Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
न घटत उद्भव: प्रकृतिपूरुषयोरजयो-
रुभययुजा भवन्त्यसुभृतो जलबुद्बुदवत् ।
त्वयि त इमे ततो विविधनामगुणै: परमे
सरित इवार्णवे मधुनि लिल्युरशेषरसा: ॥ ३१ ॥
Transliteration
na ghaṭata udbhavaḥ prakṛti-pūruṣayor ajayor
ubhaya-yujā bhavanty asu-bhṛto jala-budbuda-vat
tvayi ta ime tato vividha-nāma-guṇaiḥ parame
sarita ivārṇave madhuni lilyur aśeṣa-rasāḥ
Synonyms
na ghaṭate — does not happen; udbhavaḥ — the generation; prakṛti — of material nature; pūruṣayoḥ — and of the soul who is her enjoyer; ajayoḥ — who are unborn; ubhaya — of both; yujā — by the combination; bhavanti — come into being; asu-bhṛtaḥ — living bodies; jala — on water; budbuda — bubbles; vat — like; tvayi — in You; te ime — these (living beings); tataḥ — therefore; vividha — various; nāma — with names; guṇaiḥ — and qualities; parame — in the Supreme; saritaḥ — rivers; iva — as; arṇave — within the ocean; madhuni — in honey; lilyuḥ — become merged; aśeṣa — all; rasāḥ — flavors.
Translation
Neither material nature nor the soul who tries to enjoy her are ever born, yet living bodies come into being when these two combine, just as bubbles form where water meets the air. And just as rivers merge into the ocean or the nectar from many different flowers blends into honey, so all these conditioned beings eventually merge back into You, the Supreme, along with their various names and qualities.
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