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yathāmbhasā pracalatā | :yathāmbhasā pracalatā | ||
taravo 'pi calā iva | :taravo 'pi calā iva | ||
cakṣuṣā bhrāmyamāṇena | :cakṣuṣā bhrāmyamāṇena | ||
dṛśyate calatīva bhūḥ | :dṛśyate calatīva bhūḥ | ||
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''yathā''—just as; ''ambhasā''—by water; ''pracalatā''—moving; ''taravaḥ''—the trees (on the bank of the river); ''api''—also; ''calāḥ''—moving; ''iva''—as if; ''cakṣuṣā''—by the eye; ''bhrāmyamāṇena''—moving; ''dṛśyate''—is seen; ''calatī''—moving; ''iva''—as if; ''bhūḥ''—the ground. | |||
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Because of the movements of the water, the trees on the bank of a river, when reflected on the water, seem to move. Similarly, when the eyes move because of some mental derangement, the land appears to move also. | Because of the movements of the water, the trees on the bank of a river, when reflected on the water, seem to move. Similarly, when the eyes move because of some mental derangement, the land appears to move also. | ||
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Sometimes, because of mental derangement, the land appears to be moving. A drunkard, for example, or a person with heart disease, sometimes feels that the land is moving. Similarly, the reflections of trees in a flowing river also appear to move. These are the actions of māyā. Actually the living entity does not move (sthāṇur acalo 'yam). The living entity does not take birth or accept death, but because of the transient subtle and gross bodies, the living entity appears to move from one place to another or be dead and gone forever. As the great Bengali Vaiṣṇava poet, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, has said: | Sometimes, because of mental derangement, the land appears to be moving. A drunkard, for example, or a person with heart disease, sometimes feels that the land is moving. Similarly, the reflections of trees in a flowing river also appear to move. These are the actions of ''māyā''. Actually the living entity does not move (''sthāṇur acalo 'yam''). The living entity does not take birth or accept death, but because of the transient subtle and gross bodies, the living entity appears to move from one place to another or be dead and gone forever. As the great Bengali Vaiṣṇava poet, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, has said: | ||
:piśācī pāile yena mati-cchanna haya | :''piśācī pāile yena mati-cchanna haya'' | ||
:māyā-grasta jīvera haya se bhāva udaya | :''māyā-grasta jīvera haya se bhāva udaya'' | ||
According to this statement from the Prema-vivarta, when a living entity is conditioned by material nature, he is exactly like a person haunted by a ghost. One should therefore understand the fixed position of the spirit soul and how he is carried away by the waves of material nature to different bodies and different situations under lamentation and hankering. One achieves the success of life when he understands the constitutional position of his self and is undisturbed by the conditions created by material nature (prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ ([[BG 3.27]])). | According to this statement from the ''Prema-vivarta'', when a living entity is conditioned by material nature, he is exactly like a person haunted by a ghost. One should therefore understand the fixed position of the spirit soul and how he is carried away by the waves of material nature to different bodies and different situations under lamentation and hankering. One achieves the success of life when he understands the constitutional position of his self and is undisturbed by the conditions created by material nature (''prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ'' ([[BG 3.27 (1972)|BG 3.27]])). | ||
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Revision as of 18:29, 21 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 23
- yathāmbhasā pracalatā
- taravo 'pi calā iva
- cakṣuṣā bhrāmyamāṇena
- dṛśyate calatīva bhūḥ
SYNONYMS
yathā—just as; ambhasā—by water; pracalatā—moving; taravaḥ—the trees (on the bank of the river); api—also; calāḥ—moving; iva—as if; cakṣuṣā—by the eye; bhrāmyamāṇena—moving; dṛśyate—is seen; calatī—moving; iva—as if; bhūḥ—the ground.
TRANSLATION
Because of the movements of the water, the trees on the bank of a river, when reflected on the water, seem to move. Similarly, when the eyes move because of some mental derangement, the land appears to move also.
PURPORT
Sometimes, because of mental derangement, the land appears to be moving. A drunkard, for example, or a person with heart disease, sometimes feels that the land is moving. Similarly, the reflections of trees in a flowing river also appear to move. These are the actions of māyā. Actually the living entity does not move (sthāṇur acalo 'yam). The living entity does not take birth or accept death, but because of the transient subtle and gross bodies, the living entity appears to move from one place to another or be dead and gone forever. As the great Bengali Vaiṣṇava poet, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, has said:
- piśācī pāile yena mati-cchanna haya
- māyā-grasta jīvera haya se bhāva udaya
According to this statement from the Prema-vivarta, when a living entity is conditioned by material nature, he is exactly like a person haunted by a ghost. One should therefore understand the fixed position of the spirit soul and how he is carried away by the waves of material nature to different bodies and different situations under lamentation and hankering. One achieves the success of life when he understands the constitutional position of his self and is undisturbed by the conditions created by material nature (prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ (BG 3.27)).