🪷 ŚB 6.16.48

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

Sanskrit

यं वै श्वसन्तमनु विश्वसृज: श्वसन्ति यं चेकितानमनु चित्तय उच्चकन्ति । भूमण्डलं सर्षपायति यस्य मूर्ध्नि तस्मै नमो भगवतेऽस्तु सहस्रमूर्ध्ने ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

yaṁ vai śvasantam anu viśva-sṛjaḥ śvasanti yaṁ cekitānam anu cittaya uccakanti bhū-maṇḍalaṁ sarṣapāyati yasya mūrdhni tasmai namo bhagavate ’stu sahasra-mūrdhne
Synonyms
yam — whom; vai — indeed; śvasantam — endeavoring; anu — after; viśva-sṛjaḥ — the directors of the cosmic creation; śvasanti — also endeavor; yam — whom; cekitānam — perceiving; anu — after; cittayaḥ — all the knowledge-gathering senses; uccakanti — perceive; bhū-maṇḍalam — the huge universe; sarṣapāyati — become like seeds of mustard; yasya — of whom; mūrdhni — on the head; tasmai — unto Him; namaḥ — obeisances; bhagavate — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, full with six opulences; astu — may there be; sahasra-mūrdhne — who has thousands of hoods.

Translation

My dear Lord, it is after You endeavor that Lord Brahmā, Indra and the other directors of the cosmic manifestation become occupied with their activities. It is after You perceive the material energy, My Lord, that the senses begin to perceive. The Supreme Personality of Godhead holds all the universes on His heads like seeds of mustard. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, that Supreme Personality, who has thousands of hoods.

Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings

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ŚB 6.16.48requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 6.16parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 6parent 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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