The Aila-gītā
VERSE 11.26.1
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
mal-lakṣaṇam imaṁ kāyaṁ
labdhvā mad-dharma āsthitaḥ
ānandaṁ paramātmānam
ātma-sthaṁ samupaiti mām
SYNONYMS
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mat-lakṣaṇam — in which I can be realized; imam — this; kāyam — human body; labdhvā — having achieved; mat-dharme — in devotional service to Me; āsthitaḥ — situated; ānandam — who is pure ecstasy; parama-ātmānam — the Supreme Soul; ātma-stham — situated within the heart; samapaiti — he achieves; mām — Me.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Having achieved this human form of life, which affords one the opportunity to realize Me, and being situated in My devotional service, one can achieve Me, the reservoir of all pleasure and the Supreme Soul of all existence, residing within the heart of every living being.
VERSE 11.26.2
guṇa-mayyā jīva-yonyā
vimukto jñāna-niṣṭhayā
guṇeṣu māyā-mātreṣu
dṛśyamāneṣv avastutaḥ
vartamāno ’pi na pumān
yujyate ’vastubhir guṇaiḥ
SYNONYMS
guṇa-mayyā — based on the modes of nature; jīva-yonyā — from the cause of material life, false identification; vimuktaḥ — one who has become completely free; jñāna — in transcendental knowledge; niṣṭhayā — by being properly fixed; guṇeṣu — among the products of the modes of nature; māyā-mātreṣu — which are simply illusion; dṛśyamāneṣu — appearing before the eyes; avastutaḥ — although not real; vartamānaḥ — living; api — although; na — does not; pumān — that person; yujyate — become entangled; avastubhiḥ — unreal; guṇaiḥ — with the manifestations of the modes of nature.
TRANSLATION
A person fixed in transcendental knowledge is freed from conditioned life by giving up his false identification with the products of the material modes of nature. Seeing these products as simply illusion, he avoids entanglement with the modes of nature, although constantly among them. Because the modes of nature and their products are simply not real, he does not accept them.
VERSE 11.26.3
saṅgaṁ na kuryād asatāṁ
śiśnodara-tṛpāṁ kvacit
tasyānugas tamasy andhe
pataty andhānugāndha-vat
SYNONYMS
saṅgam — association; na kuryāt — one should never make; asatām — of those who are materialistic; śiśna — the genitals; udara — and the belly; tṛpām — who are devoted to gratifying; kvacit — at any time; tasya — of any such person; anugaḥ — the follower; tamasi andhe — into the darkest pit; patati — he falls; andha-anuga — following a blind man; andha-vat — just like another blind man.
TRANSLATION
One should never associate with materialists, those dedicated to gratifying their genitals and bellies. By following them one falls into the deepest pit of darkness, just like a blind man who follows another blind man.
VERSE 11.26.4
ailaḥ samrāḍ imāṁ gāthām
agāyata bṛhac-chravāḥ
urvaśī-virahān muhyan
nirviṇṇaḥ śoka-saṁyame
SYNONYMS
ailaḥ — King Purūravā; samrāṭ — the great emperor; imām — this; gāthām — song; agāyata — sang; bṛhat — mighty; śravāḥ — whose fame; urvaśī-virahāt — because of experiencing separation from Urvaśī; muhyan — becoming bewildered; nirviṇṇaḥ — feeling detached; śoka — his lamentation; saṁyame — when he was finally able to bring under control.
TRANSLATION
The following song was sung by the famous emperor Purūravā. When deprived of his wife, Urvaśī, he was at first bewildered, but by controlling his lamentation he began to feel detachment.
VERSE 11.26.5
tyaktvātmānaṁ vrayantīṁ tāṁ
nagna unmatta-van nṛpaḥ
vilapann anvagāj jāye
ghore tiṣṭheti viklavaḥ
SYNONYMS
tyaktvā — abandoning; ātmānam — him; vrajantīm — going away; tām — unto her; nagnaḥ — being naked; unmatta-vat — like a madman; nṛpaḥ — the king; vilapan — crying out; anvagāt — followed; jāye — O my wife; ghore — O terrible woman; tiṣṭha — please stop; iti — thus speaking; viklavaḥ — overwhelmed with distress.
