🪷 ŚB 2.8.21

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

Sanskrit

सम्प्लव: सर्वभूतानां विक्रम: प्रतिसंक्रम: । इष्टापूर्तस्य काम्यानां त्रिवर्गस्य च यो विधि: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

samplavaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ vikramaḥ pratisaṅkramaḥ iṣṭā-pūrtasya kāmyānāṁ tri-vargasya ca yo vidhiḥ
Synonyms
samplavaḥ — the perfect means or complete devastation; sarva-bhūtānām — of all living beings; vikramaḥ — specific power or situation; pratisaṅkramaḥ — ultimate destruction; iṣṭā — performance of Vedic rituals; pūrtasya — pious acts in terms of religion; kāmyānām — rituals for economic development; tri-vargasya — three means of religion, economic development and sense satisfaction; ca — also; yaḥ — whatsoever; vidhiḥ — procedures.

Translation

Please explain unto me how the living beings are generated, how they are maintained, and how they are annihilated. Tell me also of the advantages and disadvantages of discharging devotional service unto the Lord. What are the Vedic rituals and injunctions of the supplementary Vedic rites, and what are the procedures of religion, economic development and sense satisfaction?

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