Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.17.19
నైవాత్మా న పరశ్చాపి కర్తా స్యాత్ సుఖదు:ఖయో: ।
కర్తారం మన్యతేఽత్రాజ్ఞ ఆత్మానం పరమేవ చ ॥ ౧౯ ॥
naivātmā na paraś cāpi
[naivaatmaa na parash chaapi]
kartā syāt sukha-duḥkhayoḥ
[kartaa syaat sukha-duhkhayoh]
kartāraṁ manyate ’trājṣa
[kartaaram manyate ’traajsha]
ātmānaṁ param eva ca
[aatmaanam param eva cha]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
eva
—
indeed
ātmā
—
the spirit soul
na
—
nor
paraḥ
—
another (friend or enemy)
ca
—
also
api
—
indeed
kartā
—
the doer
syāt
—
can be
sukha-duḥkhayoḥ
—
of happiness and distress
kartāram
—
the doer
manyate
—
considers
atra
—
in this connection
ajṣaḥ
—
a person not aware of the real fact
ātmānam
—
himself
param
—
another
eva
—
indeed
ca
—
also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
naivātmā na paraś cāpi
na
not
kartā syāt sukha-duḥkhayoḥ
kartāraṁ manyate ’trājṣa
ātmānaṁ param eva ca
eva
indeed
ātmā
the spirit soul
na
nor
paraḥ
another (friend or enemy)
ca
also
api
indeed
kartā
the doer
syāt
can be
sukha-duḥkhayoḥ
of happiness and distress
kartāram
the doer
manyate
considers
atra
in this connection
ajṣaḥ
a person not aware of the real fact
ātmānam
himself
param
another
eva
indeed
ca
also.
In this material world, neither the living entity himself nor others [friends and enemies] are the cause of material happiness and distress. But because of gross ignorance, the living entity thinks that he and others are the cause.
Purport
In this verse the word ajṣa is very significant. In the material world, all living entities are ajṣa, ignorant, in different degrees. This ignorance continues very strongly in the mode of ignorance presented by material nature. One must therefore promote himself to the stage of goodness through his character and behavior and then gradually come to the transcendental platform, or adhokṣaja platform, in which he realizes both his position and the position of others. Everything is done under the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The process by which the results of action are ordained is called niyatam, always working.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In this material world, neither the living entity nor others are the cause of material happiness and distress. But because of ignorance, the living entity thinks that he and others are the cause.
Aprajṣaḥ means “with no discrimination.” [Note: This seems to be a different version.]
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