TRANSLATION
When she was leaving him, even though he was naked he ran after her just like a madman and called out in great distress, “O my wife, O terrible lady! Please stop!”
VERSE 11.26.6
kāmān atṛpto ’nujuṣan
kṣullakān varṣa-yāminīḥ
na veda yāntīr nāyāntīr
urvaśy-ākṛṣṭa-cetanaḥ
SYNONYMS
kāmān — lusty desires; atṛptaḥ — unsatiated; anujuṣan — gratifying; kṣullakān — insignificant; varṣa — of many years; yāminīḥ — the nights; na veda — he did not know; yāntīḥ — going; na — nor; āyāntīḥ — approaching; urvaśī — by Urvaśī; ākṛṣṭa — attracted; cetanaḥ — his mind.
TRANSLATION
Although for many years Purūravā had enjoyed sex pleasure in the evening hours, still he was not satisfied by such insignificant enjoyment. His mind was so attracted to Urvaśī that he did not notice how the nights were coming and going.
VERSE 11.26.7
aila uvāca
aho me moha-vistāraḥ
kāma-kaśmala-cetasaḥ
devyā gṛhīta-kaṇṭhasya
nāyuḥ-khaṇḍā ime smṛtāḥ
SYNONYMS
ailaḥ uvāca — King Purūravā said; aho — alas; me — my; moha — of the delusion; vistāraḥ — the extent; kāma — by lust; kaśmala — contaminated; cetasaḥ — my consciousness; devyā — by this goddess; gṛhīta — is seized; kaṇṭhasya — whose neck; na — have not; āyuḥ — of my life span; khaṇḍāḥ — the divisions; ime — these; smṛtāḥ — been taken notice of.
TRANSLATION
King Aila said: Alas, just see the extent of my delusion! This goddess was embracing me and held my neck in her grip. My heart was so polluted by lust that I had no idea how my life was passing.
VERSE 11.26.8
nāhaṁ vedābhinirmuktaḥ
sūryo vābhyudito ’muyā
mūṣito varṣa-pūgānāṁ
batāhāni gatāny uta
SYNONYMS
na — did not; aham — I; veda — know; abhinirmuktaḥ — having set; sūryaḥ — the sun; vā — or; abhyuditaḥ — risen; amuyā — by her; mūṣitaḥ — deceived; varṣa — years; pūgānām — comprising many; bata — alas; ahāni — days; gatāni — have gone; uta — certainly.
TRANSLATION
That lady cheated me so much that I did not even see the rising or setting of the sun. Alas, for so many years I passed my days in vain!
VERSE 11.26.9
aho me ātma-sammoho
yenātmā yoṣitāṁ kṛtaḥ
krīḍā-mṛgaś cakravartī
naradeva-śikhāmaṇiḥ
SYNONYMS
aho — alas; me — my; ātma — of myself; sammohaḥ — total bewilderment; yena — by which; ātmā — my body; yoṣitām — of women; kṛtaḥ — became; krīḍā-mṛgaḥ — a toy animal; cakravartī — mighty emperor; naradeva — of kings; śikhā-maṇiḥ — the crown jewel.
TRANSLATION
Alas, although I am supposed to be a mighty emperor, the crown jewel of all kings on this earth, just see how my bewilderment has rendered me a toy animal in the hands of women!
VERSE 11.26.10
sa-paricchadam ātmānaṁ
hitvā tṛṇam iveśvaram
yāntīṁ striyaṁ cānvagamaṁ
nagna unmatta-vad rudan
SYNONYMS
sa-paricchadam — along with my kingdom and all paraphernalia; ātmānam — myself; hitvā — abandoning; tṛṇam — a blade of grass; iva — as if; īśvaram — the powerful lord; yāntīm — going away; striyam — the woman; ca — and; anvagaman — I followed; nagnaḥ — naked; unmatta-vat — like a madman; rudan — crying out.
TRANSLATION
Although I was a powerful lord with great opulence, that woman gave me up as if I were no more than an insignificant blade of grass. And still, naked and without shame, I followed her, crying out to her like a madman.
