Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.5
సముద్రావరణాం జిత్వా మాం విశన్త్యబ్ధిమోజసా ।
కియదాత్మజయస్యైతన్ముక్తిరాత్మజయే ఫలమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥
samudrāvaraṇāṁ jitvā
[samudraavaranaam jitvaa]
māṁ viśanty abdhim ojasā
[maam vishanty abdhim ojasaa]
kiyad ātma-jayasyaitan
[kiyad aatma-jayasyaitan]
muktir ātma-jaye phalam
[muktir aatma-jaye phalam]
Word-for-word
samudra-āvaraṇām
—
bounded by the ocean
jitvā
—
having conquered
mām
—
me
viśanti
—
they enter
abdhim
—
the ocean
ojasā
—
by their strength
kiyat
—
how much
ātma-jayasya
—
of victory over the self
etat
—
this
muktiḥ
—
liberation
ātma-jaye
—
of victory over the self
phalam
—
the fruit.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
samudrāvaraṇāṁ jitvā
samudra-āvaraṇām
bounded by the ocean
jitvā
having conquered
māṁ viśanty abdhim ojasā
mām
me
viśanti
they enter
abdhim
the ocean
ojasā
by their strength
kiyad ātma-jayasyaitan
kiyat
how much
ātma-jayasya
of victory over the self
etat
this
muktir ātma-jaye phalam
muktiḥ
liberation
ātma-jaye
of victory over the self
phalam
the fruit.
“After conquering all the land on my surface, these proud kings forcibly enter the ocean to conquer the sea itself. What is the use of their self-control, which is aimed at political exploitation? The actual goal of self-control is spiritual liberation.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After conquering all the land on my surface, they forcibly enter the ocean. What is the use of a kingdom for a person with control of the mind? Liberation is the goal for a person with control of the mind.
After conquering the earth, they enter the ocean to steal the jewels. Those who want to attain a kingdom by sense control are fools.
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