🪷 ŚB 11.2.5

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

भूतानां देवचरितं दु:खाय च सुखाय च ।
सुखायैव हि साधूनां त्वाद‍ृशामच्युतात्मनाम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

bhūtānāṁ deva-caritaṁ
duḥkhāya ca sukhāya ca
sukhāyaiva hi sādhūnāṁ
tvādṛśām acyutātmanām

Synonyms

bhūtānām — of the living beings; deva-caritam — the activities of demigods; duḥkhāya — result in the misery; ca — also; sukhāya — in happiness; ca — as well; sukhāya — in happiness; eva — only; hi — indeed; sādhūnām — that of saints; tvādṛśām — like you; acyuta — the infallible Supreme Lord; ātmanām — who have accepted as their very soul.

Translation

The activities of demigods lead to both misery and happiness for living beings, but the activities of great saints like you, who have accepted the infallible Lord as their very soul, result only in the happiness of all beings.

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