VERSE 11.26.11
kutas tasyānubhāvaḥ syāt
teja īśatvam eva vā
yo ’nvagacchaṁ striyaṁ yāntīṁ
khara-vat pāda-tāḍitaḥ
SYNONYMS
kutaḥ — where; tasya — of that person (myself); anubhāvaḥ — the influence; syāt — is; tejaḥ — strength; īśatvam — sovereignty; eva — indeed; vā — or; yaḥ — who; anvagaccham — ran after; striyam — this woman; yāntīm — while going away; khara-vat — just like an ass; pāda — by the foot; tāḍitaḥ — punished.
TRANSLATION
Where are my so-called great influence, power and sovereignty? Just like an ass being kicked in the face by his she-ass, I ran after that woman, who had already given me up.
VERSE 11.26.12
kiṁ vidyayā kiṁ tapasā
kiṁ tyāgena śrutena vā
kiṁ viviktena maunena
strībhir yasya mano hṛtam
SYNONYMS
kim — what is the use; vidyayā — of knowledge; kim — what; tapasā — of austerities; kim — what; tyāgena — of renunciation; śrutena — of having studied the scriptures; vā — or; kim — what; viviktena — of solitude; maunena — of silence; strībhiḥ — by women; yasya — whose; manaḥ — the mind; hṛtam — taken away.
TRANSLATION
What is the use of a big education or the practice of austerities and renunciation, and what is the use of studying religious scriptures, of living in solitude and silence, if, after all that, one’s mind is stolen by a woman?
VERSE 11.26.13
svārthasyākovidaṁ dhiṅ māṁ
mūrkhaṁ paṇḍita-māninam
yo ’ham īśvaratāṁ prāpya
strībhir go-khara-vaj jitaḥ
SYNONYMS
sva-arthasya — his own best interest; akovidam — who does not know; dhik — to hell; mām — with me; mūrkham — a fool; paṇḍita-māninam — imagining himself to be a great scholar; yaḥ — who; aham — I; īśvaratām — the position of lordship; prāpya — achieving; strībhiḥ — by women; go-khara-vat — like a bullock or an ass; jitaḥ — conquered.
TRANSLATION
To hell with me! I am such a fool that I didn’t even know what was good for me, although I arrogantly thought I was highly intelligent. Although I achieved the exalted position of a lord, I allowed myself to be conquered by women as if I were a bullock or a jackass.
VERSE 11.26.14
sevato varṣa-pūgān me
urvaśyā adharāsavam
na tṛpyaty ātma-bhūḥ kāmo
vahnir āhutibhir yathā
SYNONYMS
sevataḥ — who was serving; varṣa-pūgān — for many years; me — my; urvaśyāḥ — of Urvaśī; adhara — of the lips; āsavam — the nectar; na tṛpyati — never became satisfied; ātma-bhūḥ — born from the mind; kāmaḥ — the lust; vahniḥ — fire; āhutibhiḥ — by oblations; yathā — just as.
TRANSLATION
Even after I had served the so-called nectar of the lips of Urvaśī for many years, my lusty desires kept rising again and again within my heart and were never satisfied, just like a fire that can never be extinguished by the oblations of ghee poured into its flames.
VERSE 11.26.15
puṁścalyāpahṛtaṁ cittaṁ
ko nv anyo mocituṁ prabhuḥ
ātmārāmeśvaram ṛte
bhagavantam adhokṣajam
SYNONYMS
puṁścalyā — by a prostitute; apahṛtam — stolen; cittam — the intelligence; kaḥ — who; nu — indeed; anyaḥ — other person; mocitum — to free; prabhuḥ — is capable; ātma-ārāma — of the self-satisfied sages; īśvaram — the Lord; ṛte — except for; bhagavantam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhokṣajam — who lies beyond the purview of material senses.
TRANSLATION
Who but the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who lies beyond material perception and is the Lord of self-satisfied sages, can possibly save my consciousness, which has been stolen by a prostitute?
