Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 28
SB 3 28.1
श्री-भगवान् उवाच योगस्य लक्षणं वक्ष्ये सबीजस्य नृपात्मजे मनो येनैव विधिना प्रसन्नं याति सत्-पथम्
śrī-bhagavān uvāca yogasya lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye sabījasya nṛpātmaje mano yenaiva vidhinā prasannaṃ yāti sat-patham
The Blessed Lord said: I shall describe to you, O daughter of the king, the characteristics of yoga with a support (sabīja), by which very method the mind, becoming clear, goes on the true path.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.2
स्व-धर्माचरणं शक्त्या विधर्माच् च निवर्तनम् दैवाल् लब्धेन सन्तोष आत्मविच्-चरणार्चनम्
sva-dharmācaraṇaṃ śaktyā vidharmāc ca nivartanam daivāl labdhena santoṣa ātmavic-caraṇārcanam
Performance of one's own duty to the best of one's ability, and turning away from what is contrary to duty; contentment with what is obtained by fate; worship of the feet of the knowers of the self;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.3
ग्राम्य-धर्म-निवृत्तिश् च मोक्ष-धर्म-रतिस् तथा मित-मेध्यादनं शश्वद् विविक्त-क्षेम-सेवनम्
grāmya-dharma-nivṛttiś ca mokṣa-dharma-ratis tathā mita-medhyādanaṃ śaśvad vivikta-kṣema-sevanam
and turning away from the ways of the common folk, and likewise delight in the practices leading to liberation; eating measured and pure food; constant resort to a solitary and safe place;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.4
अहिंसा सत्यम् अस्तेयं यावद्-अर्थ-परिग्रहः ब्रह्मचर्यं तपः शौचं स्वाध्यायः पुरुषार्चनम्
ahiṃsā satyam asteyaṃ yāvad-artha-parigrahaḥ brahmacaryaṃ tapaḥ śaucaṃ svādhyāyaḥ puruṣārcanam
non-injury, truthfulness, not stealing, taking possessions only as much as needed, celibacy, austerity, cleanliness, study of the scriptures, worship of the Supreme Person;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.5
मौनं सद्-आसन-जयः स्थैर्यं प्राण-जयः शनैः प्रत्याहारश् चेन्द्रियाणां विषयान् मनसा हृदि
maunaṃ sad-āsana-jayaḥ sthairyaṃ prāṇa-jayaḥ śanaiḥ pratyāhāraś cendriyāṇāṃ viṣayān manasā hṛdi
silence, mastery of a proper sitting posture, steadiness, gradual mastery of the breath, and withdrawal of the senses, by the mind, from their objects into the heart;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.6
स्व-धिष्ण्यानाम् एक-देशे मनसा प्राण-धारणम् वैकुण्ठ-लीलाभिध्यानं समाधानं तथात्मनः
sva-dhiṣṇyānām eka-deśe manasā prāṇa-dhāraṇam vaikuṇṭha-līlābhidhyānaṃ samādhānaṃ tathātmanaḥ
fixing the breath with the mind on one of its own stations; meditation on the play (of the Lord) of Vaikuṇṭha; and likewise the concentration of the self;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.7
एतैर् अन्यैश् च पथिभिर् मनो दुष्टम् असत्-पथम् बुद्ध्या युञ्जीत शनकैर् जित-प्राणो ह्य् अतन्द्रितः
etair anyaiś ca pathibhir mano duṣṭam asat-patham buddhyā yuñjīta śanakair jita-prāṇo hy atandritaḥ
By these and other paths one should, with the intellect, gradually yoke the corrupted mind that (runs) on the wrong path — having mastered the breath and being free of sloth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.8
