Bhagavad Arka Marichi Mala, Part 16
BY: SUN STAFF
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur
Oct 25, 2018 — CANADA (SUN) — Bhagavad Arka Marichi Mala by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
Bhagavad Arka Marichi Mala
CHAPTER FOUR
The Factual Truth of Krishna (bhagavat-svarupa tattvam)
10.85.06 Vasudeva to Krishna and Balarama
pranadinam vishva-shrijam
shaktayo yah parasya tah
paratantryad vaisadrishyad
dvayosh ceshtaiva ceshtatam
prana—of the life air; adinam—and so on; vishva—of the universe; shrijam—the creative factors; shaktayah—potencies; yah—which; parasya—belonging to the Supreme; tah—they; paratantryat—because of being dependent; vaisadrishyat—because of being different; dvayoh—of both (living and nonliving manifestations in the material world); ceshta—the activity; eva—merely; ceshtatam—of those entities (namely, prana and so on) that are active
Whatever potencies the life air and other elements of universal creation exhibit are actually all personal energies of the Supreme Lord, for both life and matter are subordinate to Him and dependent on Him, and also different from one another. Thus everything active in the material world is set into motion by the Supreme Lord.
10.85.10 Vasudeva to Krishna and Balarama
indriyam tv indriyanam tvam
devash ca tad-anugrahah
avabodho bhavan buddher
jivasyanusmritih sati
indriyam—the power to illuminate their objects; tu—and; indriyanam—of the senses; tvam—You; devah—the demigods (who regulate the various senses); ca—and; tat—of them (the demigods); anugrahah—the mercy (by which one's senses can act); avabodhah—the power of decision; bhavan—You; buddheh—of intelligence; jivasya—of the living entity; anusmritih—the power of recollection; sati—correct.
You are the power of the senses to reveal their objects, the senses' presiding demigods, and the sanction these demigods give for sensory activity. You are the capacity of the intelligence for decision-making, and the living being's ability to remember things accurately.
10.85.13 Vasudeva to Krishna and Balarama
sattvam rajas tama iti
gunas tad-vrittayash ca yah
tvayy addha brahmani pare
kalpita yoga-mayaya
sattvam rajah tamah iti—known as goodness, passion and ignorance; gunah—the modes of material nature; tat—their; vrittayah—functions; ca—and; yah—which; tvayi—within You; addhah—manifestly; brahmani—within the Absolute Truth; pare—supreme; kalpitah—arranged; yoga-mayaya—by Yogamaya (the internal potency of the Supreme Lord that facilitates His pastimes).
The modes of material nature—namely goodness, passion and ingnorance—together with all their functions, become directly manifest within You, the Absolute Truth, by the arrangement of Your Yogamaya.
08.01.13 Svayambhuva Manu
sa vishva-kayah puru-huta ishah
satyah svayam-jyotir ajah puranah
dhatte 'sya janmady-ajayatma-shaktya
tam vidyayodasya niriha aste
sah—that Supreme Personality of Godhead; vishva-kayah—the total form of the universe (the whole universe is the external body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead); puru-hutah—known by so many names; ishah—the supreme controller (with full power); satyah—the ultimate truth; svayam—personally; jyotih—self-effulgent; ajah—unborn, beginningless; puranah—the oldest; dhatte—He performs; asya—of this universe; janma-adi—the creation, maintenance and annihilation; ajaya—by His external energy; atma-shaktya—by His personal potency; tam—that external material energy; vidyaya—by His spiritual potency; udasya—giving up; nirihah—without any desire or activity; aste—He is existing (untouched by the material energy).
The entire cosmic manifestation is the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, who has millions of names and unlimited potencies. He is self-effulgent, unborn and changeless. He is the beginning of everything, but He has no beginning. Because He has created this cosmic manifestation by His external energy, the universe appears to be created, maintained and annihilated by Him. Nonetheless, He remains inactive in His spiritual energy and is untouched by the activities of the material energy.
06.09.33 Demigods to Shri Krishna
om namas te 'stu bhagavan narayana vasudevadi-purusha
maha—purusha mahanubhava parama-mangala parama-kalyana
paramakarunika kevala jagad-adhara lokaika-natha sarveshvara lakshmi-natha
paramahamsa-parivrajakaih paramenatma-yoga-samadhina
paribhavita-parisphuta-paramahamsya-dharmenodghatita-tamah- kapata-dvare
citte 'pavrita atma-loke svayam upalabdha-nija-sukhanubhavo bhavan.