VERSE 11.26.16
bodhitasyāpi devyā me
sūkta-vākyena durmateḥ
mano-gato mahā-moho
nāpayāty ajitātmanaḥ
SYNONYMS
bodhitasya — who had been informed; api — even; devyā — by the goddess Urvaśī; me — of me; su-ukta — well-spoken; vākyena — by words; durmateḥ — whose intelligence was dull; manaḥ-gataḥ — within the mind; mahā-mohaḥ — the great confusion; na apayāti — did not cease; ajita-ātmanaḥ — who had failed to control his senses.
TRANSLATION
Because I allowed my intelligence to become dull and because I failed to control my senses, the great confusion in my mind did not go away, even though Urvaśī herself gave me wise counsel with well-spoken words.
VERSE 11.26.17
kim etayā no ’pakṛtaṁ
rajjvā vā sarpa-cetasaḥ
draṣṭuḥ svarūpāviduṣo
yo ’haṁ yad ajitendriyaḥ
SYNONYMS
kim — what; etayā — by her; naḥ — to us; apakṛtam — offense has been done; rajjvā — by a rope; vā — or; sarpa-cetasaḥ — who is thinking it to be a snake; draṣṭuḥ — of such a seer; svarūpa — the real identity; aviduṣaḥ — who does not understand; yaḥ — who; aham — I; yat — because of; ajita-indriyaḥ — having not controlled the senses.
TRANSLATION
How can I blame her for my trouble when I myself am ignorant of my real, spiritual nature? I did not control my senses, and so I am like a person who mistakenly sees a harmless rope as a snake.
VERSE 11.26.18
kvāyaṁ malīmasaḥ kāyo
daurgandhyādy-ātmako ’śuciḥ
kva guṇāḥ saumanasyādyā
hy adhyāso ’vidyayā kṛtaḥ
SYNONYMS
kva — where; ayam — this; malīmasaḥ — very filthy; kāyaḥ — material body; daurgandhya — bad odor; ādi — and so on; ātmakaḥ — consisting of; aśuciḥ — unclean; kva — where; guṇāḥ — the so-called good qualities; saumanasya — the fragrance and tenderness of flowers; ādyāḥ — and so on; hi — certainly; adhyāsaḥ — the superficial imposition; avidyayā — by ignorance; kṛtaḥ — created.
TRANSLATION
What is this polluted body anyway — so filthy and full of bad odors? I was attracted by the fragrance and beauty of a woman’s body, but what are those so-called attractive features? They are simply a false covering created by illusion.
VERSE 11.26.19-20
pitroḥ kiṁ svaṁ nu bhāryāyāḥ
svāmino ’gneḥ śva-gṛdhrayoḥ
kim ātmanaḥ kiṁ suhṛdām
iti yo nāvasīyate
tasmin kalevare ’medhye
tuccha-niṣṭhe viṣajjate
aho su-bhadraṁ su-nasaṁ
su-smitaṁ ca mukhaṁ striyaḥ
SYNONYMS
pitroḥ — of the parents; kim — whether; svam — the property; nu — or; bhāryāyāḥ — of the wife; svāminaḥ — of the employer; agneḥ — of the fire; śva-gṛdhrayoḥ — of the dogs and vultures; kim — whether; ātmanaḥ — of the soul; kim — whether; suhṛdām — of friends; iti — thus; yaḥ — who; na avasīyate — can never decide; tasmin — to that; kalevare — material body; amedhye — abominable; tuccha-niṣṭhe — heading toward the lowest destination; viṣajjate — becomes attached; aho — ah; su-bhadram — very attractive; su-nasam — having a beautiful nose; su-smitam — beautiful smile; ca — and; mukham — the face; striyaḥ — of a woman.
TRANSLATION
One can never decide whose property the body actually is. Does it belong to one’s parents, who have given birth to it, to one’s wife, who gives it pleasure, or to one’s employer, who orders the body around? Is it the property of the funeral fire or of the dogs and jackals who may ultimately devour it? Is it the property of the indwelling soul, who partakes in its happiness and distress, or does the body belong to intimate friends who encourage and help it? Although a man never definitely ascertains the proprietor of the body, he becomes most attached to it. The material body is a polluted material form heading toward a lowly destination, yet when a man stares at the face of a woman he thinks, “What a good-looking lady! What a charming nose she’s got, and see her beautiful smile!”