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य विजितासन आसनम् तस्मिन् स्वस्ति समासीन ऋजु-कायः समभ्यसेत्
śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya vijitāsana āsanam tasmin svasti samāsīna ṛju-kāyaḥ samabhyaset
Having set up a seat in a clean place, one who has mastered the postures should sit there at ease, body erect, and practice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.9
प्राणस्य शोधयेन् मार्गं पूर-कुम्भक-रेचकैः प्रतिकूलेन वा चित्तं यथा स्थिरम् अचञ्चलम्
prāṇasya śodhayen mārgaṃ pūra-kumbhaka-recakaiḥ pratikūlena vā cittaṃ yathā sthiram acañcalam
He should purify the path of the breath by inhalation, retention, and exhalation, or in the reverse order, so that the mind becomes steady and unwavering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.10
मनो ऽचिरात् स्याद् विरजं जित-श्वासस्य योगिनः वाय्व्-अग्निभ्यां यथा लोहं ध्मातं त्यजति वै मलम्
mano 'cirāt syād virajaṃ jita-śvāsasya yoginaḥ vāyv-agnibhyāṃ yathā lohaṃ dhmātaṃ tyajati vai malam
For the yogī who has conquered the breath, the mind soon becomes free of impurity, just as ore, when blasted with air and fire, gives up its dross.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.11
प्राणायामैर् दहेद् दोषान् धारणाभिश् च किल्बिषान् प्रत्याहारेण संसर्गान् ध्यानेनानीश्वरान् गुणान्
prāṇāyāmair dahed doṣān dhāraṇābhiś ca kilbiṣān pratyāhāreṇa saṃsargān dhyānenānīśvarān guṇān
By breath control he should burn away the defects (of the body), by concentrations the sins, by withdrawal (of the senses) the contacts (with objects), and by meditation the qualities that are not under (his) mastery.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.12
यदा मनः स्वं विरजं योगेन सुसमाहितम् काष्ठां भगवतो ध्यायेत् स्व-नासाग्रावलोकनः
yadā manaḥ svaṃ virajaṃ yogena susamāhitam kāṣṭhāṃ bhagavato dhyāyet sva-nāsāgrāvalokanaḥ
When his mind, purified, has been well concentrated by yoga, he should meditate, gazing at the tip of his own nose, on the region (the form) of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.13
प्रसन्न-वदनाम्भोजं पद्म-गर्भारुणेक्षणम् नीलोत्पल-दल-श्यामं शङ्ख-चक्र-गदा-धरम्
prasanna-vadanāmbhojaṃ padma-garbhāruṇekṣaṇam nīlotpala-dala-śyāmaṃ śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam
(He should meditate on him) whose lotus face is serene, whose eyes are reddish like the inside of a lotus, who is dark like the petal of a blue lotus, and who holds the conch, disc, and club.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.14
लसत्-पङ्कज-किञ्जल्क- पीत-कौशेय-वाससम् श्रीवत्स-वक्षसं भ्राजत् कौस्तुभामुक्त-कन्धरम्
lasat-paṅkaja-kiñjalka- pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam śrīvatsa-vakṣasaṃ bhrājat kaustubhāmukta-kandharam
(On him) whose garment is yellow silk (bright) like the gleaming filaments of a lotus, who bears the Śrīvatsa on his chest, whose neck is graced by the shining Kaustubha gem,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.15
मत्त-द्विरेफ-कलया परीतं वन-मालया परार्ध्य-हार-वलय- किरीटाङ्गद-नूपुरम्
