SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM: CANTO 3

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam - Canto 3
Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupāda
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Chapter 29: Explanation of Devotional Service by Lord Kapila

3.29.1-2

devahūtir uvāca

lakṣaṇaḿ mahad-ādīnāḿ

prakṛteḥ puruṣasya ca

svarūpaḿ lakṣyate 'mīṣāḿ

yena tat-pāramārthikam

yathā sāńkhyeṣu kathitaḿ

yan-mūlaḿ tat pracakṣate

bhakti-yogasya me mārgaḿ

brūhi vistaraśaḥ prabho

devahūtiḥ uvāca — Devahūti said; lakṣaṇam — symptoms; mahat-ādīnām — of the mahat-tattva and so on; prakṛteḥ — of material nature; puruṣasya — of the spirit; ca — and; svarūpam — the nature; lakṣyate — is described; amīṣām — of those; yena — by which; tat-pārama-arthikam — the true nature of them;

yathā — as; sāńkhyeṣu — in Sāńkhya philosophy; kathitam — is explained; yat — of which; mūlam — ultimate end; tat — that; pracakṣate — they call; bhakti-yogasya — of devotional service; me — to me; mārgam — the path; brūhi — please explain; vistaraśaḥ — at length; prabho — my dear Lord Kapila.

TRANSLATION

Devahūti inquired: My dear Lord, You have already very scientifically described the symptoms of the total material nature and the characteristics of the spirit according to the Sāńkhya system of philosophy. Now I shall request You to explain the path of devotional service, which is the ultimate end of all philosophical systems.

3.29.3

virāgo yena puruṣo

bhagavan sarvato bhavet

ācakṣva jīva-lokasya

vividhā mama saḿsṛtīḥ

virāgaḥ — detached; yena — by which; puruṣaḥ — a person; bhagavan — my dear Lord; sarvataḥ — completely; bhavet — may become; ācakṣva — please describe; jīva-lokasya — for the people in general; vividhāḥ — manifold; mama — for myself; saḿsṛtīḥ — repetition of birth and death.

TRANSLATION

Devahūti continued: My dear Lord, please also describe in detail, both for me and for people in general, the continual process of birth and death, for by hearing of such calamities we may become detached from the activities of this material world.

3.29.4

kālasyeśvara-rūpasya

pareṣāḿ ca parasya te

svarūpaḿ bata kurvanti

yad-dhetoḥ kuśalaḿ janāḥ

kālasya — of time; īśvara-rūpasya — a representation of the Lord; pareṣām — of all others; ca — and; parasya — the chief; te — of You; svarūpam — the nature; bata — oh; kurvanti — perform; yat-hetoḥ — by whose influence; kuśalam — pious activities; janāḥ — people in general.

TRANSLATION

Please also describe eternal time, which is a representation of Your form and by whose influence people in general engage in the performance of pious activities.

3.29.5

lokasya mithyābhimater acakṣuṣaś

ciraḿ prasuptasya tamasy anāśraye

śrāntasya karmasv anuviddhayā dhiyā

tvam āvirāsīḥ kila yoga-bhāskaraḥ

lokasya — of the living entities; mithyā-abhimateḥ — deluded by false ego; acakṣuṣaḥ — blind; ciram — for a very long time; prasuptasya — sleeping; tamasi — in darkness; anāśraye — without shelter; śrāntasya — fatigued; karmasu — to material activities; anuviddhayā — attached; dhiyā — with the intelligence; tvam — You; āvirāsīḥ — have appeared; kila — indeed; yoga — of the yoga system; bhāskaraḥ — the sun.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, You are just like the sun, for You illuminate the darkness of the conditional life of the living entities. Because their eyes of knowledge are not open, they are sleeping eternally in that darkness without Your shelter, and therefore they are falsely engaged by the actions and reactions of their material activities, and they appear to be very fatigued.