VERSE 11.26.21
tvaṅ-māṁsa-rudhira-snāyu-
medo-majjāsthi-saṁhatau
viṇ-mūtra-pūye ramatāṁ
kṛmīṇāṁ kiyad antaram
SYNONYMS
tvak — out of skin; māṁsa — flesh; rudhira — blood; snāyu — muscle; medaḥ — fat; majjā — marrow; asthi — and bone; saṁhatau — composed; viṭ — of stool; mūtra — urine; pūye — and pus; ramatām — enjoying; kṛmīṇām — compared to the worms; kiyat — how much; antaram — difference.
TRANSLATION
What difference is there between ordinary worms and persons who try to enjoy this material body composed of skin, flesh, blood, muscle, fat, marrow, bone, stool, urine and pus?
VERSE 11.26.22
athāpi nopasajjeta
strīṣu straiṇeṣu cārtha-vit
viṣayendriya-saṁyogān
manaḥ kṣubhyati nānyathā
SYNONYMS
atha api — yet therefore; na upasajjeta — he should never make contact; strīṣu — with women; straiṇeṣu — with men who are attached to women; ca — or; artha-vit — one who knows what is best for him; viṣaya — of the objects of enjoyment; indriya — with the senses; saṁyogāt — because of the connection; manaḥ — the mind; kṣubhyati — becomes agitated; na — not; anyathā — otherwise.
TRANSLATION
Yet even one who theoretically understands the actual nature of the body should never associate with women or with men attached to women. After all, the contact of the senses with their objects inevitably agitates the mind.
VERSE 11.26.23
adṛṣṭād aśrutād bhāvān
na bhāva upajāyate
asamprayuñjataḥ prāṇān
śāmyati stimitaṁ manaḥ
SYNONYMS
adṛṣṭāt — which is not seen; aśrutāt — which is not heard; bhāvāt — from a thing; na — does not; bhāvaḥ — mental agitation; upajāyate — arise; asamprayuñjataḥ — for one who is not using; prāṇān — the senses; śāmyati — becomes pacified; stimitam — checked; manaḥ — the mind.
TRANSLATION
Because the mind is not disturbed by that which is neither seen nor heard, the mind of a person who restricts the material senses will automatically be checked in its material activities and become pacified.
VERSE 11.26.24
tasmāt saṅgo na kartavyaḥ
strīṣu straiṇeṣu cendriyaiḥ
viduṣāṁ cāpy avisrabdhaḥ
ṣaḍ-vargaḥ kim u mādṛśām
SYNONYMS
tasmāt — therefore; saṅgaḥ — association; na kartavyaḥ — should never be made; strīṣu — with women; straiṇeṣu — with men attached to women; ca — and; indriyaiḥ — by one’s senses; viduṣām — of wise men; ca api — even; avisrabdhaḥ — untrustworthy; ṣaṭ-vargaḥ — the six enemies of the mind (lust, anger, greed, bewilderment, intoxication and envy); kim u — what to speak; mādṛśām — of persons like me.
TRANSLATION
Therefore one should never let his senses associate freely with women or with men attached to women. Even those who are highly learned cannot trust the six enemies of the mind; what to speak, then, of foolish persons like me.
VERSE 11.26.25
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
evaṁ pragāyan nṛpa-deva-devaḥ
sa urvaśī-lokam atho vihāya
ātmānam ātmany avagamya māṁ vai
upāramaj jñāna-vidhūta-mohaḥ
SYNONYMS
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; evam — in this way; pragāyan — singing; nṛpa — among men; deva — and among demigods; devaḥ — who was eminent; saḥ — he, King Purūravā; urvaśī-lokam — the planet of Urvaśī, Gandharvaloka; atha u — then; vihāya — giving up; ātmānam — the Supreme Soul; ātmani — within his own heart; avagamya — realizing; mām — Me; vai — indeed; upāramat — he became peaceful; jñāna — by transcendental knowledge; vidhūta — removed; mohaḥ — his illusion.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Having thus chanted this song, Mahārāja Purūravā, eminent among the demigods and human beings, gave up the position he had achieved in the planet of Urvaśī. His illusion cleansed away by transcendental knowledge, he understood Me to be the Supreme Soul within his heart and so at last achieved peace.