matta-dvirepha-kalayā parītaṃ vana-mālayā parārdhya-hāra-valaya- kirīṭāṅgada-nūpuram
(on him) encircled by a forest garland resounding with the humming of intoxicated bees, and (adorned with) priceless necklace, bracelets, crown, armlets, and anklets,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.16
काञ्ची-गुणोल्लसच्-छ्रोणिं हृदयाम्भोज-विष्टरम् दर्शनीयतमं शान्तं मनो-नयन-वर्धनम्
kāñcī-guṇollasac-chroṇiṃ hṛdayāmbhoja-viṣṭaram darśanīyatamaṃ śāntaṃ mano-nayana-vardhanam
whose hips shine with a girdle-string, whose seat is the lotus of the heart, most worthy to be looked at, tranquil, gladdening the mind and the eyes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.17
अपीच्य-दर्शनं शश्वत् सर्व-लोक-नमस्कृतम् सन्तं वयसि कैशोरे भृत्यानुग्रह-कातरम्
apīcya-darśanaṃ śaśvat sarva-loka-namaskṛtam santaṃ vayasi kaiśore bhṛtyānugraha-kātaram
lovely to behold, ever bowed to by all the worlds, existing in the age of youth, eager to show favour to his servants,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.18
कीर्तन्य-तीर्थ-यशसं पुण्य-श्लोक-यशस्करम् ध्यायेद् देवं समग्राङ्गं यावन् न च्यवते मनः
kīrtanya-tīrtha-yaśasaṃ puṇya-śloka-yaśaskaram dhyāyed devaṃ samagrāṅgaṃ yāvan na cyavate manaḥ
whose glory is holy and worthy of being sung, who bestows fame on those whose verses are sacred — one should meditate on the God with all his limbs, so long as the mind does not slip away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.19
स्थितं व्रजन्तम् आसीनं शयानं वा गुहाशयम् प्रेक्षणीयेहितं ध्यायेच् छुद्ध-भावेन चेतसा
sthitaṃ vrajantam āsīnaṃ śayānaṃ vā guhāśayam prekṣaṇīyehitaṃ dhyāyec chuddha-bhāvena cetasā
Whether standing, walking, sitting, or lying down, he who dwells in the cave (of the heart) — one should meditate with a mind of pure feeling on his actions, which are worth beholding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.20
तस्मिन् लब्ध-पदं चित्तं सर्वावयव-संस्थितम् विलक्ष्यैकत्र संयुज्याद् अङ्गे भगवतो मुनिः
tasmin labdha-padaṃ cittaṃ sarvāvayava-saṃsthitam vilakṣyaikatra saṃyujyād aṅge bhagavato muniḥ
When the mind has gained a footing in him, established in all his limbs, the sage should discern (them) and then join (the mind) to one single limb of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.21
सञ्चिन्तयेद् भगवतश् चरणारविन्दं वज्राङ्कुश-ध्वज-सरोरुह-लाञ्छनाढ्यम् अम्प्;उत्तुङ्ग-रक्त-विलसन्-नख-चक्रवाल- ज्योत्स्नाभिर् आहत-महद्-धृदयान्धकारम्
sañcintayed bhagavataś caraṇāravindaṃ vajrāṅkuśa-dhvaja-saroruha-lāñchanāḍhyam uttuṅga-rakta-vilasan-nakha-cakravāla- jyotsnābhir āhata-mahad-dhṛdayāndhakāram
He should think upon the lotus feet of the Lord, rich with the marks of thunderbolt, goad, banner, and lotus, by the moonbeams of whose ring of high, red, gleaming nails the deep darkness of the heart is dispelled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.22
यच्-छौच-निःसृत-सरित्-प्रवरोदकेन तीर्थेन मूर्ध्न्य् अधिकृतेन शिवः शिवो ऽभूत् यच्-छौच-निःसृत-सरित्-प्रवरोदकेन तीर्थेन मूर्ध्न्य् अधिकृतेन शिवः शिवो ऽभूत् ध्यातुर् मनः-शमल-शैल-निसृष्ट-वज्रं ध्यायेच् चिरं भगवतश् चरणारविन्दम्
