🪷 ŚB 4.11.20

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

Sanskrit

न वै स्वपक्षोऽस्य विपक्ष एव वा परस्य मृत्योर्विशत: समं प्रजा: । तं धावमानमनुधावन्त्यनीशा यथा रजांस्यनिलं भूतसङ्घा: ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

na vai sva-pakṣo ’sya vipakṣa eva vā parasya mṛtyor viśataḥ samaṁ prajāḥ taṁ dhāvamānam anudhāvanty anīśā yathā rajāṁsy anilaṁ bhūta-saṅghāḥ
Synonyms
na — not; vai — however; sva-pakṣaḥ — ally; asya — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vipakṣaḥ — enemy; eva — certainly; vā — or; parasya — of the Supreme; mṛtyoḥ — in the form of time; viśataḥ — entering; samam — equally; prajāḥ — living entities; tam — Him; dhāvamānam — moving; anudhāvanti — follow behind; anīśāḥ — dependent living entities; yathā — as; rajāṁsi — particles of dust; anilam — the wind; bhūta-saṅghāḥ — other material elements.

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His feature of eternal time, is present in the material world and is neutral towards everyone. No one is His ally, and no one is His enemy. Within the jurisdiction of the time element, everyone enjoys or suffers the result of his own karma, or fruitive activities. As, when the wind blows, small particles of dust fly in the air, so, according to one’s particular karma, one suffers or enjoys material life.

Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings

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ŚB 4.11.20requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 4.11parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 4parent skandha chapter index/bhagavatammaster index for 12 skandhas, 335 chapters, and 13,003 reading pagesŚB 1.1.1satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi · the Bhāgavatam source meditationŚB 1.2.6supreme dharma as ahaitukī and apratihatā bhaktiŚB 1.2.11Brahman · Paramātmā · Bhagavān as one advaya-tattvaŚB 1.3.28kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam · Krishna-pramāṇa source sealŚB 10.10.29Dāmodara/Yamala-arjuna · Krishna as supreme original PersonŚB 10.10.30-31Krishna as Kāla · Viṣṇu · Paramātmā · AntaryāmīŚB 10.10.38speech, hearing, body, mind, head, and sight offered in Krishna-sevāŚB 10.10.39Gokuleśvara bound by love, smilingŚB 10.10.40Nārada correction as anugrahaŚB 10.10.41sādhu-darśana removes bondage-darknessŚB 12.2.18Kalki witness at ŚambhalaŚB 12.3.51Kali-yuga blessing through Krishna-kīrtanaSkandha 10 līlā index20-anchor Krishna-līlā reading pathway inside the Bhāgavatam master pageBG 7.7mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat · no source higher than KrishnaBG 10.8ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ · Krishna as source of allBG 15.15Krishna seated in every heart and the target of all Veda/binduDiamond of Darśanas · Bhāgavata prema as the Bindu made rasa/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation

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