VERSE 11.26.26
tato duḥsaṅgam utsṛjya
satsu sajjeta buddhimān
santa evāsya chindanti
mano-vyāsaṅgam uktibhiḥ
SYNONYMS
tataḥ — therefore; duḥsaṅgam — bad association; utsṛjya — throwing away; satsu — to saintly devotees; sajjeta — he should become attached; buddhi-mān — one who is intelligent; santaḥ — saintly persons; eva — only; asya — his; chindanti — cut off; manaḥ — of the mind; vyāsaṅgam — excessive attachment; uktibhiḥ — by their words.
TRANSLATION
An intelligent person should therefore reject all bad association and instead take up the association of saintly devotees, whose words cut off the excessive attachment of one’s mind.
VERSE 11.26.27
santo ’napekṣā mac-cittāḥ
praśāntāḥ sama-darśinaḥ
nirmamā nirahaṅkārā
nirdvandvā niṣparigrahāḥ
SYNONYMS
santaḥ — the saintly devotees; anapekṣāḥ — not dependent on anything material; mat-cittāḥ — who have fixed their minds on Me; praśāntāḥ — completely peaceful; sama-darśinaḥ — endowed with equal vision; nirmamāḥ — free from possessiveness; nirahaṅkārāḥ — free from false ego; nirdvandvāḥ — free from all dualities; niṣparigrahāḥ — free from greed.
TRANSLATION
My devotees fix their minds on Me and do not depend upon anything material. They are always peaceful, endowed with equal vision, and free from possessiveness, false ego, duality and greed.
VERSE 11.26.28
teṣu nityaṁ mahā-bhāga
mahā-bhāgeṣu mat-kathāḥ
sambhavanti hi tā nṝṇāṁ
juṣatāṁ prapunanty agham
SYNONYMS
teṣu — among them; nityam — constantly; mahā-bhāga — O greatly fortunate Uddhava; mahā-bhāgeṣu — among these greatly fortunate devotees; mat-kathāḥ — discussions about Me; sambhavanti — arise; hi — indeed; tāḥ — these topics; nṝṇām — of persons; juṣatām — who are partaking in them; prapunanti — totally purify; agham — the sins.
TRANSLATION
O greatly fortunate Uddhava, in the association of such saintly devotees there is constant discussion of Me, and those partaking in this chanting and hearing of My glories are certainly purified of all sins.
VERSE 11.26.29
tā ye śṛṇvanti gāyanti
hy anumodanti cādṛtāḥ
mat-parāḥ śraddadhānāś ca
bhaktiṁ vindanti te mayi
SYNONYMS
tāḥ — those topics; ye — persons who; śṛṇvanti — hear; gāyanti — chant; hi — indeed; anumodanti — take to heart; ca — and; ādṛtāḥ — with respect; mat-parāḥ — dedicated to Me; śraddadhānāḥ — faithful; ca — and; bhaktim — devotional service; vindanti — achieve; te — they; mayi — for Me.
TRANSLATION
Whoever hears, chants and respectfully takes to heart these topics about Me becomes faithfully dedicated to Me and thus achieves My devotional service.
VERSE 11.26.30
bhaktiṁ labdhavataḥ sādhoḥ
kim anyad avaśiṣyate
mayy ananta-guṇe brahmaṇy
ānandānubhavātmani
SYNONYMS
bhaktim — devotional service to the Supreme Lord; labdhavataḥ — who has achieved; sādhoḥ — for the devotee; kim — what; anyat — else; avaśiṣyate — remains; mayi — to Me; ananta-guṇe — whose qualities are countless; brahmaṇi — to the Absolute Truth; ānanda — of ecstasy; anubhava — the experience; ātmani — who comprises.
TRANSLATION
What more remains to be accomplished for the perfect devotee after achieving devotional service unto Me, the Supreme Absolute Truth, whose qualities are innumerable and who am the embodiment of all ecstatic experience?
