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tapo me hṛdayaṁ brahmaṁs | :tapo me hṛdayaṁ brahmaṁs | ||
tanur vidyā kriyākṛtiḥ | :tanur vidyā kriyākṛtiḥ | ||
aṅgāni kratavo jātā | :aṅgāni kratavo jātā | ||
dharma ātmāsavaḥ surāḥ | :dharma ātmāsavaḥ surāḥ | ||
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''tapaḥ''—austerities like mental control, mystic ''yoga'' and meditation; ''me''—My; ''hṛdayam''—heart; ''brahman''—O ''brāhmaṇa''; ''tanuḥ''—the body; ''vidyā''—the knowledge derived from Vedic scripture; ''kriyā''—spiritual activities; ''ākṛtiḥ''—form; ''aṅgāni''—the limbs of the body; ''kratavaḥ''—the ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices mentioned in the Vedic literature; ''jātāḥ''—completed; ''dharmaḥ''—the religious principles for executing the ritualistic ceremonies; ''ātmā''—My soul; ''asavaḥ''—life airs; ''surāḥ''—the demigods who execute My orders in different departments of the material world. | |||
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My dear brāhmaṇa, austerity in the form of meditation is My heart, Vedic knowledge in the form of hymns and mantras constitutes My body, and spiritual activities and ecstatic emotions are My actual form. The ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, when properly conducted, are the various limbs of My body, the unseen good fortune proceeding from pious or spiritual activities constitutes My mind, and the demigods who execute My orders in various departments are My life and soul. | My dear brāhmaṇa, austerity in the form of meditation is My heart, Vedic knowledge in the form of hymns and mantras constitutes My body, and spiritual activities and ecstatic emotions are My actual form. The ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, when properly conducted, are the various limbs of My body, the unseen good fortune proceeding from pious or spiritual activities constitutes My mind, and the demigods who execute My orders in various departments are My life and soul. | ||
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Sometimes atheists argue that since God is invisible to their eyes, they do not believe in God. For them the Supreme Lord is describing a method by which one can see God in His impersonal form. Intelligent persons can see God in His personal form, as stated in the śāstras, but if one is very eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead immediately, face to face, he can see the Supreme Lord through this description, which portrays the various internal and external parts of His body. | Sometimes atheists argue that since God is invisible to their eyes, they do not believe in God. For them the Supreme Lord is describing a method by which one can see God in His impersonal form. Intelligent persons can see God in His personal form, as stated in the ''śāstras'', but if one is very eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead immediately, face to face, he can see the Supreme Lord through this description, which portrays the various internal and external parts of His body. | ||
To engage in tapasya, or denial of material activities, is the first principle of spiritual life. Then there are spiritual activities, such as the performance of Vedic ritualistic sacrifices, study of the Vedic knowledge, meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. One should also respect the demigods and understand how they are situated, how they act and how they manage the activities of the various departments of this material world. In this way one can see how God is existing and how everything is managed perfectly because of the presence of the Supreme Lord. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 9.10]]): | To engage in ''tapasya'', or denial of material activities, is the first principle of spiritual life. Then there are spiritual activities, such as the performance of Vedic ritualistic sacrifices, study of the Vedic knowledge, meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mahā-mantra''. One should also respect the demigods and understand how they are situated, how they act and how they manage the activities of the various departments of this material world. In this way one can see how God is existing and how everything is managed perfectly because of the presence of the Supreme Lord. As the Lord says in [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 9.10 (1972)|BG 9.10]]): | ||
:mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ | :''mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ'' | ||
:sūyate sa-carācaram | :''sūyate sa-carācaram'' | ||
:hetunānena kaunteya | :''hetunānena kaunteya'' | ||
:jagad viparivartate | :''jagad viparivartate'' | ||
"This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and it is producing all moving and nonmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again." If one is unable to see the Supreme Lord although He is present as Kṛṣṇa in His various incarnations, one may see the Supreme Lord's impersonal feature, according to the direction of the Vedas, by seeing the activities of material nature. | "This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and it is producing all moving and nonmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again." If one is unable to see the Supreme Lord although He is present as Kṛṣṇa in His various incarnations, one may see the Supreme Lord's impersonal feature, according to the direction of the ''Vedas'', by seeing the activities of material nature. | ||
Anything done under the direction of the Vedic injunctions is called dharma, as described by the order carriers of Yamarāja ([[SB 6.1.40]]): | Anything done under the direction of the Vedic injunctions is called ''dharma'', as described by the order carriers of Yamarāja ([[SB 6.1.40]]): | ||
