun in eyes, fire in mouth, Vedic mantras in words. Every quality and being is mapped to a body-part. The full cosmos is His detailed form.
Reflection Questions
- Which of these mappings — anger on forehead, greed on lips, lust in touch — feels uncomfortably accurate of human pattern?
- Where do I refuse the totality of the cosmic body because it includes the dark elements?
My note
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