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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.3.18

आत्मात्मजाप्तगृहवित्तजनेषु सक्तै- र्दुष्प्रापणाय गुणसङ्गविवर्जिताय । मुक्तात्मभि: स्वहृदये परिभाविताय ज्ञानात्मने भगवते नम ईश्वराय ॥ १८ ॥
ātmātma-jāpta-gṛha-vitta-janeṣu saktair
[aatmaatma-jaapta-griha-vitta-janeshu saktair]
duṣprāpaṇāya guṇa-saṅga-vivarjitāya
[dushpraapanaaya guna-sanga-vivarjitaaya]
muktātmabhiḥ sva-hṛdaye paribhāvitāya
[muktaatmabhih sva-hridaye paribhaavitaaya]
jñānātmane bhagavate nama īśvarāya
[jnaanaatmane bhagavate nama eeshvaraaya]
Word-for-word
ātma — the mind and body ātma-ja — sons and daughters āpta — friends and relatives gṛha — home, community, society and nation vitta — wealth janeṣu — to various servants and assistants saktaiḥ — by those who are too attached duṣprāpaṇāya — unto You, who are very difficult to achieve guṇa-saṅga — by the three modes of material nature vivarjitāya — who are not contaminated mukta-ātmabhiḥ — by persons who are already liberated sva-hṛdaye — within the core of the heart paribhāvitāya — unto You, who are always meditated upon jñāna-ātmane — the reservoir of all enlightenment bhagavate — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead namaḥ — I offer my respectful obeisances īśvarāya — unto the supreme controller.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ātmātma-jāpta-gṛha-vitta-janeṣu saktair
ātma
the mind and body
ātma-ja
sons and daughters
āpta
friends and relatives
gṛha
home, community, society and nation
vitta
wealth
janeṣu
to various servants and assistants
saktaiḥ
by those who are too attached
duṣprāpaṇāya guṇa-saṅga-vivarjitāya
duṣprāpaṇāya
unto You, who are very difficult to achieve
guṇa-saṅga
by the three modes of material nature
vivarjitāya
who are not contaminated
muktātmabhiḥ sva-hṛdaye paribhāvitāya
mukta-ātmabhiḥ
by persons who are already liberated
sva-hṛdaye
within the core of the heart
paribhāvitāya
unto You, who are always meditated upon
jñānātmane bhagavate nama īśvarāya
jñāna-ātmane
the reservoir of all enlightenment
bhagavate
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
namaḥ
I offer my respectful obeisances
īśvarāya
unto the supreme controller.
My Lord, those who are completely freed from material contamination always meditate upon You within the cores of their hearts. You are extremely difficult to attain for those like me who are too attached to mental concoction, home, relatives, friends, money, servants and assistants. You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, uncontaminated by the modes of nature. You are the reservoir of all enlightenment, the supreme controller. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
Purport

Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead comes into the material world, He is unaffected by the modes of material nature. This is confirmed in Īśopaniṣad. Apāpa-viddham: He is not contaminated. This same fact is described here. Guṇa-saṅga-vivarjitāya. Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears as an incarnation within this material world, He is unaffected by the modes of material nature. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (9.11) , avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam: foolish men with insufficient knowledge deride the Personality of Godhead because He appears just like a human being. Therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be understood only by the muktātmā, the liberated soul. Muktātmabhiḥ sva-hṛdaye paribhāvitāya: only the liberated person can constantly think of Kṛṣṇa. Such a person is the greatest of all yogīs.

yoginām api sarveṣāṁ mad-gatenāntarātmanā śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ

“Of all yogīs, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.” ( Bg. 6.47 )

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I offer respects to Bhagavān who is not attained by persons attached to their minds, their sons, relatives, houses, wealth or followers, who is devoid of the influence of material guṇas, who is the object of meditation in the heart for liberated souls, who is pure knowledge, and who is the controller. Though you perform pastimes in the material world, you are devoid of association with the material guṇas. You are the object of meditation (paribhāvitāya) for the ātmārāmas or liberated souls. Or another meaning is “unto the Lord who is falsely perceived as material by those who have rejected the soul.” But actually you have a body made purely of knowledge (jñānātmane). Or you know their offense and thus you make your appearance to give the result of offense to those people.
Related values & verses
Related verses
BG 6.47
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Personal Guidance
Those freed from contamination meditate on Him within; He is hard to reach for those attached to mental schemes, home, relatives, money, and helpers. The list is a near-exact portrait of modern life. Notice which item of attachment is currently obscuring Him most.
Reflection Questions
  • From this list, which attachment is most blocking my access to the Lord right now?
  • What is one concrete loosening of that attachment I could attempt this week?
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