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  1. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/28
    षड्वर्गसंयमैकान्ताः सर्वा नियमचोदनाः । तदन्ता यदि नो योगानावहेयुः श्रमावहाः ॥ ७-१५-२८ ‌॥SaDvargasaMyamaikAntAH sarvA niyamacodanAH । tadantA yadi no yogAnAvaheyuH zramAvahAH ॥ 7-15-28 ‌॥Ritualistic ceremonies, regulative principles, austerities and the practice of yoga are all meant to control the senses and mind, but even after one is able to control the senses and mind, if he does not come to the point of meditation upon the Supreme Lord, all such activities are simply labor in frustration. ॥ 7-15-28 ॥
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/27
    एष वै भगवान् साक्षात्प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः । योगेश्वरैर्विमृग्याङ्घ्रिर्लोको यं मन्यते नरम् ॥ ७-१५-२७ ‌॥eSa vai bhagavAn sAkSAtpradhAnapuruSezvaraH । yogezvarairvimRgyAGghrirloko yaM manyate naram ॥ 7-15-27 ‌॥The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, is the master of all other living entities and of the material nature. His lotus feet are sought and worshiped by great saintly persons like Vyāsa. Nonetheless, there are fools who consider Lord Kṛṣṇa an ordinary human being. ॥ 7-15-27 ॥
  3. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/26
    यस्य साक्षाद्भगवति ज्ञानदीपप्रदे गुरौ । मर्त्यासद्धीः श्रुतं तस्य सर्वं कुञ्जरशौचवत् ॥ ७-१५-२६ ‌॥yasya sAkSAdbhagavati jJAnadIpaprade gurau । martyAsaddhIH zrutaM tasya sarvaM kuJjarazaucavat ॥ 7-15-26 ‌॥The spiritual master should be considered to be directly the Supreme Lord because he gives transcendental knowledge for enlightenment. Consequently, for one who maintains the material conception that the spiritual master is an ordinary human being, everything is frustrated. His enlightenment and his Vedic studies and knowledge are like the bathing of an elephant. ॥ 7-15-26 ॥
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/25
    रजस्तमश्च सत्त्वेन सत्त्वं चोपशमेन च । एतत्सर्वं गुरौ भक्त्या पुरुषो ह्यञ्जसा जयेत् ॥ ७-१५-२५ ‌॥rajastamazca sattvena sattvaM copazamena ca । etatsarvaM gurau bhaktyA puruSo hyaJjasA jayet ॥ 7-15-25 ‌॥One must conquer the modes of passion and ignorance by developing the mode of goodness, and then one must become detached from the mode of goodness by promoting oneself to the platform of śuddha-sattva. All this can be automatically done if one engages in the service of the spiritual master with faith and devotion. In this way one can conquer the influence of the modes of nature. ॥ 7-15-25 ॥
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/24
    कृपया भूतजं दुःखं दैवं जह्यात्समाधिना । आत्मजं योगवीर्येण निद्रां सत्त्वनिषेवया ॥ ७-१५-२४ ‌॥kRpayA bhUtajaM duHkhaM daivaM jahyAtsamAdhinA । AtmajaM yogavIryeNa nidrAM sattvaniSevayA ॥ 7-15-24 ‌॥By good behavior and freedom from envy one should counteract sufferings due to other living entities, by meditation in trance one should counteract sufferings due to providence, and by practicing haṭha-yoga, prāṇāyāma and so forth one should counteract sufferings due to the body and mind. Similarly, by developing the mode of goodness, especially in regard to eating, one should conquer sleep. ॥ 7-15-24 ॥
  6. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/23
    आन्वीक्षिक्या शोकमोहौ दम्भं महदुपासया । योगान्तरायान् मौनेन हिंसां कायाद्यनीहया ॥ ७-१५-२३ ‌॥AnvIkSikyA zokamohau dambhaM mahadupAsayA । yogAntarAyAn maunena hiMsAM kAyAdyanIhayA ॥ 7-15-23 ‌॥By discussing spiritual knowledge one can conquer lamentation and illusion, by serving a great devotee one can become prideless, by keeping silent one can avoid obstacles on the path of mystic yoga, and simply by stopping sense gratification one can conquer envy. ॥ 7-15-23 ॥
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/22
    असङ्कल्पाज्जयेत्कामं क्रोधं कामविवर्जनात् । अर्थानर्थेक्षया लोभं भयं तत्त्वावमर्शनात् ॥ ७-१५-२२ ॥asaGkalpAjjayetkAmaM krodhaM kAmavivarjanAt । arthAnarthekSayA lobhaM bhayaM tattvAvamarzanAt ॥ 7-15-22 ॥By making plans with determination, one should give up lusty desires for sense gratification. Similarly, by giving up envy one should conquer anger, by discussing the disadvantages of accumulating wealth one should give up greed, and by discussing the truth one should give up fear. ॥ 7-15-22 ॥
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/21
    पण्डिता बहवो राजन् बहुज्ञाः संशयच्छिदः । सदसस्पतयोऽप्येके असन्तोषात्पतन्त्यधः ॥ ७-१५-२१ ‌॥paNDitA bahavo rAjan bahujJAH saMzayacchidaH । sadasaspatayo'pyeke asantoSAtpatantyadhaH ॥ 7-15-21 ‌॥O King Yudhiṣṭhira, many persons with varied experience, many legal advisers, many learned scholars and many persons eligible to become presidents of learned assemblies fall down into hellish life because of not being satisfied with their positions. ॥ 7-15-21 ॥
  9. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/20
    कामस्यान्तं च क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां क्रोधस्यैतत्फलोदयात् । जनो याति न लोभस्य जित्वा भुक्त्वा दिशो भुवः ॥ ७-१५-२० ‌॥kAmasyAntaM ca kSuttRDbhyAM krodhasyaitatphalodayAt । jano yAti na lobhasya jitvA bhuktvA dizo bhuvaH ॥ 7-15-20 ‌॥The strong bodily desires and needs of a person disturbed by hunger and thirst are certainly satisfied when he eats. Similarly, if one becomes very angry, that anger is satisfied by chastisement and its reaction. But as for greed, even if a greedy person has conquered all the directions of the world or has enjoyed everything in the world, still he will not be satisfied. ॥ 7-15-20 ॥
  10. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/15/19
    असन्तुष्टस्य विप्रस्य तेजो विद्या तपो यशः । स्रवन्तीन्द्रियलौल्येन ज्ञानं चैवावकीर्यते ॥ ७-१५-१९ ‌॥asantuSTasya viprasya tejo vidyA tapo yazaH । sravantIndriyalaulyena jJAnaM caivAvakIryate ॥ 7-15-19 ‌॥Because of greed for the sake of the senses, the spiritual strength, education, austerity and reputation of a devotee or brāhmaṇa who is not self-satisfied dwindle, and his knowledge gradually vanishes. ॥ 7-15-19 ॥