SB 9.2.11-13 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.2.11-13

वासुदेवे भगवति सर्वात्मनि परेऽमले । एकान्तित्वं गतो भक्त्या सर्वभूतसुहृत् सम: ॥ ११ ॥ विमुक्तसङ्ग: शान्तात्मा संयताक्षोऽपरिग्रह: । यद‍ृच्छयोपपन्नेन कल्पयन् वृत्तिमात्मन: ॥ १२ ॥ आत्मन्यात्मानमाधाय ज्ञानतृप्त: समाहित: । विचचार महीमेतां जडान्धबधिराकृति: ॥ १३ ॥

vāsudeve bhagavati

[vaasudeve bhagavati]

sarvātmani pare ’male

[sarvaatmani pare ’male]

ekāntitvaṁ gato bhaktyā

[ekaantitvam gato bhaktyaa]

sarva-bhūta-suhṛt samaḥ

[sarva-bhoota-suhrit samah]

vimukta-saṅgaḥ śāntātmā

[vimukta-sangah shaantaatmaa]

saṁyatākṣo ’parigrahaḥ

[samyataaksho ’parigrahah]

yad-ṛcchayopapannena

[yad-richchayopapannena]

kalpayan vṛttim ātmanaḥ

[kalpayan vrittim aatmanah]

ātmany ātmānam ādhāya

[aatmany aatmaanam aadhaaya]

jñāna-tṛptaḥ samāhitaḥ

[jnaana-triptah samaahitah]

vicacāra mahīm etāṁ

[vichachaara maheem etaam]

jaḍāndha-badhirākṛtiḥ

[jadaandha-badhiraakritih]

Word-for-word

vāsudeve — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead bhagavati — unto the Lord sarva-ātmani — unto the Supersoul pare — unto the Transcendence amale — unto the Supreme person, who is without material contamination ekāntitvam — rendering devotional service without diversion gataḥ — being situated in that position bhaktyā — because of pure devotion sarva-bhūta-suhṛt samaḥ — because of being a devotee, friendly and equal to everyone vimukta-saṅgaḥ — without material contamination śānta-ātmā — a peaceful attitude saṁyata — self-controlled akṣaḥ — the vision of whom aparigrahaḥ — without accepting any charity from anyone else yat-ṛcchayā — by the grace of the Lord upapannena — by whatever was available for bodily necessities kalpayan — in this way arranging vṛttim — the necessities of the body ātmanaḥ — for the benefit of the soul ātmani — within the mind ātmānam — the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead ādhāya — keeping always jñāna-tṛptaḥ — fully satisfied in transcendental knowledge samāhitaḥ — always in trance vicacāra — traveled all over mahīm — the earth etām — this jaḍa — dumb andha — blind badhira — deaf ākṛtiḥ — appearing as if.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

vāsudeve bhagavati

vāsudeve

unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead

bhagavati

unto the Lord

sarvātmani pare ’male

sarva-ātmani

unto the Supersoul

pare

unto the Transcendence

ekāntitvaṁ gato bhaktyā

amale

unto the Supreme person, who is without material contamination

ekāntitvam

rendering devotional service without diversion

gataḥ

being situated in that position

bhaktyā

because of pure devotion

sarva-bhūta-suhṛt samaḥ

because of being a devotee, friendly and equal to everyone

vimukta-saṅgaḥ śāntātmā

vimukta-saṅgaḥ

without material contamination

śānta-ātmā

a peaceful attitude

saṁyata

self-controlled

saṁyatākṣo ’parigrahaḥ

akṣaḥ

the vision of whom

yad-ṛcchayopapannena

aparigrahaḥ

without accepting any charity from anyone else

kalpayan vṛttim ātmanaḥ

yat-ṛcchayā

by the grace of the Lord

upapannena

by whatever was available for bodily necessities

kalpayan

in this way arranging

vṛttim

the necessities of the body

ātmanaḥ

for the benefit of the soul

ātmany ātmānam ādhāya

ātmani

within the mind

ātmānam

the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead

ādhāya

keeping always

jñāna-tṛptaḥ samāhitaḥ

jñāna-tṛptaḥ

fully satisfied in transcendental knowledge

samāhitaḥ

always in trance

vicacāra mahīm etāṁ

vicacāra

traveled all over

mahīm

the earth

etām

this

jaḍāndha-badhirākṛtiḥ

jaḍa

dumb

andha

blind

badhira

deaf

ākṛtiḥ

appearing as if.

Thereafter, Pṛṣadhra gained relief from all responsibilities, became peaceful in mind, and established control over all his senses. Being unaffected by material conditions, being pleased with whatever was available by the grace of the Lord to maintain body and soul together, and being equal toward everyone, he gave full attention to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, who is the transcendental Supersoul, free from material contamination. Thus Pṛṣadhra, fully satisfied in pure knowledge, always keeping his mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, achieved pure devotional service to the Lord and began traveling all over the world, without affection for material activities, as if he were deaf, dumb and blind.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Fixing himself with complete devotion on pure Lord Vāsudeva, the antaryāmī, becoming the friend of all beings, seeing them all equally, becoming detached from material life, controlling his mind and senses, not accepting charity from anyone, subsisting on whatever came of its own accord, fixing his mind on the Lord, and satisfied with knowledge, he traveled over the earth as if dumb, blind and deaf. He fixed his mind (ātmanam) on the Lord (ātmani). He was satisfied with knowledge (and did not engage in it anymore), but was not fully satisfied with bhakti, wanting more and more.

Personal Guidance

Pṛṣadhra renounces, fixes his mind on Vāsudeva, becomes friend to all, eats whatever comes, and walks the world like one dumb, blind and deaf. Devotion to the Lord turns external loss into internal abundance.

Reflection Questions

Could I be content with whatever comes of its own accord, or am I constantly engineering more?
Where would I gain inner freedom by becoming 'deaf and blind' to one specific input today?

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