yac-chauca-niḥsṛta-sarit-pravarodakena tīrthena mūrdhny adhikṛtena śivaḥ śivo 'bhūt yac-chauca-niḥsṛta-sarit-pravarodakena tīrthena mūrdhny adhikṛtena śivaḥ śivo 'bhūt dhyātur manaḥ-śamala-śaila-nisṛṣṭa-vajraṃ dhyāyec ciraṃ bhagavataś caraṇāravindam
By the washing of which came forth the water of the foremost of rivers, that holy water which, borne upon his head, made Śiva auspicious; (that foot) which is the thunderbolt hurled at the mountain of the meditator's mental filth — long should one meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.23
जानु-द्वयं जलज-लोचनया जनन्या लक्ष्म्याखिलस्य सुर-वन्दितया विधातुः जानु-द्वयं जलज-लोचनया जनन्या लक्ष्म्याखिलस्य सुर-वन्दितया विधातुः ऊर्वोर् निधाय कर-पल्लव-रोचिषा यत् संलालितं हृदि विभोर् अभवस्य कुर्यात्
jānu-dvayaṃ jalaja-locanayā jananyā lakṣmyākhilasya sura-vanditayā vidhātuḥ jānu-dvayaṃ jalaja-locanayā jananyā lakṣmyākhilasya sura-vanditayā vidhātuḥ ūrvor nidhāya kara-pallava-rociṣā yat saṃlālitaṃ hṛdi vibhor abhavasya kuryāt
He should make within his heart the two knees of the unbecome (eternal) Lord, which the lotus-eyed Lakṣmī, mother of the maker of all, praised by the gods, placing upon her thighs, caresses with the radiance of her tender hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.24
ऊरू सुपर्ण-भुजयोर् अधि शोभमानाव् ओजो-निधी अतसिका-कुसुमावभासौ ऊरू सुपर्ण-भुजयोर् अधि शोभमानाव् ओजो-निधी अतसिका-कुसुमावभासौ व्यालम्बि-पीत-वर-वाससि वर्तमान- काञ्ची-कलाप-परिरम्भि नितम्ब-बिम्बम्
ūrū suparṇa-bhujayor adhi śobhamānāv ojo-nidhī atasikā-kusumāvabhāsau ūrū suparṇa-bhujayor adhi śobhamānāv ojo-nidhī atasikā-kusumāvabhāsau vyālambi-pīta-vara-vāsasi vartamāna- kāñcī-kalāpa-parirambhi nitamba-bimbam
(He should meditate on) the two thighs, shining above the shoulders of Garuḍa, treasuries of strength, having the sheen of flax flowers, and on the orb of the hips embraced by the cluster of the girdle that rests upon the excellent hanging yellow garment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.25
नाभि-ह्रदं भुवन-कोश-गुहोदर-स्थं यत्रात्म-योनि-धिषणाखिल-लोक-पद्मम् नाभि-ह्रदं भुवन-कोश-गुहोदर-स्थं यत्रात्म-योनि-धिषणाखिल-लोक-पद्मम् व्यूढं हरिन्-मणि-वृष-स्तनयोर् अमुष्य ध्यायेद् द्वयं विशद-हार-मयूख-गौरम्
nābhi-hradaṃ bhuvana-kośa-guhodara-sthaṃ yatrātma-yoni-dhiṣaṇākhila-loka-padmam nābhi-hradaṃ bhuvana-kośa-guhodara-sthaṃ yatrātma-yoni-dhiṣaṇākhila-loka-padmam vyūḍhaṃ harin-maṇi-vṛṣa-stanayor amuṣya dhyāyed dvayaṃ viśada-hāra-mayūkha-gauram
(He should meditate on) the lake of the navel, situated in the hollow belly of the shell of the worlds, in which is the lotus of all the worlds that is the seat of the self-born one; and he should meditate on that one's pair of bull-like nipples, emerald-hued, pale with the rays of his bright necklace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.26
वक्षो ऽधिवासम् ऋषभस्य महा-विभूतेः पुंसां मनो-नयन-निर्वृतिम् आदधानम् वक्षो ऽधिवासम् ऋषभस्य महा-विभूतेः पुंसां मनो-नयन-निर्वृतिम् आदधानम् कण्ठं च कौस्तुभ-मणेर् अधिभूषणार्थं कुर्यान् मनस्य् अखिल-लोक-नमस्कृतस्य
