Srimad Bhagavatam

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शौनक उवाच अथेममर्थं पृच्छामो भवन्तं बहुवित्तमम् । समस्ततन्त्रराद्धान्ते भवान् भागवततत्त्ववित् ।। १२-११-१ ।।

sanskrit

Śrī Śaunaka said: O Sūta, you are the best of learned men and a great devotee of the Supreme Lord. Therefore we now inquire from you about the definitive conclusion of all tantra scriptures. ।। 12-11-1 ।।

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hindi translation

zaunaka uvAca athemamarthaM pRcchAmo bhavantaM bahuvittamam | samastatantrarAddhAnte bhavAn bhAgavatatattvavit || 12-11-1 ||

hk transliteration

तान्त्रिकाः परिचर्यायां केवलस्य श्रियः पतेः । अङ्गोपाङ्गायुधाकल्पं कल्पयन्ति यथा च यैः ।। १२-११-२ ।।

sanskrit

All good fortune to you! Please explain to us, who are very eager to learn, the process of kriyā-yoga practiced through regulated worship of the transcendental Lord, the husband of the goddess of fortune. ।। 12-11-2 ।।

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hindi translation

tAntrikAH paricaryAyAM kevalasya zriyaH pateH | aGgopAGgAyudhAkalpaM kalpayanti yathA ca yaiH || 12-11-2 ||

hk transliteration

तन्नो वर्णय भद्रं ते क्रियायोगं बुभुत्सताम् । येन क्रियानैपुणेन मर्त्यो यायादमर्त्यताम् ।। १२-११-३ ।।

sanskrit

Please also explain how the Lord’s devotees conceive of His limbs, associates, weapons and ornaments in terms of particular material representations. By expertly worshiping the Supreme Lord, a mortal can attain immortality. ।। 12-11-3 ।।

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hindi translation

tanno varNaya bhadraM te kriyAyogaM bubhutsatAm | yena kriyAnaipuNena martyo yAyAdamartyatAm || 12-11-3 ||

hk transliteration

सूत उवाच नमस्कृत्य गुरून् वक्ष्ये विभूतीर्वैष्णवीरपि । याः प्रोक्ता वेदतन्त्राभ्यामाचार्यैः पद्मजादिभिः ।। १२-११-४ ।।

sanskrit

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Offering obeisances to my spiritual masters, I shall repeat to you the description of the opulences of Lord Viṣṇu given in the Vedas and tantras by great authorities, beginning from lotus-born Brahmā. ।। 12-11-4 ।।

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sUta uvAca namaskRtya gurUn vakSye vibhUtIrvaiSNavIrapi | yAH proktA vedatantrAbhyAmAcAryaiH padmajAdibhiH || 12-11-4 ||

hk transliteration

मायाद्यैर्नवभिस्तत्त्वैः स विकारमयो विराट् । निर्मितो दृश्यते यत्र सचित्के भुवनत्रयम् ।। १२-११-५ ।।

sanskrit

The universal form [virāṭ] of the Personality of Godhead includes the nine basic elements of creation, starting with the unmanifest nature, and their subsequent transformations. Once this universal form is instilled with consciousness, the three planetary systems become visible within it. ।। 12-11-5 ।।

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hindi translation

mAyAdyairnavabhistattvaiH sa vikAramayo virAT | nirmito dRzyate yatra sacitke bhuvanatrayam || 12-11-5 ||

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