Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.11.24
ద్విజఋషభ స ఏష బ్రహ్మయోని: స్వయందృక్
స్వమహిమపరిపూర్ణో మాయయా చ స్వయైతత్ ।
సృజతి హరతి పాతీత్యాఖ్యయానావృతాక్షో
వివృత ఇవ నిరుక్తస్తత్పరైరాత్మలభ్య: ॥ ౨౪ ॥
dvija-ṛṣabha sa eṣa brahma-yoniḥ svayaṁ-dṛk
[dvija-rishabha sa esha brahma-yonih svayam-drik]
sva-mahima-paripūrṇo māyayā ca svayaitat
[sva-mahima-paripoorno maayayaa cha svayaitat]
sṛjati harati pātīty ākhyayānāvṛtākṣo
[srijati harati paateety aakhyayaanaavritaaksho]
vivṛta iva niruktas tat-parair ātma-labhyaḥ
[vivrita iva niruktas tat-parair aatma-labhyah]
Word-for-word
dvija-ṛṣabha
—
O best of the brāhmaṇas
saḥ eṣaḥ
—
He alone
brahma-yoniḥ
—
the source of the Vedas
svayam-dṛk
—
who is self-illuminating
sva-mahima
—
in His own glory
paripūrṇaḥ
—
perfectly complete
māyayā
—
by the material energy
ca
—
and
svayā
—
His own
etat
—
this universe
sṛjati
—
He creates
harati
—
He withdraws
pāti
—
He maintains
iti ākhyayā
—
conceived of as such
anāvṛta
—
uncovered
akṣaḥ
—
His transcendental awareness
vivṛtaḥ
—
materially divided
iva
—
as if
niruktaḥ
—
described
tat-paraiḥ
—
by those who are devoted to Him
ātma
—
as their very Soul
labhyaḥ
—
realizable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dvija-ṛṣabha sa eṣa brahma-yoniḥ svayaṁ-dṛk
dvija-ṛṣabha
O best of the brāhmaṇas
saḥ eṣaḥ
He alone
brahma-yoniḥ
the source of the Vedas
svayam-dṛk
who is self-illuminating
sva-mahima-paripūrṇo māyayā ca svayaitat
sva-mahima
in His own glory
paripūrṇaḥ
perfectly complete
māyayā
by the material energy
ca
and
svayā
His own
etat
this universe
sṛjati harati pātīty ākhyayānāvṛtākṣo
sṛjati
He creates
harati
He withdraws
pāti
He maintains
iti ākhyayā
conceived of as such
anāvṛta
uncovered
akṣaḥ
His transcendental awareness
vivṛta iva niruktas tat-parair ātma-labhyaḥ
vivṛtaḥ
materially divided
iva
as if
niruktaḥ
described
tat-paraiḥ
by those who are devoted to Him
ātma
as their very Soul
labhyaḥ
realizable.
O best of brāhmaṇas, He alone is the self-luminous, original source of the Vedas, perfect and complete in His own glory. By His material energy He creates, destroys and maintains this entire universe. Because He is the performer of various material functions, He is sometimes described as materially divided, yet He always remains transcendentally situated in pure knowledge. Those who are dedicated to Him in devotion can realize Him to be their true Soul.
Purport
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura recommends that we become humble by practicing the following meditation: “The earth, which is always visible to me, is the expansion of the lotus feet of my Lord, who is always to be meditated upon. All moving and nonmoving living beings have taken shelter of the earth and are thus sheltered at the lotus feet of my Lord. For this reason I should respect every living being and not envy anyone. In fact, all living entities constitute the Kaustubha gem on My Lord’s chest. Therefore I should never envy or deride any living entity.” By practicing this meditation one can achieve success in life.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord is the revealer of the Vedas, and he reveals himself. He is full in his own powers but by his māyā he creates, maintains and destroys through Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva. Though his knowledge is never covered, it appears he can be described by māyā. But this is not so. He is attained only by his devotees.
Four forms were explained. Now three forms are explained. O best of the brāhmaṇas! (1) This Lord reveals the Vedas (brahma-yoniḥ). No one else is a revealer. (2) He is self-revealed (svayaṁ-dṛk). He is not like a king who is dependent on his subjects. (3) And he is complete in his own power (sva-mahima-paripurṇaḥ). But for his play, he creates, maintains and destroys by his śakti called māyā, represented by Brahmā and others. Though his knowledge is never covered, it appears he is described (vivṛtaḥ) or explained by māyā. But actually even Brahmā cannot describe the Lord properly. For what purpose has he made so much effort? His devotees attain him by meditating on him in this form.
How do the devotees meditate upon him? By seeing and remembering the vibhūtis of his feet such as earth etc, one can easily remember the Lord’s feet. I should always remember my Lord, and I always see this vibḥūti of my Lord’s feet, the earth. All the animals and plants which take shelter of the earth also have taken shelter of my Lord’s lotus feet. Therefore I must respect them all and not hate them. The vibhūti of the Kaustubha hanging on the chest of my Lord are all the jīvas. Therefore I should not criticize or harm even one of them. This is the result of contemplating the universal form.
My note
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