Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.27
नाभिर्नभस्ते श्वसनं नभस्वान्
सूर्यश्च चक्षूंषि जलं स्म रेत: ।
परावरात्माश्रयणं तवात्मा
सोमो मनो द्यौर्भगवन् शिरस्ते ॥ २७ ॥
nābhir nabhas te śvasanaṁ nabhasvān
[naabhir nabhas te shvasanam nabhasvaan]
sūryaś ca cakṣūṁṣi jalaṁ sma retaḥ
[sooryash cha chakshoomshi jalam sma retah]
parāvarātmāśrayaṇaṁ tavātmā
[paraavaraatmaashrayanam tavaatmaa]
somo mano dyaur bhagavan śiras te
[somo mano dyaur bhagavan shiras te]
Word-for-word
nābhiḥ
—
navel
nabhaḥ
—
the sky
te
—
of Your Lordship
śvasanam
—
breathing
nabhasvān
—
the air
sūryaḥ ca
—
and the sun globe
cakṣūṁṣi
—
your eyes
jalam
—
the water
sma
—
indeed
retaḥ
—
semen
para-avara-ātma-āśrayaṇam
—
the shelter of all living entities, low and high
tava
—
your
ātmā
—
self
somaḥ
—
the moon
manaḥ
—
mind
dyauḥ
—
the higher planetary systems
bhagavan
—
O Your Lordship
śiraḥ
—
head
te
—
of you.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nābhir nabhas te śvasanaṁ nabhasvān
nābhiḥ
navel
nabhaḥ
the sky
te
of Your Lordship
śvasanam
breathing
nabhasvān
the air
sūryaś ca cakṣūṁṣi jalaṁ sma retaḥ
sūryaḥ ca
and the sun globe
cakṣūṁṣi
your eyes
jalam
the water
sma
indeed
retaḥ
semen
parāvarātmāśrayaṇaṁ tavātmā
para-avara-ātma-āśrayaṇam
the shelter of all living entities, low and high
tava
your
ātmā
self
somo mano dyaur bhagavan śiras te
somaḥ
the moon
manaḥ
mind
dyauḥ
the higher planetary systems
bhagavan
O Your Lordship
śiraḥ
head
te
of you.
O lord, the sky is your navel, the air is your breathing, the sun is your eyes, and the water is your semen. You are the shelter of all kinds of living entities, high and low. The god of the moon is your mind, and the upper planetary system is your head.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O lord! The sky is your navel, the air is your breathing, the sun is your eyes, and the water is your semen. The shelter of all kinds of living entities, high and low is your ahaṅkāra. The god of the moon is your mind, and Svarga is your head.
The shelter of all jīvas superior and inferior is your ahaṅkāra (ātmā).
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Personal Guidance
Sky as navel, sun as eyes, moon as mind, upper planets as head. The cosmos is one body. Every living being — high or low — shelters in Him. Nothing in creation is outside this single Person.
Reflection Questions
- Whom do I treat as 'outside' the Lord's body — and therefore as expendable?
- How does seeing the cosmos as one body change my relationship to the natural world?
My note
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