vakṣo 'dhivāsam ṛṣabhasya mahā-vibhūteḥ puṃsāṃ mano-nayana-nirvṛtim ādadhānam vakṣo 'dhivāsam ṛṣabhasya mahā-vibhūteḥ puṃsāṃ mano-nayana-nirvṛtim ādadhānam kaṇṭhaṃ ca kaustubha-maṇer adhibhūṣaṇārthaṃ kuryān manasy akhila-loka-namaskṛtasya
In his mind he should form the chest of the Supreme One, the dwelling place of the great goddess of fortune, which bestows delight on the minds and eyes of men, and the throat of him whom all the worlds bow to, which serves to adorn the Kaustubha gem still further.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.27
बाहूंश् च मन्दर-गिरेः परिवर्तनेन निर्णिक्त-बाहु-वलयान् अधिलोक-पालान् बाहूंश् च मन्दर-गिरेः परिवर्तनेन निर्णिक्त-बाहु-वलयान् अधिलोक-पालान् सञ्चिन्तयेद् दश-शतारम् असह्य-तेजः शङ्खं च तत्-कर-सरोरुह-राज-हंसम्
bāhūṃś ca mandara-gireḥ parivartanena nirṇikta-bāhu-valayān adhiloka-pālān bāhūṃś ca mandara-gireḥ parivartanena nirṇikta-bāhu-valayān adhiloka-pālān sañcintayed daśa-śatāram asahya-tejaḥ śaṅkhaṃ ca tat-kara-saroruha-rāja-haṃsam
And he should think upon the arms, whose armlets were burnished by the turning of Mount Mandara, arms that are the overlords of the world-guardians; and upon the disc of a thousand spokes, of unbearable brilliance; and upon the conch, the royal swan in his lotus hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.28
कौमोदकीं भगवतो दयितां स्मरेत दिग्धाम् अराति-भट-शोणित-कर्दमेन कौमोदकीं भगवतो दयितां स्मरेत दिग्धाम् अराति-भट-शोणित-कर्दमेन मालां मधुव्रत-वरूथ-गिरोपघुष्टां चैत्यस्य तत्त्वम् अमलं मणिम् अस्य कण्ठे
kaumodakīṃ bhagavato dayitāṃ smareta digdhām arāti-bhaṭa-śoṇita-kardamena kaumodakīṃ bhagavato dayitāṃ smareta digdhām arāti-bhaṭa-śoṇita-kardamena mālāṃ madhuvrata-varūtha-giropaghuṣṭāṃ caityasya tattvam amalaṃ maṇim asya kaṇṭhe
One should call to mind the Kaumodakī club, dear to the Lord, smeared with the mire of the blood of enemy soldiers; and the garland resounding with the voices of swarms of honey-bees; and, at his neck, the spotless jewel that is the very essence of the conscious (living being).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.29
भृत्यानुकम्पित-धियेह गृहीत-मूर्तेः सञ्चिन्तयेद् भगवतो वदनारविन्दम् भृत्यानुकम्पित-धियेह गृहीत-मूर्तेः सञ्चिन्तयेद् भगवतो वदनारविन्दम् यद् विस्फुरन्-मकर-कुण्डल-वल्गितेन विद्योतितामल-कपोलम् उदार-नासम्
bhṛtyānukampita-dhiyeha gṛhīta-mūrteḥ sañcintayed bhagavato vadanāravindam bhṛtyānukampita-dhiyeha gṛhīta-mūrteḥ sañcintayed bhagavato vadanāravindam yad visphuran-makara-kuṇḍala-valgitena vidyotitāmala-kapolam udāra-nāsam
One should meditate on the lotus face of the Lord, who has taken on a form here with a mind compassionate toward his servants — that face whose spotless cheeks are lit up by the swaying of his flashing makara-shaped earrings, and whose nose is noble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.30
यच् छ्री-निकेतम् अलिभिः परिसेव्यमानं भूत्या स्वया कुटिल-कुन्तल-वृन्द-जुष्टम् यच् छ्री-निकेतम् अलिभिः परिसेव्यमानं भूत्या स्वया कुटिल-कुन्तल-वृन्द-जुष्टम् मीन-द्वयाश्रयम् अधिक्षिपद् अब्ज-नेत्रं ध्यायेन् मनोमयम् अतन्द्रित उल्लसद्-भ्रु
