Srimad Bhagavatam

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वेदेन नाम रूपाणि विषमाणि समेष्वपि । धातुषूद्धव कल्प्यन्त एतेषां स्वार्थसिद्धये ।। ११-२१-६ ।।

sanskrit

My dear Uddhava, although all material bodies are composed of the same five elements and are thus equal, the Vedic literatures conceive of different names and forms in relation to such bodies so that the living entities may achieve their goal of life ।। 11-21-6 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

vedena nAma rUpANi viSamANi sameSvapi | dhAtuSUddhava kalpyanta eteSAM svArthasiddhaye || 11-21-6 ||

hk transliteration

देशकालादिभावानां वस्तूनां मम सत्तम । गुणदोषौ विधीयेते नियमार्थं हि कर्मणाम् ।। ११-२१-७ ।।

sanskrit

O saintly Uddhava, in order to restrict materialistic activities, I have established that which is proper and improper among all material things, including time, space and all physical objects. ।। 11-21-7 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

dezakAlAdibhAvAnAM vastUnAM mama sattama | guNadoSau vidhIyete niyamArthaM hi karmaNAm || 11-21-7 ||

hk transliteration

अकृष्णसारो देशानामब्रह्मण्योऽशुचिर्भवेत् । कृष्णसारोऽप्यसौवीरकीकटासंस्कृतेरिणम् ।। ११-२१-८ ।।

sanskrit

Among places, those bereft of the spotted antelope, those devoid of devotion to the brāhmaṇas, those possessing spotted antelopes but bereft of respectable men, provinces like Kīkaṭa and places where cleanliness and purificatory rites are neglected, where meat-eaters are prominent or where the earth is barren, are all considered to be contaminated lands. ।। 11-21-8 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

akRSNasAro dezAnAmabrahmaNyo'zucirbhavet | kRSNasAro'pyasauvIrakIkaTAsaMskRteriNam || 11-21-8 ||

hk transliteration

कर्मण्यो गुणवान् कालो द्रव्यतः स्वत एव वा । यतो निवर्तते कर्म स दोषोऽकर्मकः स्मृतः ।। ११-२१-९ ।।

sanskrit

A specific time is considered pure when it is appropriate, either by its own nature or through achievement of suitable paraphernalia, for the performance of one’s prescribed duty. That time which impedes the performance of one’s duty is considered impure. ।। 11-21-9 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

karmaNyo guNavAn kAlo dravyataH svata eva vA | yato nivartate karma sa doSo'karmakaH smRtaH || 11-21-9 ||

hk transliteration

द्रव्यस्य शुद्ध्यशुद्धी च द्रव्येण वचनेन च । संस्कारेणाथ कालेन महत्वाल्पतयाथ वा ।। ११-२१-१० ।।

sanskrit

An object’s purity or impurity is established by application of another object, by words, by rituals, by the effects of time or according to relative magnitude. ।। 11-21-10 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

dravyasya zuddhyazuddhI ca dravyeNa vacanena ca | saMskAreNAtha kAlena mahatvAlpatayAtha vA || 11-21-10 ||

hk transliteration