Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.37
प्राणादभूद् यस्य चराचराणां
प्राण: सहो बलमोजश्च वायु: ।
अन्वास्म सम्राजमिवानुगा वयं
प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३७ ॥
prāṇād abhūd yasya carācarāṇāṁ
[praanaad abhood yasya charaacharaanaam]
prāṇaḥ saho balam ojaś ca vāyuḥ
[praanah saho balam ojash cha vaayuh]
anvāsma samrājam ivānugā vayaṁ
[anvaasma samraajam ivaanugaa vayam]
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
[praseedataam nah sa mahaa-vibhootih]
Word-for-word
prāṇāt
—
from the vital force
abhūt
—
generated
yasya
—
of whom
cara-acarāṇām
—
of all living entities, moving and nonmoving
prāṇaḥ
—
the vital force
sahaḥ
—
the basic principle of life
balam
—
strength
ojaḥ
—
the vital force
ca
—
and
vāyuḥ
—
the air
anvāsma
—
follow
samrājam
—
an emperor
iva
—
like
anugāḥ
—
followers
vayam
—
all of us
prasīdatām
—
may be pleased
naḥ
—
upon us
saḥ
—
He
mahā-vibhūtiḥ
—
the supremely powerful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāṇād abhūd yasya carācarāṇāṁ
prāṇāt
from the vital force
abhūt
generated
yasya
of whom
cara-acarāṇām
of all living entities, moving and nonmoving
prāṇaḥ saho balam ojaś ca vāyuḥ
prāṇaḥ
the vital force
sahaḥ
the basic principle of life
balam
strength
ojaḥ
the vital force
ca
and
vāyuḥ
the air
anvāsma samrājam ivānugā vayaṁ
anvāsma
follow
samrājam
an emperor
iva
like
anugāḥ
followers
vayam
all of us
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
prasīdatām
may be pleased
naḥ
upon us
saḥ
He
mahā-vibhūtiḥ
the supremely powerful.
All living entities, moving and nonmoving, receive their vital force, their bodily strength and their very lives from the air. All of us follow the air for our vital force, exactly as servants follow an emperor. The vital force of air is generated from the original vital force of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. May that Supreme Lord be pleased with us.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
May the Lord, possessing great vibhūtis, from whose life airs arose air, which is the life air, and the mental, physical and sense strength of all moving and non-moving beings, and which we devatās follow just as servants follow their king, be pleased with us!
From the Lord’s life airs arose air, which is the essence of saha, bala and ojas of all living beings. We devatās of the intelligence and other functions, follow this life air just as servants follow the king.
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Personal Guidance
All beings move at the command of air, which is the Lord's vital force. The breath we ride throughout the day is His extended power. Conscious breathing therefore becomes a quiet act of homage.
Reflection Questions
- How often today did I treat breath as my own rather than His?
- What practice helps me stay aware of breath as His ongoing gift?
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