VERSE 11.26.31
yathopaśrayamāṇasya
bhagavantaṁ vibhāvasum
śītaṁ bhayaṁ tamo ’pyeti
sādhūn saṁsevatas tathā
SYNONYMS
yathā — just as; upaśrayamāṇasya — of one who is approaching; bhagavantam — the powerful; vibhāvasum — fire; śītam — cold; bhayam — fear; tamaḥ — darkness; apyeti — are removed; sādhūn — saintly devotees; saṁsevataḥ — for one who is serving; tathā — similarly.
TRANSLATION
Just as cold, fear and darkness are eradicated for one who has approached the sacrificial fire, so dullness, fear and ignorance are destroyed for one engaged in serving the devotees of the Lord.
VERSE 11.26.32
nimajjyonmajjatāṁ ghore
bhavābdhau paramāyaṇam
santo brahma-vidaḥ śāntā
naur dṛḍhevāpsu majjatām
SYNONYMS
nimajjya — of those who are submerging; unmajjatām — and rising again; ghore — in the horrible; bhava — of material life; abdhau — ocean; parama — supreme; ayanam — shelter; santaḥ — saintly devotees; brahma-vidaḥ — who understand the Absolute Truth; śāntāḥ — peaceful; nauḥ — a boat; dṛḍhā — strong; iva — just as; apsu — in the water; majjatām — for those who are drowning.
TRANSLATION
The devotees of the Lord, peacefully fixed in absolute knowledge, are the ultimate shelter for those who are repeatedly rising and falling within the fearful ocean of material life. Such devotees are just like a strong boat that comes to rescue persons who are at the point of drowning.
VERSE 11.26.33
annaṁ hi prāṇināṁ prāṇa
ārtānāṁ śaraṇaṁ tv aham
dharmo vittaṁ nṛṇāṁ pretya
santo ’rvāg bibhyato ’raṇam
SYNONYMS
annam — food; hi — indeed; prāṇinām — of living entities; prāṇaḥ — the very life; ārtānām — of those who are distressed; śaraṇam — the shelter; tu — and; aham — I; dharmaḥ — religion; vittam — the wealth; nṛṇām — of men; pretya — when they have passed away from this world; santaḥ — the devotees; arvāk — of going downward; bibhyataḥ — for those who are fearful; araṇam — the refuge.
TRANSLATION
Just as food is the life of all creatures, just as I am the ultimate shelter for the distressed, and just as religion is the wealth of those who are passing away from this world, so My devotees are the only refuge of persons fearful of falling into a miserable condition of life.
VERSE 11.26.34
santo diśanti cakṣūṁṣi
bahir arkaḥ samutthitaḥ
devatā bāndhavāḥ santaḥ
santa ātmāham eva ca
SYNONYMS
santaḥ — the devotees; diśanti — bestow; cakṣūṁṣi — eyes; bahiḥ — external; arkaḥ — the sun; samutthitaḥ — when it is fully risen; devatāḥ — worshipable deities; bāndhavāḥ — relatives; santaḥ — the devotees; santaḥ — the devotees; ātmā — one’s very soul; aham — Myself; eva ca — as well.
TRANSLATION
My devotees bestow divine eyes, whereas the sun allows only external sight, and that only when it is risen in the sky. My devotees are one’s real worshipable deities and real family; they are one’s own self, and ultimately they are nondifferent from Me.
VERSE 11.26.35
vaitasenas tato ’py evam
urvaśyā loka-niṣpṛhaḥ
mukta-saṅgo mahīm etām
ātmārāmaś cacāra ha
SYNONYMS
vaitasenaḥ — King Purūravā; tataḥ api — for that reason; evam — thus; urvaśyāḥ — of Urvaśī; loka — of being on the same planet; niṣpṛhaḥ — freed from the desire; mukta — liberated; saṅgaḥ — from all material association; mahīm — the earth; etām — this; ātma-ārāmaḥ — self-satisfied; cacāra — he traveled; ha — indeed.
TRANSLATION
Thus losing his desire to be on the same planet as Urvaśī, Mahārāja Purūravā began to wander the earth free of all material association and completely satisfied within the self.