yac chrī-niketam alibhiḥ parisevyamānaṃ bhūtyā svayā kuṭila-kuntala-vṛnda-juṣṭam yac chrī-niketam alibhiḥ parisevyamānaṃ bhūtyā svayā kuṭila-kuntala-vṛnda-juṣṭam mīna-dvayāśrayam adhikṣipad abja-netraṃ dhyāyen manomayam atandrita ullasad-bhru
That (face) which is the abode of beauty, attended by bees, graced by its own splendour with masses of curling locks, with lotus eyes that put to shame the dwelling-place of a pair of fishes — this, formed in the mind, with its lively brows, let him meditate on untiringly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.31
तस्यावलोकम् अधिकं कृपयातिघोर- ताप-त्रयोपशमनाय निसृष्टम् अक्ष्णोः तस्यावलोकम् अधिकं कृपयातिघोर- ताप-त्रयोपशमनाय निसृष्टम् अक्ष्णोः स्निग्ध-स्मितानुगुणितं विपुल-प्रसादं ध्यायेच् चिरं विपुल-भावनया गुहायाम्
tasyāvalokam adhikaṃ kṛpayātighora- tāpa-trayopaśamanāya nisṛṣṭam akṣṇoḥ tasyāvalokam adhikaṃ kṛpayātighora- tāpa-trayopaśamanāya nisṛṣṭam akṣṇoḥ snigdha-smitānuguṇitaṃ vipula-prasādaṃ dhyāyec ciraṃ vipula-bhāvanayā guhāyām
His glance, abounding in compassion, sent forth from his eyes to quiet the three most terrible afflictions, accompanied by a tender smile, full of abundant grace — let one meditate on it long, with ample contemplation, in the cave (of the heart).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.32
हासं हरेर् अवनताखिल-लोक-तीव्र- शोकाश्रु-सागर-विशोषणम् अत्युदारम् हासं हरेर् अवनताखिल-लोक-तीव्र- शोकाश्रु-सागर-विशोषणम् अत्युदारम् सम्मोहनाय रचितं निज-माययास्य भ्रू-मण्डलं मुनि-कृते मकर-ध्वजस्य
hāsaṃ harer avanatākhila-loka-tīvra- śokāśru-sāgara-viśoṣaṇam atyudāram hāsaṃ harer avanatākhila-loka-tīvra- śokāśru-sāgara-viśoṣaṇam atyudāram sammohanāya racitaṃ nija-māyayāsya bhrū-maṇḍalaṃ muni-kṛte makara-dhvajasya
The smile of Hari, most magnanimous, which dries up the ocean of tears of the sharp grief of all the people bowed down before him; and the circle of his brows, fashioned by his own māyā to bewilder the makara-bannered one (Kāma) for the sake of the sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.33
ध्यानायनं प्रहसितं बहुलाधरोष्ठ- भासारुणायित-तनु-द्विज-कुन्द-पङ्क्ति ध्यानायनं प्रहसितं बहुलाधरोष्ठ- भासारुणायित-तनु-द्विज-कुन्द-पङ्क्ति ध्यायेत् स्वदेह-कुहरे ऽवसितस्य विष्णोर् भक्त्यार्द्रयार्पित-मना न पृथग् दिदृक्षेत्
dhyānāyanaṃ prahasitaṃ bahulādharoṣṭha- bhāsāruṇāyita-tanu-dvija-kunda-paṅkti dhyānāyanaṃ prahasitaṃ bahulādharoṣṭha- bhāsāruṇāyita-tanu-dvija-kunda-paṅkti dhyāyet svadeha-kuhare 'vasitasya viṣṇor bhaktyārdrayārpita-manā na pṛthag didṛkṣet
His laughter, the resort of meditation, in which the row of tender jasmine-white teeth is reddened by the sheen of his full lower lip — let one meditate on this of Viṣṇu who dwells in the cavity of one's own body, with mind surrendered through melting devotion, and let him not wish to look at anything else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.34
एवं हरौ भगवति प्रतिलब्ध-भावो भक्त्या द्रवद्-धृदय उत्पुलकः प्रमोदात् एवं हरौ भगवति प्रतिलब्ध-भावो भक्त्या द्रवद्-धृदय उत्पुलकः प्रमोदात् औत्कण्ठ्य-बाष्प-कलया मुहुर् अर्द्यमानस् तच् चापि चित्त-बडिशं शनकैर् वियुङ्क्ते
