Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.14
గృహాశ్రమో జఘనతో బ్రహ్మచర్యం హృదో మమ ।
వక్ష:స్థలాద్వనేవాస: సంన్యాస: శిరసి స్థిత: ॥ ౧౪ ॥
gṛhāśramo jaghanato
[grihaashramo jaghanato]
brahmacaryaṁ hṛdo mama
[brahmacharyam hrido mama]
vakṣaḥ-sthalād vane-vāsaḥ
[vakshah-sthalaad vane-vaasah]
sannyāsaḥ śirasi sthitaḥ
[sannyaasah shirasi sthitah]
Word-for-word
gṛha-āśramaḥ
—
married life
jaghanataḥ
—
from the loins
brahmacaryam
—
celibate student life
hṛdaḥ
—
from the heart
mama
—
My
vakṣaḥ-sthalāt
—
from the chest
vane
—
in the forest
vāsaḥ
—
dwelling
sannyāsaḥ
—
the renounced order of life
śirasi
—
in the head
sthitaḥ
—
situated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gṛhāśramo jaghanato
gṛha-āśramaḥ
married life
jaghanataḥ
from the loins
brahmacaryaṁ hṛdo mama
brahmacaryam
celibate student life
hṛdaḥ
from the heart
mama
My
vakṣaḥ-sthalād vane-vāsaḥ
vakṣaḥ-sthalāt
from the chest
vane
in the forest
vāsaḥ
dwelling
sannyāsaḥ śirasi sthitaḥ
sannyāsaḥ
the renounced order of life
śirasi
in the head
sthitaḥ
situated.
The married order of life appeared from the loins of My universal form, and the celibate students came from My heart. The forest-dwelling retired order of life appeared from My chest, and the renounced order of life was situated within the head of My universal form.
Purport
There are two classes of brahmacārī life. The naiṣṭhiki-brahmacārī remains celibate throughout life, whereas the upakurvāṇa-brahmacārī marries upon finishing his student life. One who remains perpetually celibate is situated within the heart of Lord Kṛṣṇa, but those brahmacārīs who eventually marry are situated within the loins of the universal form of the Lord. The word vane-vāsaḥ refers to vānaprastha, or the retired order of life, which is situated on the chest of the Lord.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The married order of life appeared from the loins of my universal form, and the celibate students came from my heart. The forest-dwelling retired order of life appeared from my chest, and the renounced order of life was situated within the head.
The heart is below the chest.
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