🪷 ŚB 11.21.2

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

Sanskrit

स्वे स्वेऽधिकारे या निष्ठा स गुण: परिकीर्तित: ।
विपर्ययस्तु दोष: स्यादुभयोरेष निश्चय: ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

sve sve ’dhikāre yā niṣṭhā
sa guṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
viparyayas tu doṣaḥ syād
ubhayor eṣa niścayaḥ

Synonyms

sve sve — each in his own; adhikāre — position; yā — such; niṣṭhā — steadiness; saḥ — this; guṇaḥ — piety; parikīrtitaḥ — is declared to be; viparyayaḥ — the opposite; tu — indeed; doṣaḥ — impiety; syāt — is; ubhayoḥ — of the two; eṣaḥ — this; niścayaḥ — the definite conclusion.

Translation

Steadiness in one’s own position is declared to be actual piety, whereas deviation from one’s position is considered impiety. In this way the two are definitely ascertained.

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