SB 12.4.33 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.4.33

ఘనో యదార్కప్రభవో విదీర్యతే చక్షు: స్వరూపం రవిమీక్షతే తదా । యదా హ్యహఙ్కార ఉపాధిరాత్మనో జిజ్ఞాసయా నశ్యతి తర్హ్యనుస్మరేత్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥

ghano yadārka-prabhavo vidīryate

[ghano yadaarka-prabhavo videeryate]

cakṣuḥ svarūpaṁ ravim īkṣate tadā

[chakshuh svaroopam ravim eekshate tadaa]

yadā hy ahaṅkāra upādhir ātmano

[yadaa hy ahankaara upaadhir aatmano]

jijṣāsayā naśyati tarhy anusmaret

[jijshaasayaa nashyati tarhy anusmaret]

Word-for-word

ghanaḥ — the cloud yadā — when arka-prabhavaḥ — the product of the sun vidīryate — is torn apart cakṣuḥ — the eye svarūpam — in its real form ravim — the sun īkṣate — sees tadā — then yadā — when hi — indeed also ahaṅkāraḥ — false ego upādhiḥ — the superficial covering ātmanaḥ — of the spirit soul jijṣāsayā — by spiritual inquiry naśyati — is destroyed tarhi — at that time anusmaret — one gains his proper remembrance.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ghano yadārka-prabhavo vidīryate

ghanaḥ

the cloud

yadā

when

arka-prabhavaḥ

the product of the sun

vidīryate

is torn apart

cakṣuḥ svarūpaṁ ravim īkṣate tadā

cakṣuḥ

the eye

svarūpam

in its real form

ravim

the sun

īkṣate

sees

tadā

then

yadā hy ahaṅkāra upādhir ātmano

yadā

when

indeed also

ahaṅkāraḥ

false ego

upādhiḥ

the superficial covering

ātmanaḥ

of the spirit soul

jijṣāsayā naśyati tarhy anusmaret

jijṣāsayā

by spiritual inquiry

naśyati

is destroyed

tarhi

at that time

anusmaret

one gains his proper remembrance.

When the cloud originally produced from the sun is torn apart, the eye can see the actual form of the sun. Similarly, when the spirit soul destroys his material covering of false ego by inquiring into the transcendental science, he regains his original spiritual awareness.

Purport

Just as the sun can burn away the clouds that prevent one from seeing it, the Supreme Lord (and He alone) can remove the false ego that prevents one from seeing Him. There are some creatures, however, like owls, who are averse to seeing the sun. In the same way, those who are not interested in spiritual knowledge will never receive the privilege of seeing God.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

When the cloud produced from the sun is destroyed, the eye can see the actual form of the sun. Similarly, when the spirit soul destroys his material covering of false ego by inquiring into the transcendental science, he realizes Brahman. When the ahaṅkāra, a covering on the jīva, is destroyed, one realizes Brahman. This is explained through an example. When the cloud is destroyed, the eye sees the sun it its true form. The human eye and not the eye of the owl sees the sun. Similarly the eye of the jṣānī who has some bhakti sees Brahman, and not the person without bhakti. Bhakyāham ekayā grāhyaḥ: I am only achieved by bhakti. (SB 11.14.21) When ahaṅkāra is destroyed, one realizes Brahman.

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