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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.5.11-12

అహం బ్రహ్మ పరం ధామ బ్రహ్మాహం పరమం పదమ్ । ఏవం సమీక్ష్య చాత్మానమాత్మన్యాధాయ నిష్కలే ॥ ౧౧ ॥ దశన్తం తక్షకం పాదే లేలిహానం విషాననై: । న ద్రక్ష్యసి శరీరం చ విశ్వం చ పృథగాత్మన: ॥ ౧౨ ॥
ahaṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma
[aham brahma param dhaama]
brahmāhaṁ paramaṁ padam
[brahmaaham paramam padam]
evaṁ samīkṣya cātmānam
[evam sameekshya chaatmaanam]
ātmany ādhāya niṣkale
[aatmany aadhaaya nishkale]
daśantaṁ takṣakaṁ pāde
[dashantam takshakam paade]
lelihānaṁ viṣānanaiḥ
[lelihaanam vishaananaih]
na drakṣyasi śarīraṁ ca
[na drakshyasi shareeram cha]
viśvaṁ ca pṛthag ātmanaḥ
[vishvam cha prithag aatmanah]
aham — I brahma — the Absolute Truth param — supreme dhāma — the abode brahma — the Absolute Truth aham — I paramam — the supreme padam — destination evam — thus samīkṣya — considering ca — and ātmānam — yourself ātmani — in the Supreme Self ādhāya — placing niṣkale — which is free from material designation daśantam — biting takṣakam — Takṣaka pāde — upon your foot lelihānam — the snake, licking his lips viṣa-ānanaiḥ — with his mouth full of poison na drakṣyasi — you will not even notice śarīram — your body ca — and viśvam — the entire material world ca — and pṛthak — separate ātmanaḥ — from the self.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ahaṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma
aham
I
brahma
the Absolute Truth
param
supreme
dhāma
the abode
brahmāhaṁ paramaṁ padam
brahma
the Absolute Truth
aham
I
paramam
the supreme
padam
destination
evaṁ samīkṣya cātmānam
evam
thus
samīkṣya
considering
ca
and
ātmānam
yourself
ātmany ādhāya niṣkale
ātmani
in the Supreme Self
ādhāya
placing
niṣkale
which is free from material designation
daśantaṁ takṣakaṁ pāde
daśantam
biting
takṣakam
Takṣaka
pāde
upon your foot
lelihānaṁ viṣānanaiḥ
lelihānam
the snake, licking his lips
viṣa-ānanaiḥ
with his mouth full of poison
na drakṣyasi
you will not even notice
na drakṣyasi śarīraṁ ca
śarīram
your body
ca
and
viśvaṁ ca pṛthag ātmanaḥ
viśvam
the entire material world
ca
and
pṛthak
separate
ātmanaḥ
from the self.
You should consider, “I am nondifferent from the Absolute Truth, the supreme abode, and that Absolute Truth, the supreme destination, is nondifferent from me.” Thus resigning yourself to the Supreme Soul, who is free from all material misidentifications, you will not even notice the snake-bird Takṣaka when he approaches with his poison-filled fangs and bites your foot. Nor will you see your dying body or the material world around you, because you will have realized yourself to be separate from them.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
“I am that Brahman, the supreme state of being. Brahman is I, the supreme position.” [Note: The esoteric meaning is: I am the worshipper of the Lord. I am a conscious particle of the Lord. I belong to the Lord.” Considering this and considering the lotus feet of the Lord, surrender to the Lord. You will not see Takṣaka, your body or the universe separate from the Lord, because of fainting with bliss on seeing Kṛṣṇa. ] Considering this, place yourself in the Brahman devoid of upādhis. You will not see Takṣaka biting your foot with fire and poison and licking it with his tongue. You will not see your body or the universe to be separate from Brahman. In two verses the method of deliberation and the bite of Takṣka are described. By thinking “I am that Brahman, not a person in saṁsāra” one can eliminate lamentation. By thinking “Brahman is I, I am Brahman” one can eliminate the invisibility of Brahman (one can attain realization of Brahman). You should place yourself in the Brahman (ātmani) free of upādhis (niṣkale). The esoteric meaning is “I am the spiritual particle (dhāma) of the Supreme Lord who is like the sun.” Amara-koṣa says dhāma means body, house, splendor and beauty. I am the worshipper of Brahman (brahma-param). An example of para with this meaning is nārāyaṇa-paro vipraḥ: the brāhmaṇa is a worshipper of Nārāyaṇa. Brahma aham means “I belong to the Supreme Lord.” This is tat-puruṣa compound with a possessive meaning. Seeing the lotus feet of the Lord or his svarūpa (paramam padam), you should surrender yourself to Paramātmā, Kṛṣṇa, who has a niṣka ornament on his chest (niṣkale). You will not see Takṣaka, who bites while pressing his two lips and relishing with his tongue, using fire combined with poison. You will not see your body bitten by the snake or the universe to be different from Brahman. The other meaning is “You will not see all this because you will be fainting with bliss from directly seeing the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.”
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