:veda-praṇihito dharmo | :''veda-praṇihito dharmo'' | ||
:hy adharmas tad-viparyayaḥ | :''hy adharmas tad-viparyayaḥ'' | ||
:vedo nārāyaṇaḥ sākṣāt | :''vedo nārāyaṇaḥ sākṣāt'' | ||
:svayambhūr iti śuśruma | :''svayambhūr iti śuśruma'' | ||
"That which is prescribed in the Vedas constitutes dharma, the religious principles, and the opposite of that is irreligion. The Vedas are directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, and are self-born. This we have heard from Yamarāja." | "That which is prescribed in the ''Vedas'' constitutes ''dharma'', the religious principles, and the opposite of that is irreligion. The ''Vedas'' are directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, and are self-born. This we have heard from Yamarāja." | ||
In this connection, Śrīla Madhvācārya comments: | In this connection, Śrīla Madhvācārya comments: | ||
:tapo 'bhimānī rudras tu | :''tapo 'bhimānī rudras tu'' | ||
:viṣṇor hṛdayam āśritaḥ | :''viṣṇor hṛdayam āśritaḥ'' | ||
:vidyā rūpā tathaivomā | :''vidyā rūpā tathaivomā'' | ||
:viṣṇos tanum upāśritā | :''viṣṇos tanum upāśritā'' | ||
:śṛṅgārādy-ākṛti-gataḥ | |||
:kriyātmā pāka-śāsanaḥ | :''śṛṅgārādy-ākṛti-gataḥ'' | ||
:aṅgeṣu kratavaḥ sarve | :''kriyātmā pāka-śāsanaḥ'' | ||
:madhya-dehe ca dharma-rāṭ | :''aṅgeṣu kratavaḥ sarve'' | ||
:prāṇo vāyuś citta-gato | :''madhya-dehe ca dharma-rāṭ'' | ||
:brahmādyāḥ sveṣu devatāḥ | :''prāṇo vāyuś citta-gato'' | ||
:''brahmādyāḥ sveṣu devatāḥ'' | |||
The various demigods are all acting under the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and according to their various actions the demigods are differently named. | The various demigods are all acting under the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and according to their various actions the demigods are differently named. | ||
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Revision as of 08:23, 12 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 46
- tapo me hṛdayaṁ brahmaṁs
- tanur vidyā kriyākṛtiḥ
- aṅgāni kratavo jātā
- dharma ātmāsavaḥ surāḥ
SYNONYMS
tapaḥ—austerities like mental control, mystic yoga and meditation; me—My; hṛdayam—heart; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; tanuḥ—the body; vidyā—the knowledge derived from Vedic scripture; kriyā—spiritual activities; ākṛtiḥ—form; aṅgāni—the limbs of the body; kratavaḥ—the ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices mentioned in the Vedic literature; jātāḥ—completed; dharmaḥ—the religious principles for executing the ritualistic ceremonies; ātmā—My soul; asavaḥ—life airs; surāḥ—the demigods who execute My orders in different departments of the material world.
TRANSLATION
My dear brāhmaṇa, austerity in the form of meditation is My heart, Vedic knowledge in the form of hymns and mantras constitutes My body, and spiritual activities and ecstatic emotions are My actual form. The ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, when properly conducted, are the various limbs of My body, the unseen good fortune proceeding from pious or spiritual activities constitutes My mind, and the demigods who execute My orders in various departments are My life and soul.
PURPORT
Sometimes atheists argue that since God is invisible to their eyes, they do not believe in God. For them the Supreme Lord is describing a method by which one can see God in His impersonal form. Intelligent persons can see God in His personal form, as stated in the śāstras, but if one is very eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead immediately, face to face, he can see the Supreme Lord through this description, which portrays the various internal and external parts of His body.
To engage in tapasya, or denial of material activities, is the first principle of spiritual life. Then there are spiritual activities, such as the performance of Vedic ritualistic sacrifices, study of the Vedic knowledge, meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. One should also respect the demigods and understand how they are situated, how they act and how they manage the activities of the various departments of this material world. In this way one can see how God is existing and how everything is managed perfectly because of the presence of the Supreme Lord. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.10):
- mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ
- sūyate sa-carācaram
- hetunānena kaunteya
- jagad viparivartate
"This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and it is producing all moving and nonmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again." If one is unable to see the Supreme Lord although He is present as Kṛṣṇa in His various incarnations, one may see the Supreme Lord's impersonal feature, according to the direction of the Vedas, by seeing the activities of material nature.
Anything done under the direction of the Vedic injunctions is called dharma, as described by the order carriers of Yamarāja (SB 6.1.40):
- veda-praṇihito dharmo
- hy adharmas tad-viparyayaḥ
- vedo nārāyaṇaḥ sākṣāt
- svayambhūr iti śuśruma
"That which is prescribed in the Vedas constitutes dharma, the religious principles, and the opposite of that is irreligion. The Vedas are directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, and are self-born. This we have heard from Yamarāja."
In this connection, Śrīla Madhvācārya comments:
- tapo 'bhimānī rudras tu
- viṣṇor hṛdayam āśritaḥ
- vidyā rūpā tathaivomā
- viṣṇos tanum upāśritā
- śṛṅgārādy-ākṛti-gataḥ
- kriyātmā pāka-śāsanaḥ
- aṅgeṣu kratavaḥ sarve
- madhya-dehe ca dharma-rāṭ
- prāṇo vāyuś citta-gato
- brahmādyāḥ sveṣu devatāḥ
The various demigods are all acting under the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and according to their various actions the demigods are differently named.