Search

  1. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/24
    सर्वमेतच्च भगवन् पृच्छते मेऽनुपूर्वशः । तत्त्वतोऽर्हस्युदाहर्तुं प्रपन्नाय महामुने ।। २-८-२४ ।। sarvametacca bhagavan pRcchate me'nupUrvazaH | tattvato'rhasyudAhartuM prapannAya mahAmune || 2-8-24 || O great sage, representative of the Lord, kindly satisfy my inquisitiveness in all that I have inquired from you and all that I may not have inquired from you from the very beginning of my questionings. Since I am a soul surrendered unto you, please impart full knowledge in this connection. ।। 2-8-24 ।।
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/23
    यथाऽऽत्मतन्त्रो भगवान् विक्रीडत्यात्ममायया । विसृज्य वा यथा मायामुदास्ते साक्षिवद्विभुः ।। २-८-२३ ।।yathA''tmatantro bhagavAn vikrIDatyAtmamAyayA | visRjya vA yathA mAyAmudAste sAkSivadvibhuH || 2-8-23 ||The independent Personality of Godhead enjoys His pastimes by His internal potency and at the time of annihilation gives them up to the external potency, and He remains a witness to it all. ।। 2-8-23 ।।
  3. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/22
    यश्चानुशायिनां सर्गः पाखण्डस्य च सम्भवः । आत्मनो बन्धमोक्षौ च व्यवस्थानं स्वरूपतः ।। २-८-२२ ।।yazcAnuzAyinAM sargaH pAkhaNDasya ca sambhavaH | Atmano bandhamokSau ca vyavasthAnaM svarUpataH || 2-8-22 ||Please also explain how, merged in the body of the Lord, living beings are created, and how the infidels appear in the world. Also please explain how the unconditioned living entities exist. ।। 2-8-22 ।।
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/21
    सम्प्लवः सर्वभूतानां विक्रमः प्रतिसङ्क्रमः । इष्टापूर्तस्य काम्यानां त्रिवर्गस्य च यो विधिः ।। २-८-२१ ।।samplavaH sarvabhUtAnAM vikramaH pratisaGkramaH | iSTApUrtasya kAmyAnAM trivargasya ca yo vidhiH || 2-8-21 ||Please explain unto me how the living beings are generated, how they are maintained, and how they are annihilated. Tell me also of the advantages and disadvantages of discharging devotional service unto the Lord. What are the Vedic rituals and injunctions of the supplementary Vedic rites, and what are the procedures of religion, economic development and sense satisfaction? ।। 2-8-21 ।।
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/20
    योगेश्वरैश्वर्यगतिर्लिङ्गभङ्गस्तु योगिनाम् । वेदोपवेदधर्माणामितिहासपुराणयोः ।। २-८-२० ।।yogezvaraizvaryagatirliGgabhaGgastu yoginAm | vedopavedadharmANAmitihAsapurANayoH || 2-8-20 ||What are the opulences of the great mystics, and what is their ultimate realization? How does the perfect mystic become detached from the subtle astral body? What is the basic knowledge of the Vedic literatures, including the branches of history and the supplementary Purāṇas? ।। 2-8-20 ।।
  6. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/19
    तत्त्वानां परिसङ्ख्यानं लक्षणं हेतुलक्षणम् । पुरुषाराधनविधिर्योगस्याध्यात्मिकस्य च ।। २-८-१९ ।।tattvAnAM parisaGkhyAnaM lakSaNaM hetulakSaNam | puruSArAdhanavidhiryogasyAdhyAtmikasya ca || 2-8-19 ||Kindly explain all about the elementary principles of creation, the number of such elementary principles, their causes, and their development, and also the process of devotional service and the method of mystic powers. ।। 2-8-19 ।।
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/18
    नृणां साधारणो धर्मः सविशेषश्च यादृशः । श्रेणीनां राजर्षीणां च धर्मः कृच्छ्रेषु जीवताम् ।। २-८-१८ ।।nRNAM sAdhAraNo dharmaH savizeSazca yAdRzaH | zreNInAM rAjarSINAM ca dharmaH kRcchreSu jIvatAm || 2-8-18 ||Please also explain what may generally be the common religious affiliations of human society, as well as their specific occupational duties in religion, the classification of the social orders as well as the administrative royal orders, and the religious principles for one who may be in distress. ।। 2-8-18 ।।
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/17
    युगानि युगमानं च धर्मो यश्च युगे युगे । अवतारानुचरितं यदाश्चर्यतमं हरेः ।। २-८-१७ ।।yugAni yugamAnaM ca dharmo yazca yuge yuge | avatArAnucaritaM yadAzcaryatamaM hareH || 2-8-17 ||Please explain all the different ages in the duration of the creation, and also the duration of such ages. Also tell me about the different activities of the different incarnations of the Lord in different ages. ।। 2-8-17 ।।
  9. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/16
    प्रमाणमण्डकोशस्य बाह्याभ्यन्तरभेदतः । महतां चानुचरितं वर्णाश्रमविनिश्चयः ।। २-८-१६ ।।pramANamaNDakozasya bAhyAbhyantarabhedataH | mahatAM cAnucaritaM varNAzramavinizcayaH || 2-8-16 ||Also, please describe the inner and outer space of the universe by specific divisions, as well as the character and activities of the great souls, and also the characteristics of the different classifications of the castes and orders of social life. ।। 2-8-16 ।।
  10. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/15
    भूपातालककुब्व्योम ग्रहनक्षत्रभूभृताम् । सरित्समुद्रद्वीपानां सम्भवश्चैतदोकसाम् ।। २-८-१५ ।।bhUpAtAlakakubvyoma grahanakSatrabhUbhRtAm | saritsamudradvIpAnAM sambhavazcaitadokasAm || 2-8-15 ||O best of the brāhmaṇas, please also describe how the creation of the globes throughout the universe, the four directions of the heavens, the sky, the planets, the stars, the mountains, the rivers, the seas and the islands, as well as their different kinds of inhabitants, takes place. ।। 2-8-15 ।।