Srimad Bhagavatam

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/16

श्रीभगवानुवाच पुत्रा हिरण्यगर्भस्य मानसाः सनकादयः । पप्रच्छुः पितरं सूक्ष्मां योगस्यैकान्तिकीं गतिम् ।। ११-१३-१६ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Once, the mental sons of Lord Brahmā, namely, the sages headed by Sanaka, inquired from their father about the difficult subject matter of the supreme goal of yoga. ।। 11-13-16 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

zrIbhagavAnuvAca putrA hiraNyagarbhasya mAnasAH sanakAdayaH | papracchuH pitaraM sUkSmAM yogasyaikAntikIM gatim || 11-13-16 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/17

सनकादय ऊचुः गुणेष्वाविशते चेतो गुणाश्चेतसि च प्रभो । कथमन्योन्यसन्त्यागो मुमुक्षोरतितितीर्षोः ।। ११-१३-१७ ।।

sanskrit

The sages headed by Sanaka said: O Lord, people’s minds are naturally attracted to material sense objects, and similarly the sense objects in the form of desire enter within the mind. Therefore, how can a person who desires liberation, who desires to cross over activities of sense gratification, destroy this mutual relationship between the sense objects and the mind? Please explain this to us. ।। 11-13-17 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

sanakAdaya UcuH guNeSvAvizate ceto guNAzcetasi ca prabho | kathamanyonyasantyAgo mumukSoratititIrSoH || 11-13-17 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/18

श्रीभगवानुवाच एवं पृष्टो महादेवः स्वयम्भूर्भूतभावनः । ध्यायमानः प्रश्नबीजं नाभ्यपद्यत कर्मधीः ।। ११-१३-१८ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, Brahmā himself, who is born directly from the body of the Lord and who is the creator of all living entities within the material world, being the best of the demigods, seriously contemplated the question of his sons headed by Sanaka. The intelligence of Brahmā, however, was affected by his own activities of creation, and thus he could not discover the essential answer to this question. ।। 11-13-18 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

zrIbhagavAnuvAca evaM pRSTo mahAdevaH svayambhUrbhUtabhAvanaH | dhyAyamAnaH praznabIjaM nAbhyapadyata karmadhIH || 11-13-18 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/19

स मामचिन्तयद्देवः प्रश्नपारतितीर्षया । तस्याहं हंसरूपेण सकाशमगमं तदा ।। ११-१३-१९ ।।

sanskrit

Lord Brahmā desired to attain the answer to the question that was puzzling him, and thus he fixed his mind on Me, the Supreme Lord. At that time, in My form of Haṁsa, I became visible to Lord Brahmā. ।। 11-13-19 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

sa mAmacintayaddevaH praznapAratitIrSayA | tasyAhaM haMsarUpeNa sakAzamagamaM tadA || 11-13-19 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/20

दृष्ट्वा मां त उपव्रज्य कृत्वा पादाभिवन्दनम् । ब्रह्माणमग्रतः कृत्वा पप्रच्छुः को भवानिति ।। ११-१३-२० ।।

sanskrit

Thus seeing Me, the sages, placing Brahmā in the lead, came forward and worshiped My lotus feet. Then they frankly asked Me, “Who are You?” ।। 11-13-20 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

dRSTvA mAM ta upavrajya kRtvA pAdAbhivandanam | brahmANamagrataH kRtvA papracchuH ko bhavAniti || 11-13-20 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/16

श्रीभगवानुवाच पुत्रा हिरण्यगर्भस्य मानसाः सनकादयः । पप्रच्छुः पितरं सूक्ष्मां योगस्यैकान्तिकीं गतिम् ।। ११-१३-१६ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Once, the mental sons of Lord Brahmā, namely, the sages headed by Sanaka, inquired from their father about the difficult subject matter of the supreme goal of yoga. ।। 11-13-16 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

zrIbhagavAnuvAca putrA hiraNyagarbhasya mAnasAH sanakAdayaH | papracchuH pitaraM sUkSmAM yogasyaikAntikIM gatim || 11-13-16 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/17

सनकादय ऊचुः गुणेष्वाविशते चेतो गुणाश्चेतसि च प्रभो । कथमन्योन्यसन्त्यागो मुमुक्षोरतितितीर्षोः ।। ११-१३-१७ ।।

sanskrit

The sages headed by Sanaka said: O Lord, people’s minds are naturally attracted to material sense objects, and similarly the sense objects in the form of desire enter within the mind. Therefore, how can a person who desires liberation, who desires to cross over activities of sense gratification, destroy this mutual relationship between the sense objects and the mind? Please explain this to us. ।। 11-13-17 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

sanakAdaya UcuH guNeSvAvizate ceto guNAzcetasi ca prabho | kathamanyonyasantyAgo mumukSoratititIrSoH || 11-13-17 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/18

श्रीभगवानुवाच एवं पृष्टो महादेवः स्वयम्भूर्भूतभावनः । ध्यायमानः प्रश्नबीजं नाभ्यपद्यत कर्मधीः ।। ११-१३-१८ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, Brahmā himself, who is born directly from the body of the Lord and who is the creator of all living entities within the material world, being the best of the demigods, seriously contemplated the question of his sons headed by Sanaka. The intelligence of Brahmā, however, was affected by his own activities of creation, and thus he could not discover the essential answer to this question. ।। 11-13-18 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

zrIbhagavAnuvAca evaM pRSTo mahAdevaH svayambhUrbhUtabhAvanaH | dhyAyamAnaH praznabIjaM nAbhyapadyata karmadhIH || 11-13-18 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/19

स मामचिन्तयद्देवः प्रश्नपारतितीर्षया । तस्याहं हंसरूपेण सकाशमगमं तदा ।। ११-१३-१९ ।।

sanskrit

Lord Brahmā desired to attain the answer to the question that was puzzling him, and thus he fixed his mind on Me, the Supreme Lord. At that time, in My form of Haṁsa, I became visible to Lord Brahmā. ।। 11-13-19 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

sa mAmacintayaddevaH praznapAratitIrSayA | tasyAhaM haMsarUpeNa sakAzamagamaM tadA || 11-13-19 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-11/13/20

दृष्ट्वा मां त उपव्रज्य कृत्वा पादाभिवन्दनम् । ब्रह्माणमग्रतः कृत्वा पप्रच्छुः को भवानिति ।। ११-१३-२० ।।

sanskrit

Thus seeing Me, the sages, placing Brahmā in the lead, came forward and worshiped My lotus feet. Then they frankly asked Me, “Who are You?” ।। 11-13-20 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

dRSTvA mAM ta upavrajya kRtvA pAdAbhivandanam | brahmANamagrataH kRtvA papracchuH ko bhavAniti || 11-13-20 ||

hk transliteration