📙 Śrīmad Bhāgavata

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

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Bhāgavata Purāṇa

Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahā Purāṇa is one of eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas, great histories). The Bhagavata Purana, like other Puranas, discusses a wide range of topics including cosmology, genealogy, geography, mythology, legend, music, dance, yoga and culture. As it begins, the forces of evil have won a war between the benevolent devas (deities) and evil asuras (demons) and now rule the universe. Truth re-emerges as Krishna, (called “Hari” and “Vasudeva” in the text) – first makes peace with the demons, understands them, and then creatively defeats them, bringing back hope, justice, freedom and good – a cyclic theme that appears in many legends.

Srimad Bhagavatam consists of 18,000 verses. The most studied and popular of the Puranas, telling of Vishnu’s Avatars, and of Vaishnavism. It contains controversial genealogical details of various dynasties. Numerous inconsistent versions of this text and historical manuscripts exist, in many Indian languages. Influential and elaborated during the Bhakti movement. The date of composition is probably between the eighth and the tenth century CE, but may be as early as the 6th century CE.

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Famous Shloka from Śrīmad Bhāgavata

क्वाहं तमो-महद्-अहं-ख-चराग्नि-वार्-भू-
संवेष्टिताण्ड-घट-सप्त-वितस्ति-कायः ।
क्वेदृग्-विधाविगणिताण्ड-पराणु-चर्या-
वाताध्व-रोम-विवरस्य च ते महित्वम् ।।

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

- Chapter 10.14 -

Shlok 11

What am I, a small creature measuring seven spans of my own hand? I am enclosed in a potlike universe composed of material nature, the total material energy, false ego, ether, air, water and earth. And what is Your glory? Unlimited universes pass through the pores of Your body just as particles of dust pass through the openings of a screened window.

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मुमुक्षवो घोररूपान्हित्वा भूतपतीनथ।
नारायणकलाः शान्ता भजन्ति ह्यनसूयवः॥२६॥

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

- Chapter 2 -

Shlok 26

Then (atha), having abandoned (hitvā) the terrible (ghora) forms (rūpān) (known as) bhūtapati-s (bhūtapatīn)1, those who desire Liberation (mumukṣavaḥ) (and) are not scorners (anasūyavaḥ)2, serve and adore (bhajanti) the pacific (śāntāḥ) kalā-s or primary emanations (kalāḥ) of Nārāyaṇa (nārāyaṇa)3 undoubtedly (hi)||26||

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भेजिरे मुनयोऽथाग्रे भगवन्तमधोऽक्षजम्।
सत्त्वं विशुद्धं क्षेमाय कल्पन्ते येऽनु तानिह॥२५॥

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

- Chapter 2 -

Shlok 25

For this reason (atha)1, the sages (munayaḥ) served and adored (bhejire) formerly (agre) the Fortunate One (bhagavantam), (to wit,) Adho'kṣaja (adhas-akṣa-jam)2, (His) completely pure (viśuddha) sattvic (form) (sattvam)3. Those who (ye) follow (anu) them (tān) --i.e. those who follow the sages-- here --in Saṁsāra-- (iha) partake (kalpante) of (such) Peace and Happiness (kṣemāya)4||25||

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पार्थिवाद्दारुणो धूमस्तस्मादग्निस्त्रयीमयः।
तमसस्तु रजस्तस्मात्सत्त्वं यद्ब्रह्मदर्शनम्॥२४॥

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

- Chapter 2 -

Shlok 24

From earth (pārthivāt) (arises) wood (dāruṇaḥ); from that --i.e. from wood-- (tasmāt) smoke (dhūmaḥ) (comes out. In turn,) from that --i.e. from smoke-- (tasmāt) (appears) fire (agniḥ) which consists (mayaḥ) of Vedic sacrifices (trayī)1. (Likewise,) from Tamas (tamasaḥ) (comes) Rajas (taiḥ) verily (tu), (and) from that --i.e. from Rajas-- (tasmāt) Sattva (sattvam) (emerges,) which (yad) shows (darśanam) Brahma --the Absolute--||24||

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सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति प्रकृतेर्गुणास्तैर्युक्तः परमपुरुष एक इहास्य धत्ते।
स्थित्यादये हरिविरिञ्चिहरेति सञ्ज्ञाः श्रेयांसि तत्र खलु सत्त्वतनोर्नृणां स्युः॥२३॥

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

- Chapter 2 -

Shlok 23

"Sattva (sattvam), Rajas (rajas) (and) Tamas (tamas... iti)", (are) the qualities (guṇāḥ) of Prakṛti (prakṛteḥ). The Supreme (para) Person (puruṣaḥ) alone (ekaḥ), as connected (yuktaḥ) with those (qualities) (taiḥ), assumes (dhatte) here (iha) (the aspects) called (sañjñāḥ) "Hari --i.e. Viṣṇu-- (hari), Viriñci --i.e. Brahmā-- (viriñciḥ) (and) Hara --i.e. Śiva-- (hara... iti)" for the maintenance (sthiti), etc. (ādaye) of this (universe) (asya)1. (Nevertheless,) of those (three) (tatra), the auspicious results (śreyāṁsi)2 for men (nṛṇām) come (syuḥ) certainly (khalu) from the one whose body (tanoḥ) (is) sattvic (sattva) --i.e. Hari--3||23||

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अतो वै कवयो नित्यं भक्तिं परमया मुदा।
वासुदेवे भगवति कुर्वन्त्यात्मप्रसादनीम्॥२२॥

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

- Chapter 2 -

Shlok 22

Hence (atas vai), the sages (kavayaḥ) always (nityam) perform (kurvanti), with supreme (paramayā) delight (mudā), devotion (bhaktim) to the fortunate (bhagavati) Vāsudeva --i.e. Kṛṣṇa-- (vāsudeve), which --viz. such a devotion-- calms and cheers (prasādanīm) the self (ātma)1||22||

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भिद्यते हृदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशयाः।
क्षीयन्ते चास्य कर्माणि दृष्ट एवात्मनीश्वरे॥२१॥

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

- Chapter 2 -

Shlok 21

(When) the Self (ātmani) is seen (dṛṣṭe eva) as Īśvara (īśvare), the heart-knot (hṛdaya-granthiḥ) is pierced through (bhidyate), all (sarva) doubts (saṁśayāḥ) are removed (chidyante) and (ca) his --i.e. of the person whose mind is pleased-- (asya) karma-s (karmāṇi) are destroyed (kṣīyante)1||21||

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एवं प्रसन्नमनसो भगवद्भक्तियोगतः।
भगवत्तत्त्वविज्ञानं मुक्तसङ्गस्य जायते॥२०॥

Śrīmad Bhāgavata

- Chapter 2 -

Shlok 20

Thus (evam), for (such a) pleased (prasanna) mind (manasaḥ) which is free (mukta) from attachment or saṅga (saṅgasya) by means (yogataḥ) of devotion (bhakti) to the Fortunate One (bhagavat), arises (jāyate) the understanding (vijñānam) of the true nature or state (tattvam) of the Fortunate One (bhagavat)1||20||

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तदा रजस्तमोभावाः कामलोभादयश्च ये।
चेत एतैरनाविद्धं स्थितं सत्त्वे प्रसीदति॥१९॥

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