Srimad Bhagavatam

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राजोवाच देवासुरमनुष्येषु ये भजन्त्यशिवं शिवम् । प्रायस्ते धनिनो भोजा न तु लक्ष्म्याः पतिं हरिम् ।। १०-८८-१ ।।

sanskrit

King Parīkṣit said: Those demigods, demons and humans who worship Lord Śiva, a strict renunciant, usually enjoy wealth and sense gratification, while the worshipers of the Supreme Lord Hari, the husband of the goddess of fortune, do not. ।। 10-88-1 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

rAjovAca devAsuramanuSyeSu ye bhajantyazivaM zivam | prAyaste dhanino bhojA na tu lakSmyAH patiM harim || 10-88-1 ||

hk transliteration

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामः सन्देहोऽत्र महान् हि नः । विरुद्धशीलयोः प्रभ्वोर्विरुद्धा भजतां गतिः ।। १०-८८-२ ।।

sanskrit

We wish to properly understand this matter, which greatly puzzles us. Indeed, the results attained by the worshipers of these two lords of opposite characters are contrary to what one would expect. ।। 10-88-2 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

etadveditumicchAmaH sandeho'tra mahAn hi naH | viruddhazIlayoH prabhvorviruddhA bhajatAM gatiH || 10-88-2 ||

hk transliteration

श्रीशुक उवाच शिवः शक्तियुतः शश्वत्त्रिलिङ्गो गुणसंवृतः । वैकारिकस्तैजसश्च तामसश्चेत्यहं त्रिधा ।। १०-८८-३ ।।

sanskrit

Śrī Śukadeva said: Lord Śiva is always united with his personal energy, the material nature. Manifesting himself in three features in response to the entreaties of nature’s three modes, he thus embodies the threefold principle of material ego in goodness, passion and ignorance. ।। 10-88-3 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

zrIzuka uvAca zivaH zaktiyutaH zazvattriliGgo guNasaMvRtaH | vaikArikastaijasazca tAmasazcetyahaM tridhA || 10-88-3 ||

hk transliteration

ततो विकारा अभवन् षोडशामीषु कञ्चन । उपधावन् विभूतीनां सर्वासामश्नुते गतिम् ।। १०-८८-४ ।।

sanskrit

The sixteen elements have evolved as transformations of that false ego. When a devotee of Lord Śiva worships his manifestation in any one of these elements, the devotee obtains all sorts of corresponding enjoyable opulences. ।। 10-88-4 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

tato vikArA abhavan SoDazAmISu kaJcana | upadhAvan vibhUtInAM sarvAsAmaznute gatim || 10-88-4 ||

hk transliteration

हरिर्हि निर्गुणः साक्षात्पुरुषः प्रकृतेः परः । स सर्वदृगुपद्रष्टा तं भजन् निर्गुणो भवेत् ।। १०-८८-५ ।।

sanskrit

Lord Hari, however, has no connection with the material modes. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the all-seeing eternal witness, who is transcendental to material nature. One who worships Him becomes similarly free from the material modes. ।। 10-88-5 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

harirhi nirguNaH sAkSAtpuruSaH prakRteH paraH | sa sarvadRgupadraSTA taM bhajan nirguNo bhavet || 10-88-5 ||

hk transliteration