Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.3.9-10
సృష్ట్వా చరాచరమిదం తపోయోగసమాధినా ।
అధ్యాస్తే సర్వధిష్ణ్యేభ్య: పరమేష్ఠీ నిజాసనమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥
తదహం వర్ధమానేన తపోయోగసమాధినా ।
కాలాత్మనోశ్చ నిత్యత్వాత్సాధయిష్యే తథాత్మన: ॥ ౧౦ ॥
sṛṣṭvā carācaram idaṁ
[srishtvaa charaacharam idam]
tapo-yoga-samādhinā
[tapo-yoga-samaadhinaa]
adhyāste sarva-dhiṣṇyebhyaḥ
[adhyaaste sarva-dhishnyebhyah]
parameṣṭhī nijāsanam
[parameshthee nijaasanam]
tad ahaṁ vardhamānena
[tad aham vardhamaanena]
tapo-yoga-samādhinā
[tapo-yoga-samaadhinaa]
kālātmanoś ca nityatvāt
[kaalaatmanosh cha nityatvaat]
sādhayiṣye tathātmanaḥ
[saadhayishye tathaatmanah]
Word-for-word
sṛṣṭvā
—
creating
cara
—
moving
acaram
—
and not moving
idam
—
this
tapaḥ
—
of austerity
yoga
—
and mystic power
samādhinā
—
by practicing the trance
adhyāste
—
is situated in
sarva-dhiṣṇyebhyaḥ
—
than all the planets, including the heavenly planets
parameṣṭhī
—
Lord Brahmā
nija-āsanam
—
his own throne
tat
—
therefore
aham
—
I
vardhamānena
—
by dint of increasing
tapaḥ
—
austerity
yoga
—
mystic powers
samādhinā
—
and trance
kāla
—
of time
ātmanoḥ
—
and of the soul
ca
—
and
nityatvāt
—
from the eternality
sādhayiṣye
—
shall achieve
tathā
—
so much
ātmanaḥ
—
for my personal self.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sṛṣṭvā carācaram idaṁ
sṛṣṭvā
creating
cara
moving
acaram
and not moving
idam
this
tapo-yoga-samādhinā
tapaḥ
of austerity
yoga
and mystic power
samādhinā
by practicing the trance
adhyāste sarva-dhiṣṇyebhyaḥ
adhyāste
is situated in
sarva-dhiṣṇyebhyaḥ
than all the planets, including the heavenly planets
parameṣṭhī nijāsanam
parameṣṭhī
Lord Brahmā
nija-āsanam
his own throne
tad ahaṁ vardhamānena
tat
therefore
aham
I
vardhamānena
by dint of increasing
tapo-yoga-samādhinā
tapaḥ
austerity
yoga
mystic powers
samādhinā
and trance
kālātmanoś ca nityatvāt
kāla
of time
ātmanoḥ
and of the soul
ca
and
nityatvāt
from the eternality
sādhayiṣye tathātmanaḥ
sādhayiṣye
shall achieve
tathā
so much
ātmanaḥ
for my personal self.
“The supreme person within this universe, Lord Brahmā, has gotten his exalted post by dint of severe austerities, mystic power and trance. Consequently, after creating the universe, he has become the most worshipable demigod within it. Since I am eternal and time is eternal, I shall endeavor for such austerity, mystic power and trance for many, many births, and thus I shall occupy the same post occupied by Lord Brahmā.
Purport
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s determination was to occupy the post of Lord Brahmā, but this was impossible because Brahmā has a long duration of life. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (8.17) , sahasra-yuga-paryantam ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ: one thousand yugas equals one day of Brahmā. The duration of Brahmā’s life is extremely great, and consequently it was impossible for Hiraṇyakaśipu to occupy that post. Nonetheless, his decision was that since the self ( ātmā ) and time are both eternal, if he could not occupy that post in one lifetime he would continue to execute austerities life after life so that sometime he would be able to do so.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā sits on his throne after creating the universe of moving and non-moving beings by concentration, yoga and austerity. By greater austerity, yoga and concentration of mind I will achieve power greater than that of Brahmā, and achieve his post for myself, since the ātmā and time are eternal.
Sarva-dhiṣṇyebhyaḥ vardhamānena means “I will achieve power greater than Brahmā.” “Brahmā has a very long life, and thus performed great austerity a long time. How can you perform such long austerity?” Though my gross body with a short life will be repeatedly destroyed, because time and the ātmā are eternal, after performing austerities for many births, I will achieve the post of Brahmā for myself.
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