3.29.6

maitreya uvāca

iti mātur vacaḥ ślakṣṇaḿ

pratinandya mahā-muniḥ

ābabhāṣe kuru-śreṣṭha

prītas tāḿ karuṇārditaḥ

maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; iti — thus; mātuḥ — of His mother; vacaḥ — the words; ślakṣṇam — gentle; pratinandya — welcoming; mahā-muniḥ — the great sage Kapila; ābabhāṣe — spoke; kuru-śreṣṭha — O best among the Kurus, Vidura; prītaḥ — pleased; tām — to her; karuṇā — with compassion; arditaḥ — moved.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Maitreya said: O best amongst the Kurus, the great sage Kapila, moved by great compassion and pleased by the words of His glorious mother, spoke as follows.

3.29.7

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

bhakti-yogo bahu-vidho

mārgair bhāmini bhāvyate

svabhāva-guṇa-mārgeṇa

puḿsāḿ bhāvo vibhidyate

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead replied; bhakti-yogaḥ — devotional service; bahu-vidhaḥ — multifarious; mārgaiḥ — with paths; bhāmini — O noble lady; bhāvyate — is manifest; svabhāva — nature; guṇa — qualities; mārgeṇa — in terms of behavior; puḿsām — of the executors; bhāvaḥ — the appearance; vibhidyate — is divided.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kapila, the Personality of Godhead, replied: O noble lady, there are multifarious paths of devotional service in terms of the different qualities of the executor.

3.29.8

abhisandhāya yo hiḿsāḿ

dambhaḿ mātsaryam eva vā

saḿrambhī bhinna-dṛg bhāvaḿ

mayi kuryāt sa tāmasaḥ

abhisandhāya — having in view; yaḥ — he who; hiḿsām — violence; dambham — pride; mātsaryam — envy; eva — indeed; vā — or; saḿrambhī — angry; bhinna — separate; dṛk — whose vision; bhāvam — devotional service; mayi — to Me; kuryāt — may do; saḥ — he; tāmasaḥ — in the mode of ignorance.

TRANSLATION

Devotional service executed by a person who is envious, proud, violent and angry, and who is a separatist, is considered to be in the mode of darkness.

3.29.9

viṣayān abhisandhāya

yaśa aiśvaryam eva vā

arcādāv arcayed yo māḿ

pṛthag-bhāvaḥ sa rājasaḥ

viṣayān — sense objects; abhisandhāya — aiming at; yaśaḥ — fame; aiśvaryam — opulence; eva — indeed; vā — or; arcā-ādau — in worship of the Deity and so on; arcayet — may worship; yaḥ — he who; mām — Me; pṛthak-bhāvaḥ — a separatist; saḥ — he; rājasaḥ — in the mode of passion.

TRANSLATION

The worship of Deities in the temple by a separatist, with a motive for material enjoyment, fame and opulence, is devotion in the mode of passion.

3.29.10

karma-nirhāram uddiśya

parasmin vā tad-arpaṇam

yajed yaṣṭavyam iti vā

pṛthag-bhāvaḥ sa sāttvikaḥ

karma — fruitive activities; nirhāram — freeing himself from; uddiśya — with the purpose of; parasmin — to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vā — or; tat-arpaṇam — offering the result of activities; yajet — may worship; yaṣṭavyam — to be worshiped; iti — thus; vā — or; pṛthak-bhāvaḥ — separatist; saḥ — he; sāttvikaḥ — in the mode of goodness.

TRANSLATION

When a devotee worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead and offers the results of his activities in order to free himself from the inebrieties of fruitive activities, his devotion is in the mode of goodness.

3.29.11-12

mad-guṇa-śruti-mātreṇa

mayi sarva-guhāśaye

mano-gatir avicchinnā

yathā gańgāmbhaso 'mbudhau

lakṣaṇaḿ bhakti-yogasya

nirguṇasya hy udāhṛtam

ahaituky avyavahitā

yā bhaktiḥ puruṣottame

mat — of Me; guṇa — qualities; śruti — by hearing; mātreṇa — just; mayi — towards Me; sarva-guhā-āśaye — residing in everyone's heart; manaḥ-gatiḥ — the heart's course; avicchinnā — continuous; yathā — as; gańgā — of the Ganges; ambhasaḥ — of the water; ambudhau — towards the ocean;

lakṣaṇam — the manifestation; bhakti-yogasya — of devotional service; nirguṇasya — unadulterated; hi — indeed; udāhṛtam — exhibited; ahaitukī — causeless; avyavahitā — not separated; yā — which; bhaktiḥ — devotional service; puruṣa-uttame — towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

The manifestation of unadulterated devotional service is exhibited when one's mind is at once attracted to hearing the transcendental name and qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is residing in everyone's heart. Just as the water of the Ganges flows naturally down towards the ocean, such devotional ecstasy, uninterrupted by any material condition, flows towards the Supreme Lord.