evaṃ harau bhagavati pratilabdha-bhāvo bhaktyā dravad-dhṛdaya utpulakaḥ pramodāt evaṃ harau bhagavati pratilabdha-bhāvo bhaktyā dravad-dhṛdaya utpulakaḥ pramodāt autkaṇṭhya-bāṣpa-kalayā muhur ardyamānas tac cāpi citta-baḍiśaṃ śanakair viyuṅkte
Thus, having gained love for Hari, the Lord, his heart melting with devotion, his hair standing up from joy, repeatedly overcome by a trickle of tears of longing, he gradually withdraws even that hook (with which he angled) for the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.35
मुक्ताश्रयं यर्हि निर्विषयं विरक्तं निर्वाणम् ऋच्छति मनः सहसा यथार्चिः मुक्ताश्रयं यर्हि निर्विषयं विरक्तं निर्वाणम् ऋच्छति मनः सहसा यथार्चिः आत्मानम् अत्र पुरुषो ऽव्यवधानम् एकम् अन्वीक्षते प्रतिनिवृत्त-गुण-प्रवाहः
muktāśrayaṃ yarhi nirviṣayaṃ viraktaṃ nirvāṇam ṛcchati manaḥ sahasā yathārciḥ muktāśrayaṃ yarhi nirviṣayaṃ viraktaṃ nirvāṇam ṛcchati manaḥ sahasā yathārciḥ ātmānam atra puruṣo 'vyavadhānam ekam anvīkṣate pratinivṛtta-guṇa-pravāhaḥ
When the mind, its support let go, objectless and detached, suddenly goes to extinction as a flame does, then the person, the stream of the guṇas having turned back, sees the Self here as one, without any interval.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.36
सो ऽप्य् एतया चरमया मनसो निवृत्त्या तस्मिन् महिम्न्य् अवसितः सुख-दुःख-बाह्ये सो ऽप्य् एतया चरमया मनसो निवृत्त्या तस्मिन् महिम्न्य् अवसितः सुख-दुःख-बाह्ये हेतुत्वम् अप्य् असति कर्तरि दुःखयोर् यत् स्वात्मन् विधत्त उपलब्ध-परात्म-काष्ठः
so 'py etayā caramayā manaso nivṛttyā tasmin mahimny avasitaḥ sukha-duḥkha-bāhye so 'py etayā caramayā manaso nivṛttyā tasmin mahimny avasitaḥ sukha-duḥkha-bāhye hetutvam apy asati kartari duḥkhayor yat svātman vidhatta upalabdha-parātma-kāṣṭhaḥ
And he too, by this final cessation of the mind, established in that greatness which lies outside pleasure and pain, (sees through) the causality of the two — pleasure and pain — which he had assigned to his own self although the (real) doer is not (himself); for he has reached the summit, the supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.37
देहं च तं न चरमः स्थितम् उत्थितं वा सिद्धो विपश्यति यतो ऽध्यगमत् स्वरूपम् देहं च तं न चरमः स्थितम् उत्थितं वा सिद्धो विपश्यति यतो ऽध्यगमत् स्वरूपम् दैवाद् उपेतम् अथ दैव-वशाद् अपेतं वासो यथा परिकृतं मदिरा-मदान्धः
dehaṃ ca taṃ na caramaḥ sthitam utthitaṃ vā siddho vipaśyati yato 'dhyagamat svarūpam dehaṃ ca taṃ na caramaḥ sthitam utthitaṃ vā siddho vipaśyati yato 'dhyagamat svarūpam daivād upetam atha daiva-vaśād apetaṃ vāso yathā parikṛtaṃ madirā-madāndhaḥ
And the perfected one, come to his end, does not regard that body, whether seated or risen up, come by destiny or gone by destiny's power — since he has attained his own true nature — any more than a man blinded by the intoxication of liquor regards the garment he has put on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.38
देहो ऽपि दैव-वशगः खलु कर्म यावत् स्वारम्भकं प्रतिसमीक्षत एव सासुः देहो ऽपि दैव-वशगः खलु कर्म यावत् स्वारम्भकं प्रतिसमीक्षत एव सासुः तं स-प्रपञ्चम् अधिरूढ-समाधि-योगः स्वाप्नं पुनर् न भजते प्रतिबुद्ध-वस्तुः
