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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.42

लोभोऽधरात् प्रीतिरुपर्यभूद् द्युति- र्नस्त: पशव्य: स्पर्शेन काम: । भ्रुवोर्यम: पक्ष्मभवस्तु काल: प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ४२ ॥
lobho ’dharāt prītir upary abhūd dyutir
[lobho ’dharaat preetir upary abhood dyutir]
nastaḥ paśavyaḥ sparśena kāmaḥ
[nastah pashavyah sparshena kaamah]
bhruvor yamaḥ pakṣma-bhavas tu kālaḥ
[bhruvor yamah pakshma-bhavas tu kaalah]
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
[praseedataam nah sa mahaa-vibhootih]
Word-for-word
lobhaḥ — greed adharāt — from the lower lip prītiḥ — affection upari — from the upper lip abhūt — became possible dyutiḥ — bodily luster nastaḥ — from the nose paśavyaḥ — fit for the animals sparśena — by the touch kāmaḥ — lusty desires bhruvoḥ — from the eyebrows yamaḥ — Yamarāja became possible pakṣma-bhavaḥ — from the eyelashes tu — but kālaḥ — eternal time, which brings death prasīdatām — be pleased naḥ — upon us saḥ — He mahā-vibhūtiḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has great prowess.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
lobho ’dharāt prītir upary abhūd dyutir
lobhaḥ
greed
adharāt
from the lower lip
prītiḥ
affection
upari
from the upper lip
abhūt
became possible
dyutiḥ
bodily luster
nastaḥ paśavyaḥ sparśena kāmaḥ
nastaḥ
from the nose
paśavyaḥ
fit for the animals
sparśena
by the touch
kāmaḥ
lusty desires
bhruvor yamaḥ pakṣma-bhavas tu kālaḥ
bhruvoḥ
from the eyebrows
yamaḥ
Yamarāja became possible
pakṣma-bhavaḥ
from the eyelashes
tu
but
kālaḥ
eternal time, which brings death
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
prasīdatām
be pleased
naḥ
upon us
saḥ
He
mahā-vibhūtiḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has great prowess.
Greed is generated from His lower lip, affection from His upper lip, bodily luster from His nose, animalistic lusty desires from His sense of touch, Yamarāja from His eyebrows, and eternal time from His eyelashes. May that Supreme Lord be pleased with us.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May the Lord, who possesses great vibhūtis, from whose lower lip arose greed, from whose upper life arose affection, from whose nose arose beauty, from whose touch arose desire for benefiting animals, from his brows arose Yama and from whose eye lids arose time, be pleased with us! Upari means the upper lip. From the Lord’s nose arose beauty. From the Lord’s touch arose desire for benefiting animals (paśavyaḥ kāmaḥ).
Personal Guidance
Greed comes from His lower lip, affection from His upper lip, animal lust from His sense of touch, Yama from His eyebrows, eternal time from His eyelashes. Every emotion and every cosmic principle is one tiny flicker on the Lord's face. Treat your inner storms as small things.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'eyelash flicker' of the Lord am I treating as the whole drama of my life?
  • How does this shrink-down restore my proportion?
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