3.29.13

sālokya-sārṣṭi-sāmīpya-

sārūpyaikatvam apy uta

dīyamānaḿ na gṛhṇanti

vinā mat-sevanaḿ janāḥ

sālokya — living on the same planet; sārṣṭi — having the same opulence; sāmīpya — to be a personal associate; sārūpya — having the same bodily features; ekatvam — oneness; api — also; uta — even; dīyamānam — being offered; na — not; gṛhṇanti — do accept; vinā — without; mat — My; sevanam — devotional service; janāḥ — pure devotees.

TRANSLATION

A pure devotee does not accept any kind of liberation — sālokya, sārṣṭi, sāmīpya, sārūpya or ekatva — even though they are offered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

3.29.14

sa eva bhakti-yogākhya

ātyantika udāhṛtaḥ

yenātivrajya tri-guṇaḿ

mad-bhāvāyopapadyate

saḥ — this; eva — indeed; bhakti-yoga — devotional service; ākhyaḥ — called; ātyantikaḥ — the highest platform; udāhṛtaḥ — explained; yena — by which; ativrajya — overcoming; tri-guṇam — the three modes of material nature; mat-bhāvāya — to My transcendental stage; upapadyate — one attains.

TRANSLATION

By attaining the highest platform of devotional service, as I have explained, one can overcome the influence of the three modes of material nature and be situated in the transcendental stage, as is the Lord.

3.29.15

niṣevitenānimittena

sva-dharmeṇa mahīyasā

kriyā-yogena śastena

nātihiḿsreṇa nityaśaḥ

niṣevitena — executed; animittena — without attachment to the result; sva-dharmeṇa — by one's prescribed duties; mahīyasā — glorious; kriyā-yogena — by devotional activities; śastena — auspicious; na — without; atihiḿsreṇa — excessive violence; nityaśaḥ — regularly.

TRANSLATION

A devotee must execute his prescribed duties, which are glorious, without material profit. Without excessive violence, one should regularly perform one's devotional activities.

3.29.16

mad-dhiṣṇya-darśana-sparśa-

pūjā-stuty-abhivandanaiḥ

bhūteṣu mad-bhāvanayā

sattvenāsańgamena ca

mat — My; dhiṣṇya — statue; darśana — seeing; sparśa — touching; pūjā — worshiping; stuti — praying to; abhivandanaiḥ — by offering obeisances; bhūteṣu — in all living entities; mat — of Me; bhāvanayā — with thought; sattvena — by the mode of goodness; asańgamena — with detachment; ca — and.

TRANSLATION

The devotee should regularly see My statues in the temple, touch My lotus feet and offer worshipable paraphernalia and prayer. He should see in the spirit of renunciation, from the mode of goodness, and see every living entity as spiritual.

3.29.17

mahatāḿ bahu-mānena

dīnānām anukampayā

maitryā caivātma-tulyeṣu

yamena niyamena ca

mahatām — to the great souls; bahu-mānena — with great respect; dīnānām — to the poor; anukampayā — with compassion; maitryā — with friendship; ca — also; eva — certainly; ātma-tulyeṣu — to persons who are equals; yamena — with control of the senses; niyamena — with regulation; ca — and.

TRANSLATION

The pure devotee should execute devotional service by giving the greatest respect to the spiritual master and the ācāryas. He should be compassionate to the poor and make friendship with persons who are his equals, but all his activities should be executed under regulation and with control of the senses.

3.29.18

ādhyātmikānuśravaṇān

nāma-sańkīrtanāc ca me

ārjavenārya-sańgena

nirahańkriyayā tathā

ādhyātmika — spiritual matters; anuśravaṇāt — from hearing; nāma-sańkīrtanāt — from chanting the holy name; ca — and; me — My; ārjavena — with straightforward behavior; ārya-sańgena — with association of saintly persons; nirahańkriyayā — without false ego; tathā — thus.

TRANSLATION

A devotee should always try to hear about spiritual matters and should always utilize his time in chanting the holy name of the Lord. His behavior should always be straightforward and simple, and although he is not envious but friendly to everyone, he should avoid the company of persons who are not spiritually advanced.

3.29.19

mad-dharmaṇo guṇair etaiḥ

parisaḿśuddha āśayaḥ

puruṣasyāñjasābhyeti

śruta-mātra-guṇaḿ hi mām

mat-dharmaṇaḥ — of My devotee; guṇaiḥ — with the attributes; etaiḥ — these; parisaḿśuddhaḥ — completely purified; āśayaḥ — consciousness; puruṣasya — of a person; añjasā — instantly; abhyeti — approaches; śruta — by hearing; mātra — simply; guṇam — quality; hi — certainly; mām — Me.

TRANSLATION

When one is fully qualified with all these transcendental attributes and his consciousness is thus completely purified, he is immediately attracted simply by hearing My name or hearing of My transcendental quality.

3.29.20

yathā vāta-ratho ghrāṇam

āvṛńkte gandha āśayāt

evaḿ yoga-rataḿ ceta

ātmānam avikāri yat

yathā — as; vāta — of air; rathaḥ — the chariot; ghrāṇam — sense of smell; āvṛńkte — catches; gandhaḥ — aroma; āśayāt — from the source; evam — similarly; yoga-ratam — engaged in devotional service; cetaḥ — consciousness; ātmānam — the Supreme Soul; avikāri — unchanging; yat — which.

TRANSLATION

As the chariot of air carries an aroma from its source and immediately catches the sense of smell, similarly, one who constantly engages in devotional service, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, can catch the Supreme Soul, who is equally present everywhere.

3.29.21

ahaḿ sarveṣu bhūteṣu

bhūtātmāvasthitaḥ sadā

tam avajñāya māḿ martyaḥ

kurute 'rcā-viḍambanam

aham — I; sarveṣu — in all; bhūteṣu — living entities; bhūta-ātmā — the Supersoul in all beings; avasthitaḥ — situated; sadā — always; tam — that Supersoul; avajñāya — disregarding; mām — Me; martyaḥ — a mortal man; kurute — performs; arcā — of worship of the Deity; viḍambanam — imitation.

TRANSLATION

I am present in every living entity as the Supersoul. If someone neglects or disregards that Supersoul everywhere and engages himself in the worship of the Deity in the temple, that is simply imitation.

3.29.22

yo māḿ sarveṣu bhūteṣu

santam ātmānam īśvaram

hitvārcāḿ bhajate mauḍhyād

bhasmany eva juhoti saḥ

yaḥ — one who; mām — Me; sarveṣu — in all; bhūteṣu — living entities; santam — being present; ātmānam — the Paramātmā; īśvaram — the Supreme Lord; hitvā — disregarding; arcām — the Deity; bhajate — worships; mauḍhyāt — because of ignorance; bhasmani — into ashes; eva — only; juhoti — offers oblations; saḥ — he.

TRANSLATION

One who worships the Deity of Godhead in the temples but does not know that the Supreme Lord, as Paramātmā, is situated in every living entity's heart, must be in ignorance and is compared to one who offers oblations into ashes.

3.29.23

dviṣataḥ para-kāye māḿ

mānino bhinna-darśinaḥ

bhūteṣu baddha-vairasya

na manaḥ śāntim ṛcchati

dviṣataḥ — of one who is envious; para-kāye — towards the body of another; mām — unto Me; māninaḥ — offering respect; bhinna-darśinaḥ — of a separatist; bhūteṣu — towards living entities; baddha-vairasya — of one who is inimical; na — not; manaḥ — the mind; śāntim — peace; ṛcchati — attains.

TRANSLATION

One who offers Me respect but is envious of the bodies of others and is therefore a separatist never attains peace of mind, because of his inimical behavior towards other living entities.

3.29.24

aham uccāvacair dravyaiḥ

kriyayotpannayānaghe

naiva tuṣye 'rcito 'rcāyāḿ

bhūta-grāmāvamāninaḥ

aham — I; ucca-avacaiḥ — with various; dravyaiḥ — paraphernalia; kriyayā — by religious rituals; utpannayā — accomplished; anaghe — O sinless mother; na — not; eva — certainly; tuṣye — am pleased; arcitaḥ — worshiped; arcāyām — in the Deity form; bhūta-grāma — to other living entities; avamāninaḥ — with those who are disrespectful.

TRANSLATION

My dear Mother, even if he worships with proper rituals and paraphernalia, a person who is ignorant of My presence in all living entities never pleases Me by the worship of My Deities in the temple.

3.29.25

arcādāv arcayet tāvad

īśvaraḿ māḿ sva-karma-kṛt

yāvan na veda sva-hṛdi

sarva-bhūteṣv avasthitam

arcā-ādau — beginning with worship of the Deity; arcayet — one should worship; tāvat — so long; īśvaram — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mām — Me; sva — his own; karma — prescribed duties; kṛt — performing; yāvat — as long as; na — not; veda — he realizes; sva-hṛdi — in his own heart; sarva-bhūteṣu — in all living entities; avasthitam — situated.

TRANSLATION

Performing his prescribed duties, one should worship the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead until one realizes My presence in his own heart and in the hearts of other living entities as well.

3.29.26

ātmanaś ca parasyāpi

yaḥ karoty antarodaram

tasya bhinna-dṛśo mṛtyur

vidadhe bhayam ulbaṇam

ātmanaḥ — of himself; ca — and; parasya — of another; api — also; yaḥ — one who; karoti — discriminates; antarā — between; udaram — the body; tasya — of him; bhinna-dṛśaḥ — having a differential outlook; mṛtyuḥ — as death; vidadhe — I cause; bhayam — fear; ulbaṇam — great.

TRANSLATION

As the blazing fire of death, I cause great fear to whoever makes the least discrimination between himself and other living entities because of a differential outlook.

3.29.27

atha māḿ sarva-bhūteṣu

bhūtātmānaḿ kṛtālayam

arhayed dāna-mānābhyāḿ

maitryābhinnena cakṣuṣā

atha — therefore; mām — Me; sarva-bhūteṣu — in all creatures; bhūta-ātmānam — the Self in all beings; kṛta-ālayam — abiding; arhayet — one should propitiate; dāna-mānābhyām — through charity and respect; maitryā — through friendship; abhinnena — equal; cakṣuṣā — by viewing.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, through charitable gifts and attention, as well as through friendly behavior and by viewing all to be alike, one should propitiate Me, who abide in all creatures as their very Self.

3.29.28

jīvāḥ śreṣṭhā hy ajīvānāḿ

tataḥ prāṇa-bhṛtaḥ śubhe

tataḥ sa-cittāḥ pravarās

tataś cendriya-vṛttayaḥ

jīvāḥ — living entities; śreṣṭhāḥ — better; hi — indeed; ajīvānām — than inanimate objects; tataḥ — than them; prāṇa-bhṛtaḥ — entities with life symptoms; śubhe — O blessed mother; tataḥ — than them; sa-cittāḥ — entities with developed consciousness; pravarāḥ — better; tataḥ — than them; ca — and; indriya-vṛttayaḥ — those with sense perception.

TRANSLATION

Living entities are superior to inanimate objects, O blessed mother, and among them, living entities who display life symptoms are better. Animals with developed consciousness are better than them, and better still are those who have developed sense perception.

3.29.29

tatrāpi sparśa-vedibhyaḥ

pravarā rasa-vedinaḥ

tebhyo gandha-vidaḥ śreṣṭhās

tataḥ śabda-vido varāḥ

tatra — among them; api — moreover; sparśa-vedibhyaḥ — than those perceiving touch; pravarāḥ — better; rasa-vedinaḥ — those perceiving taste; tebhyaḥ — than them; gandha-vidaḥ — those perceiving smell; śreṣṭhāḥ — better; tataḥ — than them; śabda-vidaḥ — those perceiving sound; varāḥ — better.

TRANSLATION

Among the living entities who have developed sense perception, those who have developed the sense of taste are better than those who have developed only the sense of touch. Better than them are those who have developed the sense of smell, and better still are those who have developed the sense of hearing.

3.29.30

rūpa-bheda-vidas tatra

tataś cobhayato-dataḥ

teṣāḿ bahu-padāḥ śreṣṭhāś

catuṣ-pādas tato dvi-pāt

rūpa-bheda — distinctions of form; vidaḥ — those who perceive; tatra — than them; tataḥ — than them; ca — and; ubhayataḥ — in both jaws; dataḥ — those with teeth; teṣām — of them; bahu-padāḥ — those who have many legs; śreṣṭhāḥ — better; catuḥ-pādaḥ — four-legged; tataḥ — than them; dvi-pāt — two-legged.

TRANSLATION

Better than those living entities who can perceive sound are those who can distinguish between one form and another. Better than them are those who have developed upper and lower sets of teeth, and better still are those who have many legs. Better than them are the quadrupeds, and better still are the human beings.

3.29.31

tato varṇāś ca catvāras

teṣāḿ brāhmaṇa uttamaḥ

brāhmaṇeṣv api veda-jño

hy artha-jño 'bhyadhikas tataḥ

tataḥ — among them; varṇāḥ — classes; ca — and; catvāraḥ — four; teṣām — of them; brāhmaṇaḥ — a brāhmaṇa; uttamaḥ — best; brāhmaṇeṣu — among the brāhmaṇas; api — moreover; veda — the Vedas; jñaḥ — one who knows; hi — certainly; artha — the purpose; jñaḥ — one who knows; abhyadhikaḥ — better; tataḥ — than him.

TRANSLATION

Among human beings, the society which is divided according to quality and work is best, and in that society, the intelligent men, who are designated as brāhmaṇas, are best. Among the brāhmaṇas, one who has studied the Vedas is the best, and among the brāhmaṇas who have studied the Vedas, one who knows the actual purport of Veda is the best.

3.29.32

artha-jñāt saḿśaya-cchettā

tataḥ śreyān sva-karma-kṛt

mukta-sańgas tato bhūyān

adogdhā dharmam ātmanaḥ

artha-jñāt — than one who knows the purpose of the Vedas; saḿśaya — doubts; chettā — one who cuts off; tataḥ — than him; śreyān — better; sva-karma — his prescribed duties; kṛt — one who executes; mukta-sańgaḥ — liberated from material association; tataḥ — than him; bhūyān — better; adogdhā — not executing; dharmam — devotional service; ātmanaḥ — for himself.

TRANSLATION

Better than the brāhmaṇa who knows the purpose of the Vedas is he who can dissipate all doubts, and better than him is one who strictly follows the brahminical principles. Better than him is one who is liberated from all material contamination, and better than him is a pure devotee, who executes devotional service without expectation of reward.

3.29.33

tasmān mayy arpitāśeṣa-

kriyārthātmā nirantaraḥ

mayy arpitātmanaḥ puḿso

mayi sannyasta-karmaṇaḥ

na paśyāmi paraḿ bhūtam

akartuḥ sama-darśanāt

tasmāt — than him; mayi — unto Me; arpita — offered; aśeṣa — all; kriyā — actions; artha — wealth; ātmā — life, soul; nirantaraḥ — without cessation; mayi — unto Me; arpita — offered; ātmanaḥ — whose mind; puḿsaḥ — than a person; mayi — unto Me; sannyasta — dedicated; karmaṇaḥ — whose activities; na — not; paśyāmi — I see; param — greater; bhūtam — living entity; akartuḥ — without proprietorship; sama — same; darśanāt — whose vision.

TRANSLATION

Therefore I do not find a greater person than he who has no interest outside of Mine and who therefore engages and dedicates all his activities and all his life — everything — unto Me without cessation.

3.29.34

manasaitāni bhūtāni

praṇamed bahu-mānayan

īśvaro jīva-kalayā

praviṣṭo bhagavān iti

manasā — with the mind; etāni — to these; bhūtāni — living entities; praṇamet — he offers respects; bahu-mānayan — showing regard; īśvaraḥ — the controller; jīva — of the living entities; kalayā — by His expansion as the Supersoul; praviṣṭaḥ — has entered; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iti — thus.

TRANSLATION

Such a perfect devotee offers respects to every living entity because he is under the firm conviction that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has entered the body of every living entity as the Supersoul, or controller.

3.29.35

bhakti-yogaś ca yogaś ca

mayā mānavy udīritaḥ

yayor ekatareṇaiva

puruṣaḥ puruṣaḿ vrajet

bhakti-yogaḥ — devotional service; ca — and; yogaḥ — mystic yoga; ca — also; mayā — by Me; mānavi — O daughter of Manu; udīritaḥ — described; yayoḥ — of which two; ekatareṇa — by either one; eva — alone; puruṣaḥ — a person; puruṣam — the Supreme Person; vrajet — can achieve.

TRANSLATION

My dear mother, O daughter of Manu, a devotee who applies the science of devotional service and mystic yoga in this way can achieve the abode of the Supreme Person simply by that devotional service.

3.29.36

etad bhagavato rūpaḿ

brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ

paraḿ pradhānaḿ puruṣaḿ

daivaḿ karma-viceṣṭitam

etat — this; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rūpam — form; brahmaṇaḥ — of Brahman; parama-ātmanaḥ — of Paramātmā; param — transcendental; pradhānam — chief; puruṣam — personality; daivam — spiritual; karma-viceṣṭitam — whose activities.

TRANSLATION

This puruṣa whom the individual soul must approach is the eternal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as Brahman and Paramātmā. He is the transcendental chief personality, and His activities are all spiritual.

3.29.37

rūpa-bhedāspadaḿ divyaḿ

kāla ity abhidhīyate

bhūtānāḿ mahad-ādīnāḿ

yato bhinna-dṛśāḿ bhayam

rūpa-bheda — of the transformation of forms; āspadam — the cause; divyam — divine; kālaḥ — time; iti — thus; abhidhīyate — is known; bhūtānām — of living entities; mahat-ādīnām — beginning with Lord Brahmā; yataḥ — because of which; bhinna-dṛśām — with separate vision; bhayam — fear.

TRANSLATION

The time factor, who causes the transformation of the various material manifestations, is another feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Anyone who does not know that time is the same Supreme Personality is afraid of the time factor.

3.29.38

yo 'ntaḥ praviśya bhūtāni

bhūtair atty akhilāśrayaḥ

sa viṣṇv-ākhyo 'dhiyajño 'sau

kālaḥ kalayatāḿ prabhuḥ

yaḥ — He who; antaḥ — within; praviśya — entering; bhūtāni — living entities; bhūtaiḥ — by living entities; atti — annihilates; akhila — of everyone; āśrayaḥ — the support; saḥ — He; viṣṇu — Viṣṇu; ākhyaḥ — named; adhiyajñaḥ — the enjoyer of all sacrifices; asau — that; kālaḥ — time factor; kalayatām — of all masters; prabhuḥ — the master.

TRANSLATION

Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the enjoyer of all sacrifices, is the time factor and the master of all masters. He enters everyone's heart, He is the support of everyone, and He causes every being to be annihilated by another.

3.29.39

na cāsya kaścid dayito

na dveṣyo na ca bāndhavaḥ

āviśaty apramatto 'sau

pramattaḿ janam anta-kṛt

na — not; ca — and; asya — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kaścit — anyone; dayitaḥ — dear; na — not; dveṣyaḥ — enemy; na — not; ca — and; bāndhavaḥ — friend; āviśati — approaches; apramattaḥ — attentive; asau — He; pramattam — inattentive; janam — persons; anta-kṛt — the destroyer.

TRANSLATION

No one is dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nor is anyone His enemy or friend. But He gives inspiration to those who have not forgotten Him and destroys those who have.

3.29.40

yad-bhayād vāti vāto 'yaḿ

sūryas tapati yad-bhayāt

yad-bhayād varṣate devo

bha-gaṇo bhāti yad-bhayāt

yat — of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); bhayāt — out of fear; vāti — blows; vātaḥ — the wind; ayam — this; sūryaḥ — sun; tapati — shines; yat — of whom; bhayāt — out of fear; yat — of whom; bhayāt — out of fear; varṣate — sends rains; devaḥ — the god of rain; bha-gaṇaḥ — the host of heavenly bodies; bhāti — shine; yat — of whom; bhayāt — out of fear.

TRANSLATION

Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the wind blows, out of fear of Him the sun shines, out of fear of Him the rain pours forth showers, and out of fear of Him the host of heavenly bodies shed their luster.

3.29.41

yad vanaspatayo bhītā

latāś cauṣadhibhiḥ saha

sve sve kāle 'bhigṛhṇanti

puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca

yat — because of whom; vanaḥ-patayaḥ — the trees; bhītāḥ — fearful; latāḥ — creepers; ca — and; oṣadhibhiḥ — herbs; saha — with; sve sve kāle — each in its own season; abhigṛhṇanti — bear; puṣpāṇi — flowers; ca — and; phalāni — fruits; ca — also.

TRANSLATION

Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the trees, creepers, herbs and seasonal plants and flowers blossom and fructify, each in its own season.

3.29.42

sravanti sarito bhītā

notsarpaty udadhir yataḥ

agnir indhe sa-giribhir

bhūr na majjati yad-bhayāt

sravanti — flow; saritaḥ — rivers; bhītāḥ — fearful; na — not; utsarpati — overflows; uda-dhiḥ — the ocean; yataḥ — because of whom; agniḥ — fire; indhe — burns; sa-giribhiḥ — with its mountains; bhūḥ — the earth; na — not; majjati — sinks; yat — of whom; bhayāt — out of fear.

TRANSLATION

Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the rivers flow, and the ocean never overflows. Out of fear of Him only does fire burn and does the earth, with its mountains, not sink in the water of the universe.

3.29.43

nabho dadāti śvasatāḿ

padaḿ yan-niyamād adaḥ

lokaḿ sva-dehaḿ tanute

mahān saptabhir āvṛtam

nabhaḥ — the sky; dadāti — gives; śvasatām — to the living entities; padam — abode; yat — of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); niyamāt — under the control; adaḥ — that; lokam — the universe; sva-deham — own body; tanute — expands; mahān — the mahat-tattva; saptabhiḥ — with the seven (layers); āvṛtam — covered.

TRANSLATION

Subject to the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the sky allows outer space to accommodate all the various planets, which hold innumerable living entities. The total universal body expands with its seven coverings under His supreme control.

3.29.44

guṇābhimānino devāḥ

sargādiṣv asya yad-bhayāt

vartante 'nuyugaḿ yeṣāḿ

vaśa etac carācaram

guṇa — the modes of material nature; abhimāninaḥ — in charge of; devāḥ — the demigods; sarga-ādiṣu — in the matter of creation and so on; asya — of this world; yat-bhayāt — out of fear of whom; vartante — carry out functions; anuyugam — according to the yugas; yeṣām — of whom; vaśe — under the control; etat — this; cara-acaram — everything animate and inanimate.

TRANSLATION

Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the directing demigods in charge of the modes of material nature carry out the functions of creation, maintenance and destruction; everything animate and inanimate within this material world is under their control.

3.29.45

so 'nanto 'nta-karaḥ kālo

'nādir ādi-kṛd avyayaḥ

janaḿ janena janayan

mārayan mṛtyunāntakam

saḥ — that; anantaḥ — endless; anta-karaḥ — destroyer; kālaḥ — time; anādiḥ — without beginning; ādi-kṛt — the creator; avyayaḥ — not liable to change; janam — persons; janena — by persons; janayan — creating; mārayan — destroying; mṛtyunā — by death; antakam — the lord of death.

TRANSLATION

The eternal time factor has no beginning and no end. It is the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the maker of the criminal world. It brings about the end of the phenomenal world, it carries on the work of creation by bringing one individual into existence from another, and likewise it dissolves the universe by destroying even the lord of death, Yamarāja.

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