deho 'pi daiva-vaśagaḥ khalu karma yāvat svārambhakaṃ pratisamīkṣata eva sāsuḥ deho 'pi daiva-vaśagaḥ khalu karma yāvat svārambhakaṃ pratisamīkṣata eva sāsuḥ taṃ sa-prapañcam adhirūḍha-samādhi-yogaḥ svāpnaṃ punar na bhajate pratibuddha-vastuḥ
The body too, subject to destiny, along with the vital airs, indeed goes on waiting only as long as the karma that set it going lasts; but he who has ascended to the yoga of samādhi, awakened to the real, does not resort again to that dreamlike (body) with all its display.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.39
यथा पुत्राच् च वित्ताच् च पृथङ् मर्त्यः प्रतीयते अप्य् आत्मत्वेनाभिमताद् देहादेः पुरुषस् तथा
yathā putrāc ca vittāc ca pṛthaṅ martyaḥ pratīyate apy ātmatvenābhimatād dehādeḥ puruṣas tathā
Just as a mortal knows himself to be distinct from his son and his wealth, although he took them to be his very self, so does the person (know himself distinct) from the body and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.40
यथोल्मुकाद् विस्फुलिङ्गाद् धूमाद् वापि स्व-सम्भवात् अप्य् आत्मत्वेनाभिमताद् यथाग्निः पृथग् उल्मुकात्
yatholmukād visphuliṅgād dhūmād vāpi sva-sambhavāt apy ātmatvenābhimatād yathāgniḥ pṛthag ulmukāt
Just as fire is distinct from the firebrand, from the sparks, and also from the smoke that arises from it, though these are taken to be identical with it, as fire is distinct from the firebrand —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.41
भूतेन्द्रियान्तः-करणात् प्रधानाज् जीव-संज्ञितात् आत्मा तथा पृथग् द्रष्टा भगवान् ब्रह्म-संज्ञितः
bhūtendriyāntaḥ-karaṇāt pradhānāj jīva-saṃjñitāt ātmā tathā pṛthag draṣṭā bhagavān brahma-saṃjñitaḥ
so the self, the seer, is distinct from the elements, the senses and the inner organ, and from the pradhāna termed jīva; that Lord is termed Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.42
सर्व-भूतेषु चात्मानं सर्व-भूतानि चात्मनि ईक्षेतानन्य-भावेन भूतेष्व् इव तद्-आत्मताम्
sarva-bhūteṣu cātmānaṃ sarva-bhūtāni cātmani īkṣetānanya-bhāvena bhūteṣv iva tad-ātmatām
And one should see the self in all beings and all beings in the self, with a sense of non-difference, as if their very selfhood were in the beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 3 28.43
स्व-योनिषु यथा ज्योतिर् एकं नाना प्रतीयते योनीनां गुण-वैषम्यात् तथात्मा प्रकृतौ स्थितः
sva-yoniṣu yathā jyotir ekaṃ nānā pratīyate yonīnāṃ guṇa-vaiṣamyāt tathātmā prakṛtau sthitaḥ
Just as one light is perceived as many in the things that hold it, because of the unevenness of the qualities of those holders, so is the self when situated in prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 3 28.44
तस्माद् इमां स्वां प्रकृतिं दैवीं सद्-असद्-आत्मिकाम् दुर्विभाव्यां पराभाव्य स्वरूपेणावतिष्ठते
tasmād imāṃ svāṃ prakṛtiṃ daivīṃ sad-asad-ātmikām durvibhāvyāṃ parābhāvya svarūpeṇāvatiṣṭhate
Therefore, having overcome this divine prakṛti of his own, made up of the real and the unreal and hard to fathom, he stands firm in his own true nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition