🪷 ŚB 4.20.3

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

Sanskrit

सुधिय: साधवो लोके नरदेव नरोत्तमा: । नाभिद्रुह्यन्ति भूतेभ्यो यर्हि नात्मा कलेवरम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

sudhiyaḥ sādhavo loke naradeva narottamāḥ nābhidruhyanti bhūtebhyo yarhi nātmā kalevaram
Synonyms
su-dhiyaḥ — the most intelligent persons; sādhavaḥ — who are inclined to perform welfare activities; loke — in this world; nara-deva — O King; nara-uttamāḥ — the best of human beings; na abhidruhyanti — never become malicious; bhūtebhyaḥ — toward other living beings; yarhi — because; na — never; ātmā — the self or soul; kalevaram — this body.

Translation

O King, one who is advanced in intelligence and eager to perform welfare activities for others is considered best amongst human beings. An advanced human being is never malicious to others. Those with advanced intelligence are always conscious that this material body is different from the soul.

गीता प्रेस, गोरखपुर · पृथक पाठ-साक्षी

Sanskrit and Hindi Witness

इस पाठ-साक्षी का श्लोक-पता वर्तमान ŚB मार्ग से ठीक मिलता है। गीता प्रेस और वर्तमान अंग्रेज़ी पाठ को मिलाया नहीं गया है; दोनों अपने-अपने स्रोत-रूप में साथ पढ़े जा सकते हैं।

ŚB 4.20.3 · गीता प्रेस पाठ

सुधिय: साधवो लोके नरदेव नरोत्तमा:। नाभिद्रुह्यन्ति भूतेभ्यो यर्हि नात्मा कलेवरम्॥ ३

हिन्दी भावार्थ

नरदेव! जो श्रेष्ठ मानव साधु और सद्बुद्धि-सम्पन्‍न होते हैं, वे दूसरे जीवोंसे द्रोह नहीं करते; क्योंकि यह शरीर ही आत्मा नहीं है॥ ३॥

स्रोत-खंड सीमा · यह हिन्दी अंश गीता प्रेस डिजिटल पाठ में इस दृश्य श्लोक-इकाई के बाद आता है; इसे स्वतः एक-से-एक टीका या संस्करण-समानता नहीं माना गया है।

Source witness details
प्रथम-खण्ड · index_split_106.html · source order 102
Sanskrit SHA-256: 1e489a1c0f6ca78e1e56d8bdcc4cc65454bbfce83c9094c3748ed8838d9d90b0
Hindi SHA-256: 62a15790d3916f7835cf2a3ce44916ae1e52c915530641ce011b27ced84bee4a
Address crosswalk: exact · final textual equivalence: not claimed

Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings

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ŚB 4.20.3requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 4.20parent 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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