om—O Lord; namah—respectful obeisances; te—unto You; astu—let there be; bhagavan—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; narayana—the resort of all living entities, Narayana; vasudeva—Lord Vasudeva, Shri Krishna; adi-purusha—the original person; maha-purusha—the most exalted personality; maha-anubhava—the supremely opulent; parama-mangala—the most auspicious; parama-kalyana—the supreme benediction; parama-karunika—the supremely merciful; kevala—changeless; jagat-adhara—the support of the cosmic manifestation; loka-eka-natha—the only proprietor of all the planetary systems; sarva-ishvara—the supreme controller; lakshmi-natha—the husband of the goddess of fortune; paramahamsa-parivrajakaih—by the topmost sannyasi wandering all over the world; paramena—by supreme; atma-yoga-samadhina—absorption in bhakti-yoga; paribhavita—fully purified; parisphuta—and fully manifested; paramahamsya-dharmena—by executing the transcendental process of devotional service; udghatita—pushed open; tamah—of illusory existence; kapata—in which the door; dvare—existing as the entrance; citte—in the mind; apaavrite—without contamination; atma-loke—in the spiritual world; svayam—personally; upalabdha—experiencing; nija—personal; sukha-anubhavah—perception of happiness; bhavan—Your Lordship.
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, O Narayana, O Vasudeva, original person! O most exalted person, supreme experience, welfare personified! O supreme benediction, supremely merciful and changeless! O support of the cosmic manifestation, sole proprietor of all planetary systems, master of everything and husband of the goddess of fortune! Your Lordship is realized by the topmost sannyasis, who wander about the world to preach Krishna consciousness, fully absorbed in samadhi through bhakti-yoga. Because their minds are concentrated upon You, they can receive the conception of Your personality in their fully purified hearts. When the darkness in their hearts is completely eradicated and You are revealed to them, the transcendental bliss they enjoy is the transcendental form of Your Lordship. No one but such persons can realize You. Therefore we simply offer You our respectful obeisances.
01.16.26-30 Mother Earth to Dharma
satyam shaucam daya kshantis
tyagah santosha arjavam
shamo damas tapah samyam
titikshoparatih shrutam
jnanam viraktir aishvaryam
shauryam tejo balam smritih
svatantryam kaushalam kantir
dhairyam mardavam eva ca
pragalbhyam prashrayah shilam
saha ojo balam bhagah
gambhiryam sthairyam astikyam
kirtir mano 'nahankritih
ete canye ca bhagavan
nitya yatra maha-gunah
prarthya mahattvam icchadbhir
na viyanti sma karhicit
tenaham guna-patrena
shri-nivasena sampratam
shocami rahitam lokam
papmana kalinekshitam
satyam—truthfulness; shaucam—cleanliness; daya—intolerance of others' unhappiness; kshantih—self-control even if there is cause of anger; tyagah—magnanimity; santoshah—self-satisfaction; arjavam—straightforwardness; shamah—fixing of the mind; damah—control of the sense organs; tapah—trueness to one's responsibility; samyam—indiscrimination between friend and foe; titiksha—tolerance of the offenses of others; uparatih—indifference to loss and gain; shrutam—following scriptural injunctions; jnanam—knowledge (self-realization); viraktih—detachment from sense enjoyment; aishvaryam—leadership; shauryam—chivalry; tejah—influence; balam—to render possible that which is impossible; smritih—to find one's proper duty; svatantryam—not to depend on others; kaushalam—dexterity in all activities; kantih—beauty; dhairyam—freedom from disturbance; mardavam—kindheartedness; eva—thus; ca—also; pragalbhyam—ingenuity; prashrayah—gentility; shilam—mannerliness; sahah—determination; ojah—perfect knowledge; balam—proper execution; bhagah—object of enjoyment; gambhiryam—joyfulness; sthairyam—immovability; astikyam—faithfulness; kirtih—fame; manah—worthy of being worshiped; anahankritih—pridelessness; ete—all these; ca anye—also many others; ca—and; bhagavan—the Personality of Godhead; nityah—everlasting; yatra—where; maha-gunah—great qualities; prarthyah—worthy to possess; mahattvam—greatness; icchadbhih—those who desire so; na—never; viyanti—deteriorates; sma—ever; karhicit—at any time; tena—by Him; aham—myself; guna-patrena—the reservoir of all qualities; shri—the goddess of fortune; nivasena—by the resting place; sampratam—very recently; shocami—I am thinking of; rahitam—bereft of; lokam—planets; papmana—by the store of all sins; kalina—by Kali; ikshitam—is seen.
In Him reside 1) truthfulness, 2) cleanliness, 3) intolerance of another's unhappiness, 4) the power to control anger, 5) self-satisfaction, 6) straightforwardness, 7) steadiness of mind, 8) control of the sense organs, 9) responsibility, 10) equality, 11) tolerance, 12) equanimity, 13) faithfulness; 14) knowledge, 15) absence of sense enjoyment, 16) leadership, 17) chivalry, 18) influence, 19) the power to make everything possible, 20) the discharge of proper duty, 21) complete independence, 22) dexterity, 23) fullness of all beauty, 24) serenity, 25) kindheartedness, 26) ingenuity, 27) gentility, 28) magnanimity, 29) determination, 30) perfection in all knowledge, 31) proper execution, 32) possession of all objects of enjoyment, 33) joyfullness, 34) immovability, 35) fidelity, 36) fame, 37) worship, 38) pridelessness, 39) being [as the Personality of Godhead], 40) eternity, and many other transcendental qualities which are eternally present and never to be separated from Him. That Personality of Godhead, the reservoir of all goodness and beauty, Lord Shri Krishna, has now closed His transcendental pastimes on the face of the earth. In His absence the age of Kali has spread its influence everywhere, so I am sorry to see this condition of existence.
02.06.31 Brahma to Narada Muni
narayane bhagavati
tad idam vishvam ahitam
grihita-mayoru-gunah
sargadav agunah svatah
narayane—unto Narayana; bhagavati—the Personality of Godhead; tat idam—all these material manifestations; vishvam—all the universes; ahitam—situated; grihita—having accepted; maya—material energies; uru-gunah—greatly powerful; sarga-adau—in creation, maintenance and destruction; agunah—without affinity for the material modes; svatah—self-sufficiently.
All the material manifestations of the universes are therefore situated in His powerful material energies, which He accepts self-sufficiently, although He is eternally without affinity for the material modes.
02.05.18 Brahma to Narada Muni
sattvam rajas tama iti
nirgunasya gunas trayah
sthiti-sarga-nirodheshu
gririhita mayaya vibhoh
sattvam—the mode of goodness; rajah—the mode of passion; tamah—the mode of ignorance; iti—all these; nirgunasya—of the Transcendence; gunah trayah—are three qualities; sthiti—maintenance; sarga—creation; nirodheshu—in destruction; grihitah—accepted; mayaya—by the external energy; vibhoh—of the Supreme.
The Supreme Lord is pure spiritual form, transcendental to all material qualities, yet for the sake of the creation of the material world and its maintenance and annihilation, He accepts through His external energy the material modes of nature called goodness, passion and ignorance.
02.06.16 Brahma to Narada Muni (Not included in GM Beng.!) This is not verse 16 but 11
avyakta-rasa-sindhunam
bhutanam nidhanasya ca
udaram viditam pumso
hridayam manasah padam
avyakta—the impersonal feature; rasa-sindhunam—of the seas and oceans of water; bhutanam—of those who take birth in the material world; nidhanasya—of the annihilation; ca—also; udaram—His belly; viditam—is known by the intelligent class of men; pumsah—of the great personality; hridayam—the heart; manasah—of the subtle body; padam—the place.
The impersonal feature of the Lord is the abode of great oceans, and His belly is the resting place for the materially annihilated living entities. His heart is the abode of the subtle material bodies of living beings. Thus it is known by the intelligent class of men.
02.06.19 Brahma to Narada Muni (Not Incl. in GM English!)
padeshu sarva-bhutani
pumsah sthiti-pado viduh
amritam kshemam abhayam
tri-murdhno 'dhayi murdhasu
padeshu—in the one fourth; sarva—all; bhutani—living entities; pumsah—of the Supreme Person; sthiti-padah—the reservoir of all material opulence; viduh—you should know; amritam—deathlessness; kshemam—all happiness, free from the anxiety of old age, diseases, etc.; abhayam—fearlessness; tri-murdhnah—beyond the three higher planetary systems; ddhayi—exist; murdhasu—beyond the material coverings.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is to be known as the supreme reservoir of all material opulences by the one fourth of His energy in which all the living entities exist. Deathlessness, fearlessness and freedom from the anxieties of old age and disease exist in the kingdom of God, which is beyond the three higher planetary systems and beyond the material coverings.
02.05.14 Brahma to Narada Muni
dravyam karma ca kalash ca
svabhavo jiva eva ca
vasudevat paro brahman
na canyo 'rtho 'sti tattvatah
dravyam—the ingredients (earth, water, fire, air and sky); karma—the interaction; ca—and; kalah—eternal time; ca—also; sva-bhavah—intuition or nature; jivah—the living being; eva—certainly; ca—and; vasudevat—from Vasudeva; parah—differentiated parts; brahman—O brahmana; na—never; ca—also; anyah—separate; arthah—value; asti—there is; tattvatah—in truth.
The five elementary ingredients of creation, the interaction thereof set up by eternal time, and the intuition or nature of the individual living beings are all differentiated parts and parcels of the Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, and in truth there is no other value in them.
