SB 1.16.25–30

Synonyms

dharaṇī — the Earth goddess; uvāca — replied; dharma — O Dharma; bhavān — you; veda hi — certainly know [jānāty eva¹⁰²]; tat-sarvam — all that [the cause of my anguish (mama ādhi-kāraṇam)¹⁰³]; yat — which; [you (tvam)¹⁰⁴]; anupṛcchasi — have inquired about; mām — from me; aham — I; śocāmi — am aggrieved; lokam — for the people; īkṣitam — who have fallen under the gaze [dṛaṣṭam¹⁰⁵]; pāpmanā — by [i.e., of] the sinful [pāpena¹⁰⁶]; kalinā — Kali; sāmpratam — [being] now [adhunā¹⁰⁷]; rahitam — bereft; tena — by [i.e., of] Him [śrī kṛṣṇena¹⁰⁸]; nivāsena — the abode; śrī — [of] Śrī, the Goddess of Fortune; pātreṇa — [and] the repository [the original and primary source (mukhyāśrayeṇa)¹⁰⁹]; guṇa — [of] all divine qualities [guṇānām¹¹⁰]; yena — by whose [grace, or by whose agency (hetu-bhūtena)¹¹¹]; [you (tvam)¹¹²]; vartase — were endowed [avartathāḥ¹¹³]; caturbhiḥ — with four; pādaiḥ — legs [namely, austerity, purity, compassion, and truth (tapaḥ-śauca-dayā-satyākhyaiḥ)¹¹⁴]; sukha-āvahaiḥ — which engendered the delight; loka — [of] all people; bhagavan — O blessed one [Dharma, foremost of divine or celestial beings (he devottama)¹¹⁵]; yatra — in Him [Śrī Kṛṣṇa (yasmin śrī kṛṣṇe)¹¹⁶]; [reside (tiṣṭhanti)¹¹⁷]; ete ca — the following [ime uktāḥ¹¹⁸]; anye ca — and innumerable other [bahavaḥ¹¹⁹]; nityāḥ — eternal [each and everyone being without end or limit (pratyekam anantāḥ santi);¹²⁰ and thus innate (sahajāḥ)¹²¹]; mahā-guṇāḥ — divine qualities [transphenomenal (aprākṛtāḥ), conscious (cinmayāḥ), and intrinsic to His essential being (svarūpa-bhūtāḥ)¹²²]; na viyanti sma — [which] never deteriorate [(na kṣīyante sma);¹²³ or which are never subject to passing away (na vyayanti);¹²⁴ because of the nondistinction between Him and His qualities (abhinnatvāt)¹²⁵]; karhicit [api] — at any time [at all]; prārthyāḥ — [and] are worthy of attainment [or of being reverently received as reflections from their divine source (pratibimbe tādṛśa-guṇa-lābhāya prārthyā upāsyāḥ)¹²⁶]; icchadbhiḥ — by those who aspire; mahattvam — to true nobility; satyam — truthfulness [speaking in accordance with the factual nature of events (yathārtha bhāṣaṇam)¹²⁷]; śaucam — purity [śuddhatvam]; dayā — compassion [empathy toward or nonendurance of the pain of others (para-duḥkhāsahanam)]; kṣāntiḥ — forbearance [restraint of the mind in the presence or arising of anger (krodha-prāptau citta-saṁyamanam)]; tyāgaḥ — generosity of spirit [(vadānyatā);¹²⁸ openhandedness or liberality in regard to those in need (arthiṣu mukta-hastatā); or abandonment of possessiveness in regard to all things that are not in truth one’s own (asvakīye svakīyatā-buddhy utsannatā) and setting aside the false ego of misidentification or confusion with that which is other (apara-paryāya-mithyābhimānotsannatā)¹²⁹]; santoṣaḥ — contentment [the feeling of sufficiency (alaṁ buddhiḥ); or self-satisfaction (svatas tṛptiḥ)¹³⁰]; ārjavam — straightforwardness [or nonevasiveness (akrūratā)]; śamaḥ — equanimity of mind [mano naiścalyam]; damaḥ — fixity or stabilization of the outward directed sense faculties [bāhyendriya-naiścalyam]; tapaḥ — austerity [to live in accordance with the authentic moral disposition that one is most naturally meant to adopt (sva-dharmaḥ), i.e., to overcome the ego’s resistance to doing so]; sāmyam — equality of vision [devoid of all estimation of friend and foe (śatru-mitrādi-buddhy abhāvaḥ)¹³¹]; titikṣā — tolerance [patient endurance of the offenses of others within the core of one’s heart (svasmin parāparādhasya sahanam)¹³²]; uparatiḥ — indifference to all acquisition [lābha-prāptāv audāsīnyam]; śrutam — deliberation on scriptural truth [śāstra-vicāraḥ]; jñānam — knowledge [pertaining to or directly disclosing the Self (ātma-viṣayam); or knowledge of five types — highly refined discernment (buddhimatvam), gratitude or mindfulness of what is right (kṛtajñatvam), heedfulness of place, time, and recipient (deśa-kāla-pātrajñatvam), omniscience (sarvajñatvam), and immediate intuition of the Self (ātmajñatvam)¹³³]; viraktiḥ — detachment [absence of thirst for sense objects or experiences (asad-viṣaya-vaitṛṣṇyam)¹³⁴]; aiśvaryam — self-determination [niyantṛtvam]; śauryam — chivalry [enthusiasm in battle or readiness to face an imposing threat or challenge (saṅgrāmotsāhaḥ)]; tejaḥ — influence [prabhāvaḥ]; balam — skill [or dexterity (dakṣatvam); the capacity to accomplish difficult tasks quickly and easily (duṣkara-kṣipra-kāritvam)¹³⁵]; smṛtiḥ — recollection [reascertainment of that which one is meant to do (kartavyānusandhānam)]; svātantryam — independence [nondependence on or nonsubservience to others (aparādhīnatā)]; kauśalam — expertise [in the accomplishment of acts (kriyā-nipunatā); deftness characterized as the ability to accomplish many acts simultaneously (yugapad bhūri samādhāna-kāritā-lakṣaṇa-cāturī), and gracefulness marked by mastery of the arts (kalā-vilāsa-vidvattā-lakṣaṇa-vaidagdhī)¹³⁶]; kāntiḥ — beauty [(saundāryam); or loveliness (kamanīyatā)¹³⁷]; dhairyam — composure [or freedom from agitation (avyākulatā)]; mārdavam — kindheartedness [absence of hardheartedness (cittākāṭhinyam); gentleness (sukumāratva);¹³⁸ or melting of the heart through divine love (premārdra-cittatvam)¹³⁹]; eva ca — as well as; prāgalbhyam — ingenuity [highly developed insight or intuition (pratibhātiśayaḥ)]; praśrayaḥ — modesty [vinayaḥ]; śīlam — integrity of character or disposition [susvabhāvaḥ]; sahaḥ — determination [mental acuity (manaḥ pāṭavam)¹⁴⁰]; ojaḥ — vitality [keenness of the cognitive sense faculties (jñānendriya-pāṭavam)¹⁴¹]; balam — physical strength [dexterity of the conative or active senses (karmendriya-pāṭavam)¹⁴²]; bhagaḥ — propitious fortune [of three types—being a repository of enjoyable experiences (bhogāspadatvam), being graced with happiness or well-being (sukhitvam), and endowment with all opulences (sarva-samṛddhitvam)¹⁴³]; gāmbhīryam — profundity [involving, on the one hand, endowment with unfathomable intentionality, and on the other, the capacity to immediately grasp or intuit enigmatic or inscrutable truth (durbodhābhiprāyatvam);¹⁴⁴ or gravity of being, marked by imperturbability (akṣobhyatvam)]; sthairyam — fixity [absence of irresolution, vacillation, or wavering (acañcalatā)]; āstikyam — faith [(śraddhā); seeing through the eye of scriptural truth (śāstra-cakṣuṣṭvam)¹⁴⁵]; kīrtiḥ — renown [yaśaḥ]; mānaḥ — respectability [pūjyatvam]; anahaṅkṛtiḥ — [and] absence of egoism [entailing absence of pride or arrogance (garvābhāvaḥ); or absence of the misidentification of the authentic self with the body (dehātmābhimāna-rāhityam)¹⁴⁶].

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